MCP Redis vs SourceWeave Web Search

In-depth architectural comparison of the MCP Redis and SourceWeave Web Search 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 MCP Redis when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Databases domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: other (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: string, hash, list.

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Choose SourceWeave Web Search when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Databases 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	MCP Redis redis VerifiedDatabases	SourceWeave Web Search Databases
Summary	The Redis official MCP Server offers an interface to manage and search data in Redis.	MCP server and CLI for web search and page reading with SearXNG, Crawl4AI, and Redis.
Category & Scope

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": {
    "redis-mcp-redis": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "git+https://github.com/redis/mcp-redis.git@0.2.0",
        "redis-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sourceweave-web-search": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "sourceweave-web-search",
        "sourceweave-search-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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