SearXNG (ihor-sokoliuk)
Score = points from 5 automated checks. Not a quality or security rating. Methodology
- Install20/20
- Handshake30/30
- Maintenance25/25
- Docs15/15
- License10/10
Score 100/100 · Tools 4 · Token cost ~1,428 · Compare · Last tested 2026-10-23 · Version tested 2.7.0 · Package mcp-searxng · Repo ihor-sokoliuk/mcp-searxng
Summary: SearXNG (ihor-sokoliuk) completed an MCP handshake without credentials and exposed 4 tools.
Evidence summary
- Handshake
- pass
- Tools listed
- 4
- Token cost
- ~1,428 tokens (est.)
- API key
- No key needed (handshake passed)
- Tested
- 2026-10-23
Test results
| Test | Result | Points | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| install | pass | 20 | npm install mcp-searxng (Node 20, Linux) succeeded in 2s. |
| handshake | pass | 30 | MCP initialize + tools/list over stdio succeeded with no credentials; 4 tools listed in 0.9s. |
| maintenance | pass | 25 | Repo pushed 0 days before test; 1,322 GitHub stars. |
| docs | pass | 15 | README over 3,000 chars; install instructions present; mcpServers config example present. Automated check of the package's own README (README shipped in npm package). |
| license | pass | 10 | MIT (OSI-approved). |
Local-model readiness
Schema context cost: ~1,428 tokens for 4 tools (6,483 bytes) · about 17% of an 8k context. Method: tiktoken cl100k_base over compact JSON of name+description+inputSchema (approximate).
Small-model friendly (schema heuristic, not a model result): medium.
Small-model task runs: Not yet tested.
What we tested and what we didn't
Tested on 2026-10-23
- Install from the registry
- MCP handshake (
initialize+tools/list) with no credentials - Maintenance signals (last push, archived/deprecated status)
- Docs (README length, install and config example)
- License (OSI-approved or not)
- Tool-schema token cost (estimate)
Not tested
- Security: not audited (no code review, no permission or data-flow analysis)
- Real tasks (no functional task runs yet)
- Behaviour with real credentials or a real account
- Performance, rate limits or load
- Correctness of results beyond the listed tasks
Methodology: how we test. A high score means it installs and responds, not that it is safe to give it access to your data.
Raw test record (JSON)
{
"name": "mcp-searxng",
"version": "2.7.0",
"registry": "npm",
"status": "working",
"tested": "2026-10-23",
"tools_count": 4,
"tools_schema_tokens_est": 1428,
"deprecated": false,
"archived": false,
"tests": {
"install": [
"pass",
20,
"`npm install mcp-searxng` (Node 20, Linux) succeeded in 2s."
],
"handshake": [
"pass",
30,
"MCP `initialize` + `tools/list` over stdio succeeded with no credentials; 4 tools listed in 0.9s."
],
"maintenance": [
"pass",
25,
"Repo pushed 0 days before test; 1,322 GitHub stars."
],
"docs": [
"pass",
15,
"README over 3,000 chars; install instructions present; `mcpServers` config example present. Automated check of the package's own README (README shipped in npm package)."
],
"license": [
"pass",
10,
"MIT (OSI-approved)."
]
}
}Install
npx -y mcp-searxng
Tools listed
searxng_web_search, searxng_search_suggestions, searxng_instance_info, web_url_read
Quick config
{
"mcpServers": {
"searxng-ihor-sokoliuk": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-searxng"
]
}
}
}Add to config Opens the config generator with this server selected.
Setup
- Install. Run
npm install mcp-searxng(Node 20). This is the exact command we ran on 2026-10-23. - Configure. Add the mcpServers entry below to your MCP client config.
- Verify. Restart the client and check that tools/list returns tools (4 in our test).
{
"mcpServers": {
"searxng-ihor-sokoliuk": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-searxng"
]
}
}
}Test history
No dated events yet.
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FAQ
Is SearXNG (ihor-sokoliuk) deprecated?
No. mcp-searxng was not deprecated or archived when we last tested it on 2026-10-23.
What replaces SearXNG (ihor-sokoliuk)?
Nothing; SearXNG (ihor-sokoliuk) is not deprecated as of 2026-10-23.
Does SearXNG (ihor-sokoliuk) need an API key?
No. It completed an MCP handshake with no credentials and listed 4 tools.
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