Bing Search vs Andi Search
Bing Search is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑17.
Bing Search is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by AusertDream. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Andi Search is an MCP server published by andiai.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-27. 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 |  Andi Search | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace ausertdream/bing-search-cli | Removed on 2026-10-17 Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 No figure published 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 | Bing Searchno longer listed · | Andi Search |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 | No figure on GitHub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (github:ausertdream/bing-search-cli) | Remote server (api.andiai.com/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/ausertdream/bing-search-cli | Not stated |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 5 days ago |
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 Bing Search
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Web search and page extraction across several independent search providers.
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websearch io.github.SK-DEV-AI/websearch
Multi-engine web search, fetch, browser control. 11 tools, keyless lanes.
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Web search via SearXNG and/or You.com, plus clean Markdown crawling via Crawl4AI. Self-hosted.
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Keyless multi-engine web search, fetch, and clean-Markdown read for AI agents. No API keys.
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Web search and page reading for AI agents, including JSON APIs, RSS feeds and YouTube.
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No-API-key web search, page fetching and document reading across many engines. Local-first.
What each says it does
Bing Search
Dual-engine (Bing + DuckDuckGo) web search and page-fetch MCP server. No API key, no rate limits, optional proxy.
Andi Search
Real-time web search and page fetch for AI agents from Andi's own index. LLM-ready markdown output.
How to run each
Bing Search
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Andi Search As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http andi-search https://api.andiai.com/mcp --header "x-api-key: <YOUR_X_API_KEY>"Requires: x-api-key header
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Andi Search has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: Bing Search · What it can do: Andi Search · 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.