RivalSearchMCP

Name: RivalSearchMCP Review
Item: RivalSearchMCP
Rating: 3.0
Author: Aaron Matthews

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Eliminates dependency on third-party search APIs and API keys while providing multi-source research across web, social, academic, and news channels.

Deterministic research MCP server on FastMCP 3 — 5-engine web search, 9-platform social search, 6 academic DBs, news aggregation, entity profiles, conflict detection, document analysis. No API keys. No in-server LLM. Structured outputs for agent chaining.

Ask Claude to find competitor pricing strategies across five search engines and social platforms simultaneously.
Generate market research reports by searching academic databases for industry trends and regulatory changes.
Detect conflicting information about a company across news sources, social media, and research databases at once.

115 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeNo code needed

Usable rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Why it matters

Eliminates dependency on third-party search APIs and API keys while providing multi-source research across web, social, academic, and news channels. Structured outputs enable reliable downstream agent workflows without hallucination risk.

Best for

Enterprise research teams and consultants requiring deterministic, self-hosted competitive intelligence and document analysis without external API costs.

Works in

Claude Code Claude Cowork Claude Chat

Source

https://github.com/damionrashford/RivalSearchMCP

By damionrashford

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop AppOpen the Customize panel in the sidebar → browse connectors → search and add. Works in Claude Code, Claude Cowork, and Claude Chat.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into a Claude Code conversation. Claude will run it for you.

Command

claude mcp add RivalSearchMCP -- npx -y RivalSearchMCP

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

Auto-generated from the tool's public listing — not hands-on verified. Cross-check against the source repo's README before running.

First thing to try

Once it’s connected, paste this into Claude:

Find competitor pricing strategies across five search engines and social platforms simultaneously

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars115Last updated2026-07-22LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-07-23 · scanner v1

Data & Access

Data processingPrompts sent to Anthropic API. Enterprise/Team plans exclude training.

Community Pulse New

No community discussions found yet. This doesn't mean the tool isn't good — it may be new or serve a niche use case.

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 115 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 1d ago; license MIT.

Things to check

Scanned, not hands-on tested — this entry was auto-scanned from public metadata (GitHub metrics, license, security flags). No reviewer has run it, and no tool-specific limitations have been documented yet.

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

3/5

Versatility

3/5

Reliability

3/5

Security

3/5

Overall score3.00 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedJul 2026

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 115 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 1d ago; license MIT.

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