Mcp Servers Kagi vs Arachne Mcp

In-depth architectural comparison of the Mcp Servers Kagi and Arachne Mcp MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Mcp Servers Kagi when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Search & Data Extraction domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (BYOK (Pay Provider Direct)).
• You have access to required keys: KAGI_API_KEY.
• Primary tools included: kagi_search tool for querying Kagi API, TypeScript implementation, Supports query string and optional result limit parameters.

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Choose Arachne Mcp when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Search & Data Extraction domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Mcp Servers Kagi ac3xx Search & Data Extraction	A Arachne Mcp Search & Data Extraction
Summary	A Model Context Protocol server implementation for Kagi's API	Web scraping, browser automation, vision, OCR, audio, RAG — 9 MCP tools via Arachne API
Category & Scope	Search & Data Extraction	Search & Data Extraction

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ac3xx-mcp-servers-kagi": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@smithery/cli"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KAGI_API_KEY": "YOUR_KAGI_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "arachne-mcp-2": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "arachne-mcp-2"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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