io.github.johnisanerd/google-lens vs Free Search
io.github.johnisanerd/google-lens is an MCP server published by johnisanerd. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). Free Search is an MCP server published by sweetcornna. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Official MCP Registry, PyPI (MCP servers), Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-12. 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.johnisanerd/google-lens |   Free Search |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.18.0 Downloads/month (PyPI): 3 409 Downloads/week (PyPI): 1 737 Forks (GitHub): 20 Stars (GitHub): 179 Not marked · First seen |
| PyPI (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.18.0 Downloads/month (PyPI): 3 409 Downloads/week (PyPI): 1 737 Forks (GitHub): 20 Stars (GitHub): 179 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 | io.github.johnisanerd/google-lens | Free Search |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 3 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 179 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 20 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-31 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp.apify.com) | On your machine (free-search-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 3, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 3 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/johnisanerd/apify-google-lens-api | github.com/sweetcornna/free-search-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-11-04 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 16 h ago, requires authentication | 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
io.github.johnisanerd/google-lens
Google Lens reverse image and visual product search, with similar and exact matches, hosted MCP.
Free Search
No-API-key web search, page fetching and document reading across many engines. Local-first.
How to run each
io.github.johnisanerd/google-lens
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Free Search As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --env "SEARCH_MCP_PROXY=<YOUR_SEARCH_MCP_PROXY>" --transport stdio free-search-mcp -- uvx free-search-mcpRequires: SEARCH_MCP_PROXY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only io.github.johnisanerd/google-lens 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
The marketplaces of io.github.johnisanerd/google-lens publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: io.github.johnisanerd/google-lens · What it can do: Free Search · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Package data comes from the Python Package Index (pypi.org). 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.