Web Search vs Semantic API
Web Search is an MCP server published by hec-ovi. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). Semantic API is an MCP server published by peter-j-thompson. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). 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 |  Web Search | |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.2.6 Downloads/month (PyPI): 258 Downloads/week (PyPI): 86 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 8 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.1.2 Downloads/month (PyPI): 76 Downloads/week (PyPI): 29 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 | Web Search | Semantic API |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 8 | No figure on GitHub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (websearch-skill) | On your machine (semanticapi-mcp) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/hec-ovi/websearch-skill | Not stated |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 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
Web Search
Keyless multi-engine web search, fetch, and clean-Markdown read for AI agents. No API keys.
Semantic API
Search and discover any API using natural language. 163+ providers with auto-discovery.
How to run each
Web Search As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio web-search -- uvx websearch-skill mcpSemantic API As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --env "SEMANTIC_API_KEY=<YOUR_SEMANTIC_API_KEY>" --transport stdio semanticapi -- uvx semanticapi-mcpRequires: SEMANTIC_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
The marketplaces of Web Search publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Web Search · What it can do: Semantic API · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. 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.