semanticsearch vs MCP Document Reader
semanticsearch is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by ZhuBit. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). MCP Document Reader is an MCP server published by xt765. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-18. 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 |  semanticsearch |  MCP Document Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 29 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.3.1 Downloads/month (PyPI): 486 Downloads/week (PyPI): 128 Forks (GitHub): 7 Stars (GitHub): 23 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 | semanticsearch | MCP Document Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 29 (better) | 23 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 3 (worse) | 7 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (mcp-documents-reader) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 0 | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 4 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/zhubit/cowork-semantic-search | github.com/xt765/mcp_documents_reader |
| 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
semanticsearch
A fully offline semantic search tool for Claude. Index local files (PDF, DOCX, Markdown, TXT, PPTX, CSV) into a vector database and search them using natural language. Uses hybrid search combining vector similarity with full-text keyword matching for accurate retrieval. Supports incremental indexing, 50+ languages, and runs entirely on your machine — no API keys, no data leaves your device.
MCP Document Reader
An MCP enabled multi-format document reader supporting DOCX, PDF, TXT, and Excel files
How to run each
semanticsearch As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install semanticsearch@claude-communityMCP Document Reader As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio mcp-documents-reader -- uvx mcp-documents-readerCommands 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 MCP Document Reader publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: semanticsearch · What it can do: MCP Document Reader · 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.