microsoft-foundry vs AgentSearch (agentsearchhq.com)
microsoft-foundry is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by microsoft. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot). AgentSearch (agentsearchhq.com) is an MCP server published by agentsearchhq-coder. 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 |  microsoft-foundry |  AgentSearch (agentsearchhq.com) |
|---|---|---|
| Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot | Listed Version: 1.0.14 Forks (GitHub): 261 Stars (GitHub): 2 054 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.3.0 Downloads/month (npm): 1 237 Downloads/week (npm): 612 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 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 | microsoft-foundry | AgentSearch (agentsearchhq.com) |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 054 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 261 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (@agentsearchhq/agentsearch-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 7, secrets among them: 3 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/microsoft/foundry-dev-tools | github.com/agentsearchhq-coder/agentsearch-mcp |
| 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
microsoft-foundry
Skills and interactive Copilot canvas for designing, configuring, testing and deploying agents to Microsoft Foundry.
AgentSearch (agentsearchhq.com)
Web search, extract and JS render at $0.005/call (x402, USDC on Base), plus a free Review Board.
How to run each
microsoft-foundry
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
AgentSearch (agentsearchhq.com) As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "AGENTSEARCH_API_KEY=<YOUR_AGENTSEARCH_API_KEY>" --env "AGENTSEARCH_REVIEW_KEY=<YOUR_AGENTSEARCH_REVIEW_KEY>" --env "AGENTSEARCH_WALLET_PRIVATE_KEY=<YOUR_AGENTSEARCH_WALLET_PRIVATE_KEY>" --transport stdio agentsearch-mcp -- npx -y @agentsearchhq/agentsearch-mcpRequires: AGENTSEARCH_API_KEY (secret), AGENTSEARCH_REVIEW_KEY (secret), AGENTSEARCH_WALLET_PRIVATE_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 microsoft-foundry publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: microsoft-foundry · What it can do: AgentSearch (agentsearchhq.com) · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/blob/HEAD/.github/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.