What is the key difference between MCP Omnisearch and NetLens?

MCP Omnisearch belongs to the Developer Tools category with local stdio execution, while NetLens belongs to the Developer Tools category with local stdio execution.

How do I install MCP Omnisearch or NetLens in Claude Desktop or Cursor?

Copy the mcpServers JSON configuration snippet provided on this page into your claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json file and restart your AI client.

Are MCP Omnisearch and NetLens free or paid?

MCP Omnisearch operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required). NetLens operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required).

Which MCP server has more tools and community activity?

MCP Omnisearch lists 4 tools with 0 views and 348 GitHub stars. NetLens lists 2 tools with 0 views and 0 GitHub stars.

Can I use both MCP Omnisearch and NetLens together in the same MCP host?

Yes! MCP hosts like Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and VS Code support configuring multiple servers under the mcpServers object simultaneously.

Side-by-Side Model Context Protocol Comparison

MCP Omnisearch vs NetLens

In-depth architectural comparison of the MCP Omnisearch and NetLens 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.

At a Glance & Executive Verdict

MCP Omnisearch

Developer Tools · Local stdio

Quality: 60/100 (Good) | Auth: No auth required

NetLens

Developer Tools · Local stdio

Quality: 48/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required

Verdict Summary: Choose MCP Omnisearch if you need specialized Developer Tools tools running via a local process. Choose NetLens if your workspace requires Developer Tools integration with local subprocess execution. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's mcpServers manifest.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose MCP Omnisearch when:

You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
Primary tools included: web_search, ai_search, github_search.

Explore MCP Omnisearch Details

Choose NetLens when:

You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
Primary tools included: web_search, web_fetch.

Explore NetLens Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	M MCP Omnisearch Developer Tools	N NetLens Developer Tools
Summary	MCP server for integrating Omnisearch with LLMs	Read any web page as clean, ad-stripped Markdown past robots.txt and bot blocks, plus web search.
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
Quality signal

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

MCP Omnisearch Tools (4)

web_search

Search the web with Tavily, Brave, Kagi, Exa, or Kagi Enrichment.

ai_search

Get sourced AI answers with Kagi FastGPT, Exa Answer, Linkup, or

github_search

Search GitHub code, repositories, or users.

web_extract

Extract, crawl, scrape, summarize, or find similar content with

NetLens Tools (2)

web_search

Search the web and return real result links (title, URL, snippet), parsed locally —

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).

MCP Omnisearch Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-omnisearch": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcpick"
      ]
    }
  }
}

NetLens Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

MCP Omnisearch is categorized under Developer Tools and uses a local stdio subprocess. In contrast, NetLens belongs to Developer Tools using local stdio subprocess. Select MCP Omnisearch when you need capabilities focused on developer tools and NetLens when you require tools for developer tools.

More alternatives to MCP Omnisearch More alternatives to NetLens Developer Tools category hub