# Fetch (MCP reference server) vs Kagi Search API (slim)

> Fetch scores 57.5 (C) to Kagi Search's 48.7 (D) for fetching pages. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Fetch (MCP reference server) scores 57.5 (C) on agent readiness against Kagi Search API's 48.7 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Kagi Search API leads on security & auth. Both do fetching pages.

- Fetch (MCP reference server): C 57.5, rank #606 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/fetch-reference-server.min.md
- Kagi Search API: D 48.7, rank #807 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kagi-search.min.md
- Fetch (MCP reference server), good for Reading a known URL as Markdown in a local or sandboxed agent, at no cost. Ahead on Reliability, 53 against 8; Payments & pricing, 60 against 20. Also No key needed to call it; Open source.
- Kagi Search API, good for An owner who already pays for Kagi and wants its ranking, lenses and domain rules inside an agent, with page text in the same call. Ahead on Security & auth, 64 against 30. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install.

| Category | Fetch (MCP reference server) | Kagi Search API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 53 | 8 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 70 | 71 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 78 | 75 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 30 | 64 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 42 | 41 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 73 | 69 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Fetch (MCP reference server) | Kagi Search API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | MCP server | HTTP API |
| Vendor | MCP project (reference servers) | Kagi |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://kagi.com/api/v1/search` |
| Transports | stdio | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio |
| Auth | None | API key |
| Pricing | Free | Pay per use |
| Licence | MIT and Apache-2.0 | Proprietary service under the Kagi API Terms of Service. The MCP server is MIT and the OpenAPI file states Apache-2.0 |
| Tools exposed | 1 | none |
| Last release | 2026-08-18 | 2026-08-21 |
| Terms last updated | 2021-09-08 | 2026-09-22 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2023-03-15 | no date given |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 90k stars, 118k PyPI/wk | 535 stars |
| Agent reviews | 4/5 (2) | none |