hasdata vs Argus Retrieval
hasdata is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by HasData. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). Argus Retrieval is an MCP server published by Khamel83. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-13. 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 |  hasdata |  Argus Retrieval |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.6.4 Downloads/month (PyPI): 422 Downloads/week (PyPI): 40 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 5 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 | hasdata | Argus Retrieval |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 1 (worse) | 5 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (argus-search) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 8, secrets among them: 6 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 13 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/hasdata/hasdata-claude-plugin | github.com/khamel83/argus |
| 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
hasdata
HasData turns Claude Code into a research, lead-generation, and data-extraction agent. Instead of stitching together generic scrapers, the plugin gives Claude direct access to 40+ dedicated data APIs that return ready-to-use structured JSON. **Coverage** - **Search** — Google SERP / News / AI Overviews / Trends / Events / Images / Flights, Bing SERP - **E-commerce** — Amazon (search, product, seller, seller-products), Shopify catalogs, Google Shopping, Immersive Product - **Real estate** — Zillow / Redfin listings + property details, Airbnb listings + properties - **Local** — Google Maps places / reviews / photos, Yelp, YellowPages - **Jobs** — Indeed and Glassdoor search + listing details - **Social** — Instagram public profile data - **Generic scraping** — any URL into HTML, text, markdown, or AI-extracted JSON, with screenshot capture, CSS-selector extraction, AI schema extraction, custom headers, and click/fill page interactions **Three slash commands ship with the plugin:** - `/hasdata:leads` — local lea
Argus Retrieval
Multi-provider search broker for AI agents: 14 providers, 12-step extraction, retrieval workflows.
How to run each
hasdata As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install hasdata@claude-communityArgus Retrieval As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --env "ARGUS_BRAVE_API_KEY=<YOUR_ARGUS_BRAVE_API_KEY>" --env "ARGUS_EXA_API_KEY=<YOUR_ARGUS_EXA_API_KEY>" --env "ARGUS_LINKUP_API_KEY=<YOUR_ARGUS_LINKUP_API_KEY>" --env "ARGUS_SERPER_API_KEY=<YOUR_ARGUS_SERPER_API_KEY>" --env "ARGUS_TAVILY_API_KEY=<YOUR_ARGUS_TAVILY_API_KEY>" --env "ARGUS_WOLFRAM_API_KEY=<YOUR_ARGUS_WOLFRAM_API_KEY>" --transport stdio argus -- uvx argus-searchRequires: ARGUS_BRAVE_API_KEY (secret), ARGUS_EXA_API_KEY (secret), ARGUS_LINKUP_API_KEY (secret), ARGUS_SERPER_API_KEY (secret), ARGUS_TAVILY_API_KEY (secret), ARGUS_WOLFRAM_API_KEY (secret)
Commands 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 hasdata publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: hasdata · What it can do: Argus Retrieval · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. 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.