Search, Web Scraping & RAG Research MCP Servers
Live version tracking and tool parameter diffs for Firecrawl, Exa, Tavily, Brave Search, Perplexity, Apify Actors, Bright Data, DuckDuckGo, SearXNG, DataForSEO, arXiv, and PubMed MCP servers.
Web search and scraping MCP servers frequently rename tool identifiers (e.g., web_search_exa, firecrawl_scrape) and tighten enum validation on search depth and output formats. Across 23 tracked packages in Search & Data, the average 90-day stability score is 80/100 with 6 high-drift packages. Most recent release: @aventurevc/mcp-server v0.8.241 (2026-10-24).
Complete Search & Data Comparison & Version Pin Matrix
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| Package | Registry | Live Version | Published | 90d Releases | Drift Risk | Stability | Recommended Exact Pin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| @apify/actors-mcp-server Apify Actors MCP Server | npm | v0.19.3 | 2026-10-21 | 28 | medium | C+ (73) | npx -y @apify/actors-mcp-server@0.19.3 |
| firecrawl-mcp Firecrawl MCP Server | npm | v3.34.1 | 2026-10-22 | 40 | high | C+ (70) | npx -y firecrawl-mcp@3.34.1 |
| exa-mcp-server Exa Search MCP Server | npm | v3.4.2 | 2026-10-06 | 3 | medium | B+ (86) | npx -y exa-mcp-server@3.4.2 |
| tavily-mcp Tavily Search MCP Server | npm | v0.2.22 | 2026-08-05 | 1 | low | B+ (87) | npx -y tavily-mcp@0.2.22 |
| @perplexity-ai/mcp-server Perplexity Official MCP Server | npm | v1.3.0 | 2026-09-25 | 5 | medium | B+ (86) | npx -y @perplexity-ai/mcp-server@1.3.0 |
| awslabs.bedrock-kb-retrieval-mcp-server AWS Bedrock KB Retrieval MCP Server | pypi | v1.1.2 | 2026-09-22 | 6 | medium | B+ (86) | uvx awslabs.bedrock-kb-retrieval-mcp-server@1.1.2 |
| awslabs.git-repo-research-mcp-server AWS Git Repo Research MCP Server | pypi | v1.0.15 | 2026-03-24 | 0 | medium | B+ (86) | uvx awslabs.git-repo-research-mcp-server@1.0.15 |
| arxiv-mcp-server arXiv Research Papers MCP Server | pypi | v0.8.2 | 2026-10-08 | 9 | medium | B (81) | uvx arxiv-mcp-server@0.8.2 |
| duckduckgo-mcp-server DuckDuckGo Search MCP Server (Python) | pypi | v0.7.0 | 2026-09-04 | 3 | medium | B (81) | uvx duckduckgo-mcp-server@0.7.0 |
| @serdnaley/metabase-mcp Serdnaley Metabase MCP | npm | v0.2.0 | 2026-04-16 | 0 | high | C+ (73) | npx -y @serdnaley/metabase-mcp@0.2.0 |
| @tacticlaunch/mcp-linear Tacticlaunch MCP Linear | npm | v1.4.5 | 2026-10-12 | 5 | medium | B+ (86) | npx -y @tacticlaunch/mcp-linear@1.4.5 |
| @ericthered926/duckduckgo-mcp-server Ericthered926 Duckduckgo MCP Server | npm | v0.6.0 | 2025-12-18 | 0 | high | C+ (73) | npx -y @ericthered926/duckduckgo-mcp-server@0.6.0 |
| @brave/brave-search-mcp-server Brave Search MCP Server | npm | v2.1.4 | 2026-09-17 | 2 | medium | B+ (86) | npx -y @brave/brave-search-mcp-server@2.1.4 |
| @aashari/mcp-server-atlassian-jira Aashari MCP Server Atlassian Jira | npm | v3.3.0 | 2025-12-03 | 0 | medium | B+ (86) | npx -y @aashari/mcp-server-atlassian-jira@3.3.0 |
| dataforseo-mcp-server Dataforseo MCP Server | npm | v3.1.3 | 2026-10-02 | 7 | medium | B+ (86) | npx -y dataforseo-mcp-server@3.1.3 |
| @brightdata/mcp Brightdata MCP | npm | v4.1.0 | 2026-10-20 | 8 | medium | B+ (86) | npx -y @brightdata/mcp@4.1.0 |
| mcp-searxng MCP Searxng | npm | v2.7.0 | 2026-10-20 | 15 | medium | B+ (82) | npx -y mcp-searxng@2.7.0 |
| mbox-mcp Mbox MCP | npm | v0.1.2 | 2026-10-18 | 3 | high | C+ (73) | npx -y mbox-mcp@0.1.2 |
| @aashari/mcp-server-atlassian-confluence Aashari MCP Server Atlassian Confluence | npm | v3.3.0 | 2025-12-03 | 0 | medium | B+ (86) | npx -y @aashari/mcp-server-atlassian-confluence@3.3.0 |
| apple-notes-mcp Apple Notes MCP | npm | v2.15.11 | 2026-10-24 | 116 | medium | B (78) | npx -y apple-notes-mcp@2.15.11 |
| @aventurevc/mcp-server Aventurevc MCP Server | npm | v0.8.241 | 2026-10-24 | 202 | high | C+ (65) | npx -y @aventurevc/mcp-server@0.8.241 |
| obsidian-mcp-server Obsidian MCP Server | npm | v3.7.0 | 2026-10-06 | 15 | medium | B+ (82) | npx -y obsidian-mcp-server@3.7.0 |
| mcp-local-rag MCP Local Rag | npm | v0.23.1 | 2026-10-22 | 24 | high | C+ (69) | npx -y mcp-local-rag@0.23.1 |
Frequently Asked Questions: Search & Data
Which Search & Data packages have the highest schema drift risk?
Among the 23 tracked Search & Data packages, 6 carry a HIGH schema drift risk rating, led by firecrawl-mcp (v3.34.1), @serdnaley/metabase-mcp (v0.2.0), @ericthered926/duckduckgo-mcp-server (v0.6.0), mbox-mcp (v0.1.2), @aventurevc/mcp-server (v0.8.241). Always pin exact versions in production.
What is the fastest-moving package in Search & Data?
@aventurevc/mcp-server (Aventurevc MCP Server) has shipped 202 releases in the last 90 days, with latest version v0.8.241 published on 2026-10-24.
How should engineering teams pin Search & Data dependencies?
Web search and scraping MCP servers frequently rename tool identifiers (e.g., web_search_exa, firecrawl_scrape) and tighten enum validation on search depth and output formats.
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