Wigolo vs Scout Intel MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Wigolo and Scout Intel 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 Wigolo when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Search & Data Extraction domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Freemium).
• You have access to required keys: WIGOLO_LLM_PROVIDER, GEMINI_API_KEY, ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY, GROQ_API_KEY.
• Primary tools included: Multi-engine web search with local ML reranking, JavaScript rendering for dynamic web pages, Persistent local SQLite cache for all data.

Explore Wigolo Details

Choose Scout Intel 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).
• Primary tools included: Aggregates data from 5+ sources including DuckDuckGo, NewsAPI, and Wikipedia, Provides 6 specialized intelligence tools for business and market insights, Returns structured JSON with Pydantic validation.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Wigolo KnockOutEZ Search & Data Extraction	Scout Intel MCP omniologynow-rgb Search & Data Extraction
Summary	Local-first, keyless web intelligence in one server: search, fetch, crawl, extract, cache, find-similar, and research. Multi-engine search with local ML reranking and a persistent SQLite cache, renders JS-heavy pages, and keeps everything on your machine. Install via npx wigolo init --non-interactive --agents=.	Web intelligence MCP server for AI agents. 7 tools for SERP analysis, competitor research, market trends, content gap analysis, keyword insights, audience discovery, and citation tracking. Install via pip install scout-intel-mcp.
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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": {
    "knockoutez-wigolo": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "wigolo"
      ],
      "env": {
        "WIGOLO_LLM_PROVIDER": "YOUR_WIGOLO_LLM_PROVIDER_HERE",
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "YOUR_GEMINI_API_KEY_HERE",
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY_HERE",
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY_HERE",
        "GROQ_API_KEY": "YOUR_GROQ_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "omniologynow-rgb-scout-intel-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scout-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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