Wikipedia Trends MCP vs Google News & Trends MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Wikipedia Trends MCP and Google News & Trends 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 Wikipedia Trends MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: get_time_series, get_growth, get_top_trends.

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Choose Google News & Trends MCP 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: get_news_by_keyword, get_news_by_location, get_news_by_topic.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Wikipedia Trends MCP Developer Tools	Google News & Trends MCP Developer Tools
Summary	Wikipedia page views over time, with growth for any article topic. Free key at trendsmcp.ai	Query Google News RSS feeds and search interest over time via Google Trends.
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools

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": {
    "wikipedia-trends-mcp": {
      "url": "https://api.trendsmcp.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-news-trends-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-trendpulse"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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