Comparison

Kagi Search vs io.github.brave/brave-search-mcp-server

Kagi Search is an MCP server published by kagisearch. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). io.github.brave/brave-search-mcp-server is an MCP server published by brave. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-28. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.

Where each is published

Where each is published
Marketplace	Kagi Search	io.github.brave/brave-search-mcp-server
Docker MCP Catalog	Listed Version: sha256:c26439346cd6 Forks (GitHub): 50 Pulls (Docker Hub): 20 231 Stars (Docker Hub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 548 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11	Listed Version: sha256:f58a5c22c119 Forks (GitHub): 219 Pulls (Docker Hub): 291 023 Stars (Docker Hub): 26 Stars (GitHub): 1 535 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
Official MCP Registry	Not listed	Listed Version: 2.1.3 Downloads/month (npm): 86 533 Downloads/week (npm): 12 353 Forks (GitHub): 219 Stars (GitHub): 1 535 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11

Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.

The facts side by side

Kagi Search vs io.github.brave/brave-search-mcp-server
Fact	Kagi Search	io.github.brave/brave-search-mcp-server
Marketplaces that list it (differs)	1 (worse)	2 (better)
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	548 (worse)	1 535 (better)
Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs)	20 231 (worse)	291 023 (better)
Forks (GitHub) (differs)	50 (worse)	219 (better)
Last release	Not published	Not published
Where it runs (differs)	On your machine (mcp/kagisearch)	Remote server or your machine
Transport (differs)	stdio	stdio, Streamable HTTP
Tools it declares (differs)	2	8
Environment variables it asks for	2, secrets among them: 1	2, secrets among them: 1
Licence	MIT	MIT
Repository (differs)	github.com/kagisearch/kagimcp	github.com/brave/brave-search-mcp-server
Changes in the last 7 days	0	0
First seen	2026-10-11	2026-10-11
Endpoint at the last check (differs)	no remote endpoint we check	Responded 45 h ago, requires a key

Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.

What each says it does

Kagi Search

In its own words, on Docker MCP Catalog:

The Official Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Kagi Search & other tools.

io.github.brave/brave-search-mcp-server

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Brave Search MCP Server: web results, images, videos, rich results, AI summaries, and more.

How to run each

Kagi Search As a local MCP server: Docker image

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env "KAGI_API_KEY=<YOUR_KAGI_API_KEY>" --transport stdio kagisearch -- docker run -i --rm -e KAGI_API_KEY mcp/kagisearch

Requires: KAGI_API_KEY (secret)

io.github.brave/brave-search-mcp-server As a local MCP server: npm package

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env "BRAVE_API_KEY=<YOUR_BRAVE_API_KEY>" --transport stdio brave-search-mcp-server -- npx -y @brave/brave-search-mcp-server

Requires: BRAVE_API_KEY (secret)

Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.

Only io.github.brave/brave-search-mcp-server has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints

Tools each declares

Only Kagi Search declares

kagi_search_fetch
kagi_summarizer

Only io.github.brave/brave-search-mcp-server declares

brave_image_search
brave_llm_context
brave_local_search
brave_news_search
brave_place_search
brave_summarizer
brave_video_search
brave_web_search

Both declare

None

Tool names as each marketplace publishes them. More tools is not better in itself: compare what each needs for the job.

Settings each asks for

Only Kagi Search asks for

KAGI_API_KEY (secret)
KAGI_SUMMARIZER_ENGINE

Only io.github.brave/brave-search-mcp-server asks for

BRAVE_API_KEY (secret)
BRAVE_MCP_TRANSPORT

Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.

What it can do: Kagi Search · What it can do: io.github.brave/brave-search-mcp-server · Compare two other plugins

Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on 2026-10-28. We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.