Google Trends API vs Lighthouse MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Google Trends API and Lighthouse 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 Google Trends API when:

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

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Choose Lighthouse MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Monitoring 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	Google Trends API Monitoring	Lighthouse MCP Monitoring
Summary	Google Trends search interest over time with growth metrics. Free key at trendsapi.ai	MCP server for Google Lighthouse performance metrics
Category & Scope	Monitoring	Monitoring
Quality signal

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": {
    "google-trends-api-2": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "google-trends-client"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lighthouse-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "You"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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