Keenable MCP vs MCP Retrieval

In-depth architectural comparison of the Keenable MCP and MCP Retrieval 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 Keenable 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).
• You have access to required keys: KEENABLE_API_KEY, KEENABLE_MCP_URL.
• Primary tools included: search_web_pages, fetch_page_content.

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Choose MCP Retrieval 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).
• Primary tools included: web_search, web_search_images, web_scrape.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Keenable MCP keenableai Search & Data Extraction	MCP Retrieval Search & Data Extraction
Summary	Live web search and clean-markdown page fetch over the Keenable web index. Two tools: searchwebpages, fetchpagecontent. Keyless by default (1,000 req/hour); an optional API key lifts the cap. Hosted Streamable HTTP at https://api.keenable.ai/mcp, or run npx -y @keenable/mcp.	Web search, image search, and page scraping as Markdown. No API keys required.
Category & Scope	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": {
    "keenableai-keenable-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@keenable/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KEENABLE_API_KEY": "YOUR_KEENABLE_API_KEY_HERE",
        "KEENABLE_MCP_URL": "YOUR_KEENABLE_MCP_URL_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-retrieval": {
      "url": "http://localhost:8080/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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