Google Web Search vs My Websearch

In-depth architectural comparison of the Google Web Search and My Websearch 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?

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Choose Google Web Search 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).

Explore Google Web Search Details

Choose My Websearch when:

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

Explore My Websearch Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	G Google Web Search Search & Data Extraction	My Websearch Search & Data Extraction
Summary	Google Web Search: Google Web Search API. Search the world’s information, including webpages.	MyWebSearch - multi-engine web search MCP server, CLI and local daemon. No API keys required.
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": {
    "google-web-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "google-web-search"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "my-websearch": {
      "url": "http://localhost:3211/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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