searchwave vs io.github.tavily-ai/tavily-mcp
searchwave is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by rowbradley. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). io.github.tavily-ai/tavily-mcp is an MCP server published by tavily-ai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog, npm registry (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-27. 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 |  searchwave |  io.github.tavily-ai/tavily-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1.4.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 5 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.15 Downloads/month (npm): 89 437 Downloads/week (npm): 11 971 Forks (GitHub): 306 Stars (GitHub): 2 463 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Listed Version: sha256:e8bbe2860c85 Forks (GitHub): 306 Pulls (Docker Hub): 56 739 Stars (Docker Hub): 8 Stars (GitHub): 2 463 Not marked · First seen |
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.22 Downloads/month (npm): 89 437 Downloads/week (npm): 11 971 Forks (GitHub): 306 Stars (GitHub): 2 463 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 | searchwave | io.github.tavily-ai/tavily-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 3 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 5 (worse) | 2 463 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | No figure on Docker Hub | 56 739 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 306 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (tavily-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | Not published | 5 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 2, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 4 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/rowbradley/searchwave | github.com/tavily-ai/tavily-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
searchwave
Searchwave is a research synthesis plugin for Claude Code with two command families, Wave and Deepwave. Think of it as ‘minimum viable context collection’ for both humans and agents. Wave delivers quick ~90-second research with parallel web searches and synthesis — ideal for rapid context collection. Deepwave offers depth-selectable research (Quick/Standard/Max) with Opus synthesis, up to 10 parallel searches, inline citations, and thesis-driven analysis for comprehensive topic coverage in 7...
io.github.tavily-ai/tavily-mcp
MCP server for advanced web search using Tavily
How to run each
searchwave As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install searchwave@claude-communityio.github.tavily-ai/tavily-mcp As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "TAVILY_API_KEY=<YOUR_TAVILY_API_KEY>" --transport stdio tavily-mcp -- npx -y tavily-mcpRequires: TAVILY_API_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of searchwave publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of searchwave publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: searchwave · What it can do: io.github.tavily-ai/tavily-mcp · 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. Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Package data comes from the public npm registry (registry.npmjs.org). Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.