AI Plugin IndexReference vs Agent Skills Search Server
Reference and Agent Skills Search Server are both search and web MCP servers. Agent Skills Search Server scores higher (95 vs 83 out of 100). Agent Skills Search Server has more GitHub stars (26k), and Reference was updated more recently (21 days ago). The table compares them side by side.
| Reference | Agent Skills Search Server | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 83 / 100 | 95 / 100 |
| What it does | Workspace-local reference CLI/MCP server for semantic IWSDK search using externally hosted corpus/model warmup artifacts | Search and discover Agent Skills from the skills.sh registry. Powered by HAPI MCP server. |
| Publisher | Verified: npm:@iwsdk | Verified: mcp.com.ai |
| Grades | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality B | Maintenance B, Licence A, Quality A |
| npm downloads a week | 1,047 | Not on npm |
| Runs | Local | Remote |
| Works with | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf, ChatGPT |
| GitHub stars | 345 | 26,303 |
| Last commit | 1 Oct 2026 | 9 Aug 2026 |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Listed since | 20 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Install Reference | Install Agent Skills Search Server |
Questions
Is Reference or Agent Skills Search Server more popular?
Agent Skills Search Server has more GitHub stars: 26,303.
Can I use Reference and Agent Skills Search Server together?
Yes. AI assistants can load several MCP servers at once. Install both and the assistant picks the right one for each task.