SearXNG vs SearXNG
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 is an MCP server published by danchev. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-18. 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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: 0.1.2 Downloads/month (PyPI): 2 116 Downloads/week (PyPI): 421 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 4 | 0 |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (searxng) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 0 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | FSL-1.1-ALv2 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/88plug/searxng-mcp | github.com/danchev/searxng |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 4 | 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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SearXNG MCP server (uvx standalone) — no Docker, connect to your own SearXNG
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SearXNG MCP server (remote HTTP) — connect to a deployed instance
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Self-hosted SearXNG metasearch for MCP clients: 13 tools, citation refs, deep search and crawling.
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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
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
Privacy-friendly web search through a configurable SearXNG instance.
How to run each
SearXNG
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
SearXNG As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio searxng -- uvx searxngCommands 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
The marketplaces of SearXNG publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: SearXNG · What it can do: SearXNG · 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. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.