BrowserAI Dev vs Upriver

In-depth architectural comparison of the BrowserAI Dev and Upriver 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 BrowserAI Dev when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Research domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Freemium).
• You have access to required keys: LASTSEARCH_API_KEY.
• Primary tools included: search, open, extract.

Explore BrowserAI Dev Details

Choose Upriver when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Research domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: breakout_search_topics, breakout_list_topics.

Explore Upriver Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	BrowserAI Dev BrowseAI-HQ Research	Upriver Research
Summary	Evidence-backed web research for AI agents. Real-time search with cited claims, confidence scores, and compare mode (raw LLM vs evidence-backed). MCP server, REST API, and Python SDK.	Know what's gaining traction online: breakout topics in tech, sports & politics, with citations.
Category & Scope	Research

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": {
    "browseai-hq-browserai-dev": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "lastsearch"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LASTSEARCH_API_KEY": "YOUR_LASTSEARCH_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "upriver": {
      "url": "https://mcp.upriver.ai/icon.png"
    }
  }
}

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