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WebSearch MCP Server vs Zoteus
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Zero-API-key MCP search server: multi-engine web/academic search, PDF parsing, secure web fetch
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Zotero MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT: search, citations, safe writes, PDF passages and pages.
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. The safety scan favours WebSearch MCP Server (88/100 against 78). Zoteus is hosted and callable through the gateway; WebSearch MCP Server runs on your own machine. Zoteus has noticeably more public adoption.
| WebSearch MCP Server | Zoteus | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A88/100 | B78/100 |
| Adoption | Growing | Established |
| GitHub stars | 22 | 41 |
| Downloads / week | – | 1.9k |
| Runs where | Your machine (local) | Hosted (remote) |
| Gateway-ready | No | Yes |
| Tools | — | — |
| Write actions | — | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-17 |
| Category | Web search | Web search |