microsoft-365-agents-toolkit vs SearXNG Search
microsoft-365-agents-toolkit is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by microsoft. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Copilot CLI: github/copilot-plugins). SearXNG Search is an MCP server published by ihor-sokoliuk. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, npm registry (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-27. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  microsoft-365-agents-toolkit |  SearXNG Search |
|---|---|---|
| Copilot CLI: github/copilot-plugins | Listed Version: 1.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 147 Stars (GitHub): 1 042 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 2.9.0 Downloads/month (npm): 45 070 Downloads/week (npm): 5 864 Forks (GitHub): 166 Stars (GitHub): 1 330 Not marked · First seen |
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 2.8.1 Downloads/month (npm): 45 070 Downloads/week (npm): 5 864 Forks (GitHub): 166 Stars (GitHub): 1 330 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 | microsoft-365-agents-toolkit | SearXNG Search |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 1 042 (worse) | 1 330 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 147 (worse) | 166 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-27 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (mcp-searxng) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 3, secrets among them: 3 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/microsoft/work-iq | github.com/ihor-sokoliuk/mcp-searxng |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 4 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
microsoft-365-agents-toolkit
Toolkit for building Microsoft 365 Copilot declarative agents — scaffolding, JSON manifest development, and capability configuration.
SearXNG Search
MCP server for SearXNG — privacy-respecting web search with pagination, URL reading
How to run each
microsoft-365-agents-toolkit
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
SearXNG Search As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "AUTH_PASSWORD=<YOUR_AUTH_PASSWORD>" --env "AUTH_USERNAME=<YOUR_AUTH_USERNAME>" --env "SEARXNG_URL=<YOUR_SEARXNG_URL>" --transport stdio mcp-searxng -- npx -y mcp-searxngRequires: AUTH_PASSWORD (secret), AUTH_USERNAME (secret), SEARXNG_URL (secret)
Commands 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 microsoft-365-agents-toolkit publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: microsoft-365-agents-toolkit · What it can do: SearXNG Search · Compare two other plugins
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