semantic-search vs io.github.AndyAnh174/vibe-hnindex
semantic-search is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑11‑09.
semantic-search is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Drew Brereton. No marketplace we read lists it any more. io.github.AndyAnh174/vibe-hnindex is an MCP server published by AndyAnh174. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-10. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  io.github.AndyAnh174/vibe-hnindex | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace aebrer/dreb | Removed on 2026-11-09 Version: 2.79.0 Forks (GitHub): 11 Stars (GitHub): 34 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.2 Downloads/month (npm): 789 Downloads/week (npm): 142 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 3 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 | semantic-searchno longer listed · | io.github.AndyAnh174/vibe-hnindex |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 34 | 3 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 11 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (vibe-hnindex) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 4, secrets among them: 0 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 2 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/aebrer/dreb | github.com/andyanh174/vibe-hnindex |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 5 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of semantic-search
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Precise local semantic code search for Codex, powered by local embedding models.
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Beacon — semantic code search for Claude Code
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Code retrieval server with tree-sitter indexing, cross-file callers, test discovery, and scope-aware grep
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Sunstone Weave: Local Semantic Code Search
Semantic search over local folders of code and docs, with a code-search encoder running on your CPU.
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Semantic code search for Claude Code. Automatically indexes your project and provides intelligent search capabilities.
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Code knowledge graph MCP extension — semantic code search, symbol lookup, and dependency analysis powered by tree-sitter and vector embeddings
What each says it does
semantic-search
Semantic codebase search — natural language queries over code and docs using embeddings, tree-sitter parsing, and POEM multi-signal ranking
io.github.AndyAnh174/vibe-hnindex
Index source code into a local knowledge base, search with keyword + semantic + hybrid modes.
How to run each
semantic-search
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
io.github.AndyAnh174/vibe-hnindex As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio vibe-hnindex -- npx -y vibe-hnindexCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of semantic-search publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: semantic-search · What it can do: io.github.AndyAnh174/vibe-hnindex · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. 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.