Comparison

snowstorm-mcp-server vs io.github.HarimxChoi/google-surf-mcp

snowstorm-mcp-server is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑23.

snowstorm-mcp-server is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by SNOMED International. No marketplace we read lists it any more. io.github.HarimxChoi/google-surf-mcp is an MCP server published by HarimxChoi. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, npm registry (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-28. 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

Where each is published
Marketplace	snowstorm-mcp-server	io.github.HarimxChoi/google-surf-mcp
Community marketplace ihtsdo/snowstorm-mcp-server	Removed on 2026-10-23 Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 8 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-21	Not listed
Official MCP Registry	Not listed	Listed Version: 1.1.4 Downloads/month (npm): 1 729 Downloads/week (npm): 104 Forks (GitHub): 32 Stars (GitHub): 292 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
npm registry (MCP servers)	Not listed	Listed Version: 1.1.4 Downloads/month (npm): 1 729 Downloads/week (npm): 104 Forks (GitHub): 32 Stars (GitHub): 292 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-12

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

snowstorm-mcp-server vs io.github.HarimxChoi/google-surf-mcp
Fact	snowstorm-mcp-serverno longer listed · 2026-10-23	io.github.HarimxChoi/google-surf-mcp
Marketplaces that list it (differs)	0	2
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	8	292
Forks (GitHub) (differs)	2	32
Last release (differs)	Not published	2026-10-20
Where it runs (differs)	Remote server (snowstorm-mcp.snomedtools.org/mcp)	On your machine (google-surf-mcp)
Transport (differs)	Streamable HTTP	stdio
Tools it declares	Not published	Not published
Environment variables it asks for (differs)	Not published	29, secrets among them: 4
Parts of the bundle (differs)	3	Not a bundle
Licence (differs)	Apache-2.0	MIT
Repository (differs)	github.com/ihtsdo/snowstorm-mcp-server	github.com/harimxchoi/google-surf-mcp
Changes in the last 7 days (differs)	4	0
First seen (differs)	2026-10-21	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 snowstorm-mcp-server

Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.

mcp-terminology io.github.pcmedsinge/mcp-terminology

LOINC/SNOMED CT/RxNorm/ICD-10 lookup, search, translation and ValueSet expansion via FHIR.

by pcmedsinge · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job
icdwise io.github.qinisolabs/icdwise

Verified ICD-10-CM code lookup & validation for AI agents — official descriptions, not guesses.

by qinisolabs · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job
Medical Terminologies MCP

Diagnoses, drugs & lab codes: ICD-11, LOINC, RxNorm, MeSH, ATC, CID-10. 33 tools, MIT.

by SidneyBissoli · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry, npm registry (MCP servers) · Describes nearly the same job
icd-mcp io.github.stayce/icd-mcp

WHO ICD-10/ICD-11 diagnosis codes. Lookup, search, chapters via official WHO API.

by stayce · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job
Rxnorm

RxNorm MCP — wraps the NLM RxNav REST API (free, no auth)

by pipeworx-io · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job
icd10-coding io.accurecord/icd10-coding

ICD-10-CM / HCC medical coding tools with database-verified accuracy and denial-prevention rules.

by accurecord.io · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job

Its card, with similar plugins by marketplace

What each says it does

snowstorm-mcp-server

In its own words, on Community GitHub marketplaces:

Query SNOMED CT clinical terminology via Snowstorm and Snowstorm Lite backends. Lookup, search, validation, hierarchy navigation, and value set expansion across all SNOMED CT editions.

io.github.HarimxChoi/google-surf-mcp

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Web, academic and code search with graph RAG, data lineage, ontology and cross-project schema links.

How to run each

snowstorm-mcp-server

No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.

io.github.HarimxChoi/google-surf-mcp As a local MCP server: npm package

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=<YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY>" --env "GITHUB_TOKEN=<YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN>" --env "ORCAROUTER_API_KEY=<YOUR_ORCAROUTER_API_KEY>" --env "SEARCH_API=<YOUR_SEARCH_API>" --transport stdio google-surf-mcp -- npx -y google-surf-mcp

Requires: ANTHROPIC_API_KEY (secret), GITHUB_TOKEN (secret), ORCAROUTER_API_KEY (secret), SEARCH_API (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 snowstorm-mcp-server publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.

What it can do: snowstorm-mcp-server · What it can do: io.github.HarimxChoi/google-surf-mcp · 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. Package data comes from the public npm registry (registry.npmjs.org). Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on 2026-10-28. We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.