HasData DuckDuckGo vs io.github.daanielcruz/gsearch
HasData DuckDuckGo is an MCP server published by hasdata.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). io.github.daanielcruz/gsearch is an MCP server published by daanielcruz. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-26. 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 |  HasData DuckDuckGo |  io.github.daanielcruz/gsearch |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 1.0.7 Downloads/month (npm): 385 Downloads/week (npm): 22 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 7 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 1.2.3 Downloads/month (npm): 227 Downloads/week (npm): 27 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 4 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 4 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 | HasData DuckDuckGo | io.github.daanielcruz/gsearch |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 7 (better) | 4 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-24 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp.hasdata.com/mcp) | On your machine (@daanielcruz/gsearch-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | 3, secrets among them: 2 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 3 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/hasdata/duckduckgo-mcp | github.com/daanielcruz/gsearch-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Not responding since 2026-10-24 | 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
HasData DuckDuckGo
DuckDuckGo search as JSON. Ranked results, ads in their own array, 37 regions.
io.github.daanielcruz/gsearch
Free Google Search with inline citations for any MCP-compatible AI tool.
How to run each
HasData DuckDuckGo
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Requires: HASDATA_API_KEY (secret), x-api-key header
io.github.daanielcruz/gsearch As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "GEMINI_API_KEY=<YOUR_GEMINI_API_KEY>" --env "GSEARCH_API_KEY=<YOUR_GSEARCH_API_KEY>" --transport stdio gsearch -- npx -y @daanielcruz/gsearch-mcpRequires: GEMINI_API_KEY (secret), GSEARCH_API_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only HasData DuckDuckGo 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
Only HasData DuckDuckGo asks for
HASDATA_API_KEY (secret)
Only io.github.daanielcruz/gsearch asks for
GEMINI_API_KEY (secret)GSEARCH_API_KEY (secret)GSEARCH_PROJECT
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: HasData DuckDuckGo · What it can do: io.github.daanielcruz/gsearch · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.