Open WebSearch vs My Websearch
A side-by-side look at the Open WebSearch and My Websearch MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Open WebSearch for search & data extraction work as a local process; choose My Websearch for search & data extraction. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Open WebSearch when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Search & Data Extraction domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You want tools like
search, fetchLinuxDoArticle, fetchCsdnArticle.
Choose My Websearch when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Search & Data Extraction domain.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You want tools like
search, fetchWebContent, fetchGithubContent.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Search & Data Extraction | Search & Data Extraction |
| Quality signal | 69/100 · Great | 67/100 · Great |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | No auth required | No auth required |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1,900 | 3 |
| Directory activity | 14 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 7 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 6 | 4 |
| Full listing | View Open WebSearch | View My Websearch |
Tools & capabilities
Open WebSearch tools 6
searchSearch the web using multiple engines (e.g., Baidu, Bing, DuckDuckGo, CSDN, Exa, Brave, Juejin(掘金), Startpage, Sogou(搜狗)) with no API key required. searchMode meanings: omit or set auto to use the server configured SEARCH_MODE; request forces request-based search; playwright forces browser-based search.fetchLinuxDoArticleFetch full article content from a linux.do post URLfetchCsdnArticleFetch full article content from a csdn post URLfetchGithubReadmeFetch README content from a GitHub repository URLfetchWebContentFetch content from a public HTTP(S) URL (supports Markdown files and normal web pages)fetchJuejinArticleFetch full article content from a Juejin(掘金) post URL
My Websearch tools 4
searchSearch the web across multiple engines (Chinese/English/Code). Supports multi-query fan-out ('queries'), timeRange filtering, site limits, fetchTop article content, and no API keys required.fetchWebContentFetch readable web content/docs/PDFs from public URLs. Auto-cleans ads, keeps code/tables. Batch urls (1-3), CSS selector scoping, bm25 focus, startIndex paging, cache, schema extract to JSON, citations, link retention.fetchGithubContentFetch GitHub/Gitee by URL: README, source file (/blob/, with lines), tree, issue, PR, commit, compare, or releases. Example: https://github.com/o/r/blob/main/src/index.ts — ref can be branch/tag/commit; not a repo clone.queryDocsGet official docs, API references, and code snippets for libraries/packages (e.g. 'react', 'fastapi', 'next.js'). Queries Context7 with fallback to npm/PyPI registry and GitHub README. Direct, no proxy needed.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Open WebSearch
{
"mcpServers": {
"aas-ee-open-websearch": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"open-websearch@latest"
]
}
}
}
My Websearch
No confirmed install command for My Websearch yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Frequently asked questions
Open WebSearch is categorized under Search & Data Extraction and uses a local stdio subprocess. My Websearch belongs to Search & Data Extraction and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Pick Open WebSearch for search & data extraction work and My Websearch for search & data extraction.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client. My Websearch has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
Open WebSearch is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. My Websearch is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add aas-ee-open-websearch and my-websearch as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Open WebSearch has a quality signal of 69/100 (Great) with 14 views, 0 installs and 1,900 GitHub stars. My Websearch has 67/100 (Great) with 7 views, 0 installs and 3 GitHub stars.