WolframAlpha vs io.github.tavily-ai/tavily-mcp
WolframAlpha is an MCP server published by SecretiveShell. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). io.github.tavily-ai/tavily-mcp is an MCP server published by tavily-ai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog, npm registry (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-29. 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 |  WolframAlpha |  io.github.tavily-ai/tavily-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:4cd89d002d55 Forks (GitHub): 20 Pulls (Docker Hub): 47 975 Stars (Docker Hub): 6 Stars (GitHub): 76 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: sha256:e8bbe2860c85 Forks (GitHub): 307 Pulls (Docker Hub): 56 931 Stars (Docker Hub): 8 Stars (GitHub): 2 462 Not marked · First seen |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.15 Downloads/month (npm): 89 437 Downloads/week (npm): 11 971 Forks (GitHub): 307 Stars (GitHub): 2 462 Not marked · First seen |
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.22 Downloads/month (npm): 89 437 Downloads/week (npm): 11 971 Forks (GitHub): 307 Stars (GitHub): 2 462 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 | WolframAlpha | io.github.tavily-ai/tavily-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 3 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 76 (worse) | 2 462 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 47 975 (worse) | 56 931 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 20 (worse) | 307 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/wolfram-alpha) | On your machine (tavily-mcp) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 1 | 5 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | 2, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/secretiveshell/mcp-wolfram-alpha | github.com/tavily-ai/tavily-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
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
WolframAlpha
Connect your chat repl to wolfram alpha computational intelligence.
io.github.tavily-ai/tavily-mcp
MCP server for advanced web search using Tavily
How to run each
WolframAlpha As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "WOLFRAM_API_KEY=<YOUR_WOLFRAM_API_KEY>" --transport stdio wolfram-alpha -- docker run -i --rm -e WOLFRAM_API_KEY mcp/wolfram-alphaRequires: WOLFRAM_API_KEY (secret)
io.github.tavily-ai/tavily-mcp As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "TAVILY_API_KEY=<YOUR_TAVILY_API_KEY>" --transport stdio tavily-mcp -- npx -y tavily-mcpRequires: TAVILY_API_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Only WolframAlpha declares
query-wolfram-alpha
Only io.github.tavily-ai/tavily-mcp declares
tavily_crawltavily_extracttavily_maptavily_researchtavily_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 WolframAlpha asks for
WOLFRAM_API_KEY (secret)
Only io.github.tavily-ai/tavily-mcp asks for
DEFAULT_PARAMETERSTAVILY_API_KEY (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: WolframAlpha · What it can do: io.github.tavily-ai/tavily-mcp · Compare two other plugins
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