Bing Search vs io.github.brave/brave-search-mcp-server
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. 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 2026-10-26. 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.brave/brave-search-mcp-server | |
|---|---|---|
| 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: 2.1.3 Downloads/month (npm): 86 533 Downloads/week (npm): 12 353 Forks (GitHub): 215 Stars (GitHub): 1 528 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Listed Version: sha256:f58a5c22c119 Forks (GitHub): 215 Pulls (Docker Hub): 289 878 Stars (Docker Hub): 26 Stars (GitHub): 1 528 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 · | io.github.brave/brave-search-mcp-server |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 | 1 528 |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | No figure on Docker Hub | 289 878 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | 215 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (github:ausertdream/bing-search-cli) | Remote server or your machine |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio, Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | Not published | 8 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 2, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/ausertdream/bing-search-cli | github.com/brave/brave-search-mcp-server |
| 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 h ago, requires a key |
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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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.
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Self-hosted web search for LLM agents: search -> fetch -> rank pipeline with semantic caching
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.
io.github.brave/brave-search-mcp-server
Brave Search MCP Server: web results, images, videos, rich results, AI summaries, and more.
How to run each
Bing Search
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
io.github.brave/brave-search-mcp-server As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "BRAVE_API_KEY=<YOUR_BRAVE_API_KEY>" --transport stdio brave-search-mcp-server -- npx -y @brave/brave-search-mcp-serverRequires: 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
The marketplaces of Bing Search publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of Bing Search publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Bing Search · What it can do: io.github.brave/brave-search-mcp-server · Compare two other plugins
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