scout vs WebSearch 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). WebSearch MCP Server is an MCP server published by daidaiJ. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-20. 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 |  WebSearch 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: 3.8.1 Forks (GitHub): 9 Stars (GitHub): 26 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 | WebSearch MCP Server |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 3 (worse) | 26 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 9 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-15 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp.exa.ai/mcp) | On your machine (https://github.com/daidaiJ/websearch-mcpserver/releases/download/v3.8.1-registry/websearch-mcpserver-darwin-amd64.mcpb) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 2 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 6 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/shidoyu/scout | github.com/daidaij/websearch-mcpserver |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 4 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 3 days ago | no remote endpoint we check |
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.
WebSearch MCP Server
Zero-API-key MCP search server: multi-engine web/academic search, PDF parsing, secure web fetch
How to run each
scout As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install scout@claude-communityWebSearch MCP Server
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only scout has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: scout · What it can do: WebSearch 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. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.