SearXNG vs SearXNG MCP Server
SearXNG is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑16.
SearXNG is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by 88plug. No marketplace we read lists it any more. SearXNG MCP Server is an MCP server published by bumbaRasch. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, npm registry (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-05. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  SearXNG MCP Server | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace 88plug/claude-code-plugins | Removed on 2026-10-16 Version: 2026.9.62 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 4 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.1 Downloads/month (npm): 807 Downloads/week (npm): 163 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.1 Downloads/month (npm): 807 Downloads/week (npm): 163 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | SearXNGno longer listed · | SearXNG MCP Server |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 4 | 2 |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-19 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (searxng-mcp-server) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 0 | 2, secrets among them: 0 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | FSL-1.1-ALv2 | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/88plug/searxng-mcp | github.com/bumbarasch/searxng-mcp-server |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of SearXNG
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Self-contained SearXNG metasearch MCP server. One Docker image, 200+ engines, privacy-first.
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my-websearch io.github.wtznicy/my-websearch
MyWebSearch - multi-engine web search MCP server, CLI and local daemon. No API keys required.
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searxng-mcp io.github.aicrafted/searxng-mcp
MCP server for SearXNG aggregator — web search across multiple engines via Model Context Protocol
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MCP server for SearXNG — privacy-respecting web search with pagination, URL reading
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Quality-ranked SearXNG search over MCP with local fleet state, scoring, and merged results.
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Privacy-friendly web search through a configurable SearXNG instance.
What each says it does
SearXNG
Fast, token-efficient MCP for SearXNG metasearch. Privacy-respecting search across 70+ engines with stdio + streamable-http transports, Docker, and optional rendered (Playwright) fetch for JS-heavy pages. Self-hostable. The underlying server is also usable independently of Claude Code via `uvx --from git+https://github.com/88plug/searxng-mcp searxng-mcp`.
SearXNG MCP Server
Self-hosted SearXNG metasearch for MCP clients: 13 tools, citation refs, deep search and crawling.
How to run each
SearXNG
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
SearXNG MCP Server As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio searxng-mcp-server -- npx -y searxng-mcp-serverCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Only SearXNG asks for
SEARXNG_MCP_BASE_URL
Only SearXNG MCP Server asks for
SEARXNG_TRANSPORTSEARXNG_URL
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: SearXNG · What it can do: SearXNG MCP Server · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Package data comes from the public npm registry (registry.npmjs.org). Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.