Kagi Search vs Firecrawl MCP Server
Kagi Search is an MCP server published by kagisearch. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Firecrawl MCP Server is an MCP server published by firecrawl. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-16. 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
| Marketplace |  Kagi Search |  Firecrawl MCP Server |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:c26439346cd6 Forks (GitHub): 49 Pulls (Docker Hub): 19 870 Stars (Docker Hub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 543 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 3.30.2 Downloads/month (npm): 551 762 Downloads/week (npm): 133 864 Forks (GitHub): 909 Stars (GitHub): 7 610 Not marked · First seen |
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
| Fact | Kagi Search | Firecrawl MCP Server |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 543 (worse) | 7 610 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 19 870 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 49 (worse) | 909 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-16 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/kagisearch) | Remote server (mcp.firecrawl.dev/v2/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 2 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 1 | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/kagisearch/kagimcp | github.com/firecrawl/firecrawl-mcp-server |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 3 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | not checked yet |
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
The Official Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Kagi Search & other tools.
Firecrawl MCP Server
MCP server for Firecrawl — web search, scraping, and biomedical/arXiv paper search.
How to run each
Kagi Search As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "KAGI_API_KEY=<YOUR_KAGI_API_KEY>" --transport stdio kagisearch -- docker run -i --rm -e KAGI_API_KEY mcp/kagisearchRequires: KAGI_API_KEY (secret)
Firecrawl MCP Server As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http firecrawl-mcp-server https://mcp.firecrawl.dev/v2/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN>"Requires: FIRECRAWL_API_KEY (secret), Authorization header
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Firecrawl MCP Server publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Kagi Search asks for
KAGI_API_KEY (secret)KAGI_SUMMARIZER_ENGINE
Only Firecrawl MCP Server asks for
FIRECRAWL_API_KEY (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Kagi Search · What it can do: Firecrawl 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 . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.