io.github.daanielcruz/gsearch vs webfetch
io.github.daanielcruz/gsearch is an MCP server published by daanielcruz. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces). webfetch is an MCP server published by firish. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-17. 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 |  io.github.daanielcruz/gsearch |  webfetch |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 1.1.0 Downloads/month (npm): 271 Downloads/week (npm): 85 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 4 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.1.3 Downloads/month (PyPI): 102 Downloads/week (PyPI): 43 Forks (GitHub): 6 Stars (GitHub): 59 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 4 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
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 | io.github.daanielcruz/gsearch | webfetch |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 3 (better) | 2 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 4 (worse) | 59 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 6 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@daanielcruz/gsearch-mcp) | On your machine (webfetch-llm) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 3, secrets among them: 2 | 4, secrets among them: 3 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 3 | 1 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/daanielcruz/gsearch-mcp | github.com/firish/webfetch |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 2 | 2 |
| 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
io.github.daanielcruz/gsearch
Free Google Search with inline citations for any MCP-compatible AI tool.
webfetch
Self-hosted web search for LLM agents: search -> fetch -> rank pipeline with semantic caching
How to run each
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)
webfetch As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --env "BRAVE_API_KEY=<YOUR_BRAVE_API_KEY>" --env "SERPER_API_KEY=<YOUR_SERPER_API_KEY>" --env "TAVILY_API_KEY=<YOUR_TAVILY_API_KEY>" --transport stdio webfetch -- uvx webfetch-llmRequires: BRAVE_API_KEY (secret), SERPER_API_KEY (secret), 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
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Only io.github.daanielcruz/gsearch asks for
GEMINI_API_KEY (secret)GSEARCH_API_KEY (secret)GSEARCH_PROJECT
Only webfetch asks for
BRAVE_API_KEY (secret)SERPER_API_KEY (secret)TAVILY_API_KEY (secret)WEBFETCH_PROVIDER
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: io.github.daanielcruz/gsearch · What it can do: webfetch · Compare two other plugins
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