What is the key difference between Free Web Search Ultimate and AI First Scraper MCP?

Free Web Search Ultimate belongs to the Search & Data Extraction category with local stdio execution, while AI First Scraper MCP belongs to the Search & Data Extraction category with local stdio execution.

How do I install Free Web Search Ultimate or AI First Scraper MCP 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 Free Web Search Ultimate and AI First Scraper MCP free or paid?

Free Web Search Ultimate operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required). AI First Scraper MCP operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required).

Which MCP server has more tools and community activity?

Free Web Search Ultimate lists 12 tools with 1 views and 16 GitHub stars. AI First Scraper MCP lists 5 tools with 4 views and 2 GitHub stars.

Can I use both Free Web Search Ultimate and AI First Scraper MCP 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

Free Web Search Ultimate vs AI First Scraper MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Free Web Search Ultimate and AI First Scraper 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.

At a Glance & Executive Verdict

Free Web Search Ultimate

Search & Data Extraction · Local stdio

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

AI First Scraper MCP

Search & Data Extraction · Local stdio

Quality: 55/100 (Good) | Auth: No auth required

Verdict Summary: Choose Free Web Search Ultimate if you need specialized Search & Data Extraction tools running via a local process. Choose AI First Scraper MCP if your workspace requires Search & Data Extraction integration with local subprocess execution. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's mcpServers manifest.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Free Web Search Ultimate 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: ZERO_SEARCH_BRIGHTDATA_API_KEY, ZERO_SEARCH_BRIGHTDATA_ZONE, ZERO_SEARCH_BRIGHTDATA_UNLOCKER_ZONE, ZERO_SEARCH_SEARXNG_URL.
Primary tools included: type, engine, region.

Explore Free Web Search Ultimate Details

Choose AI First Scraper 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).

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Free Web Search Ultimate wd041216-bit Search & Data Extraction	AI First Scraper MCP yubinkim444 Search & Data Extraction
Summary	Zero-cost, privacy-first universal web search MCP server. Enforces a Search-First paradigm — instructs LLMs to retrieve real-time information before answering factual questions. Supports 10+ search engines (DuckDuckGo, Bing, Google, Brave, Wikipedia, Arxiv, YouTube, Reddit) and deep page browsing. No API key required.	Three MCP tools for ad-free Markdown web scraping and search. fetchpage (URL → clean Markdown), fetchpagesbatch (up to 25 URLs in parallel), searchweb (web search → top-k pages as Markdown). Works with Claude Desktop / Cursor / Cline. Install: uvx ai-first-scraper-mcp.

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Free Web Search Ultimate Tools (12)

type

`text`, `news`, `images`, `videos`, `books` (default: `text`)

engine

`google`, `bing`, `duckduckgo`, `yandex`, `baidu`, `yahoo`, `naver` (Bright Data only)

region

region code, e.g. `us-en`, `zh-cn`, `wt-wt` (default: `wt-wt`)

profile

provider profile name

goggles

built-in reranking preset

format

`markdown` or `text` (default: `markdown`)

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).

Free Web Search Ultimate Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wd041216-bit-free-web-search-ultimate": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "zero-api-key-web-search",
        "zero-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ZERO_SEARCH_BRIGHTDATA_API_KEY": "YOUR_ZERO_SEARCH_BRIGHTDATA_API_KEY_HERE",
        "ZERO_SEARCH_BRIGHTDATA_ZONE": "YOUR_ZERO_SEARCH_BRIGHTDATA_ZONE_HERE",
        "ZERO_SEARCH_BRIGHTDATA_UNLOCKER_ZONE": "YOUR_ZERO_SEARCH_BRIGHTDATA_UNLOCKER_ZONE_HERE",
        "ZERO_SEARCH_SEARXNG_URL": "YOUR_ZERO_SEARCH_SEARXNG_URL_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

AI First Scraper MCP Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "yubinkim444-ai-first-scraper-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "ai-first-scraper-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Frequently Asked Questions

Free Web Search Ultimate is categorized under Search & Data Extraction and uses a local stdio subprocess. In contrast, AI First Scraper MCP belongs to Search & Data Extraction using local stdio subprocess. Select Free Web Search Ultimate when you need capabilities focused on search & data extraction and AI First Scraper MCP when you require tools for search & data extraction.

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