scout vs io.github.brave/brave-search-mcp-server
scout is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by shidoyu. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). 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 2026-11-12. 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 |  scout |  io.github.brave/brave-search-mcp-server |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 2.5.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 3 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 2.1.3 Downloads/month (npm): 136 426 Downloads/week (npm): 59 534 Forks (GitHub): 228 Stars (GitHub): 1 567 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Listed Version: sha256:f58a5c22c119 Forks (GitHub): 228 Pulls (Docker Hub): 298 550 Stars (Docker Hub): 26 Stars (GitHub): 1 567 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 | scout | io.github.brave/brave-search-mcp-server |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 3 (worse) | 1 567 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | No figure on Docker Hub | 298 550 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 228 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp.exa.ai/mcp) | Remote server or your machine |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | stdio, Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | Not published | 8 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 2, secrets among them: 1 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 2 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 6 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/shidoyu/scout | github.com/brave/brave-search-mcp-server |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 23 h ago | Responded 7 h ago, requires authentication |
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
scout
Web search and content fetching with privacy-aware tool selection. Turns vague questions into optimized multi-engine queries, evaluates result quality, and re-searches when needed. Includes HyDE semantic search via Exa and automatic privacy classification for URL fetching.
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
scout As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install scout@claude-communityio.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.
Both endpoints responded at the last daily check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of scout publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of scout publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: scout · What it can do: io.github.brave/brave-search-mcp-server · 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. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.