Search1api MCP vs Olostep MCP Server
A side-by-side look at the Search1api MCP and Olostep MCP Server MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Search1api MCP for search & data extraction work as a local process; choose Olostep MCP Server for search & data extraction as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Search1api MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Search & Data Extraction domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
SEARCH1API_KEY, MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS, MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS. - You want tools like
search, news, crawl.
Choose Olostep MCP Server when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Search & Data Extraction domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
OLOSTEP_API_KEY. - You want tools like
create_map, create_crawl, get_crawl_results.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Search & Data Extraction | Search & Data Extraction |
| Quality signal | 67/100 · Great | 67/100 · Great |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | API key required |
| Pricing | BYOK (pay the provider) | BYOK (pay the provider) |
| Required env vars | SEARCH1API_KEYMCP_ALLOWED_HOSTSMCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS | OLOSTEP_API_KEY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 174 | 25 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 5 | 10 |
| Full listing | View Search1api MCP | View Olostep MCP Server |
Tools & capabilities
Search1api MCP tools 5
searchSearch the live public web when the user needs current information, sources, or research. Returns citable results with id, title, URL, and text. Pass a result URL to crawl to retrieve the full page.newsSearch current news when the user asks about recent events, announcements, or coverage. Returns citable article results with title, URL, snippet, and optional extracted text.crawlExtract the readable title and full text from a public URL supplied by the user or returned by search.sitemapDiscover related public links from a page or domain when the user wants to explore a site's structure or available pages.trendingList currently trending repositories or stories from GitHub or Hacker News when the user asks what is popular now.
Olostep MCP Server tools 10
create_mapGet a LIST of URLs on a website (URL discovery only — does NOT scrape content). Use when the user wants a list of links: 'show me all URLs on this site', 'map this website', or when you want to surface candidate URLs to the user before scraping a subset. Prefer `create_crawl` if the goal is to scrape the whole site — it discovers AND scrapes in one workflow. Use this only when the URL list itself is the deliverable.create_crawl**PREFERRED tool for crawling a website.** Use this whenever the user says 'crawl', 'scrape the whole site', 'get all pages from a site', or wants multiple pages from a single domain. This is the CORRECT tool for any whole-site scraping task. **Do NOT use `batch_scrape_urls` for crawling** - that tool is only for when you already have a specific list of unrelated URLs from different domains. Starts an ASYNC crawl that autonomously discovers and scrapes pages by following links from a start URL. Returns a crawl_id - the crawl runs in the background. You MUST then call `get_crawl_results` with the returned crawl_id to poll status and retrieve the scraped pages. Do NOT call `get_batch_results` with a crawl_id - crawls and batches are separate resources.get_crawl_resultsRetrieve the status and scraped pages for a crawl job. Pass the crawl_id returned by create_crawl. If the crawl is still in_progress, returns the current status so you can call again later (poll every ~10 seconds). Once completed, returns the list of discovered pages with their scraped content in the requested formats. This is the REQUIRED companion to create_crawl — create_crawl only kicks off the async job, this tool is how you actually get the content.batch_scrape_urlsScrape a SPECIFIC, KNOWN list of URLs (typically from different domains). **Do NOT use this for crawling a website** - if the user wants to scrape a whole site or 'crawl' a domain, use `create_crawl` instead. Use this only when you already have an explicit list of URLs to scrape (e.g., user provides a CSV of URLs, or you need to scrape unrelated pages). Returns a batch_id immediately. Use `get_batch_results` with the batch_id to fetch the scraped content once the batch completes (~5–8 min). Set `wait_for_completion_seconds` to poll automatically.get_batch_resultsRetrieve the status and scraped content for a batch job. Pass the batch_id returned by batch_scrape_urls. If the batch is completed, returns the scraped content for each URL. If still in_progress, returns the current status so you can call again later.answersAnswer a factual question using web search, optionally shaped into a flat JSON object of fields (returned with sources and citations). Best for a bounded, factual answer (e.g. a company's founding year, a product's current price). It is NOT reliable for enumerating a live list from a page (e.g. 'the latest N blog posts with titles and dates'). For that, use create_map or get_webpage_content on the page and read the results instead.search_webSearch the web for a given query and return structured results (non-AI, parser-based).scrape_websiteExtract content from a single URL. Supports multiple formats and JavaScript rendering.get_webpage_contentRetrieve content of a webpage in markdownget_website_urlsSearch and retrieve relevant URLs from a website (URL discovery only - does NOT scrape content). Use this only when the user wants a *filtered list of links* matching a search query. **Do NOT use this as a precursor to scraping** - if the user wants to scrape/crawl a site, use `create_crawl` directly.
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.
Search1api MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"fatwang2-search1api-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"search1api-mcp@latest"
],
"env": {
"SEARCH1API_KEY": "YOUR_SEARCH1API_KEY_HERE",
"MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS": "YOUR_MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS_HERE",
"MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS": "YOUR_MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Olostep MCP Server
{
"mcpServers": {
"olostep-olostep-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"olostep-mcp"
],
"env": {
"OLOSTEP_API_KEY": "YOUR_OLOSTEP_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Search1api MCP is categorized under Search & Data Extraction and uses a local stdio subprocess. Olostep MCP Server belongs to Search & Data Extraction and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Search1api MCP for search & data extraction work and Olostep MCP Server 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.
Search1api MCP is bring-your-own-key: usage is billed by the API provider you supply a key for. Auth: api key required. Olostep MCP Server is bring-your-own-key: usage is billed by the API provider you supply a key for. Auth: api key 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 fatwang2-search1api-mcp and olostep-olostep-mcp-server as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Search1api MCP has a quality signal of 67/100 (Great) with 1 views, 0 installs and 174 GitHub stars. Olostep MCP Server has 67/100 (Great) with 3 views, 0 installs and 25 GitHub stars.