{"id":"searxng-mcp-server","name":"searxng-mcp-server","af_score":45.2,"security_score":34.8,"reliability_score":17.5,"what_it_does":"Provides an MCP server that exposes SearxNG search capabilities (web, images, videos, news) plus a fetch_url utility that retrieves a URL and converts it to markdown. Can run over stdio (default) or HTTP (via MCP_PORT/--port) and is configurable with a required SEARXNG_URL and optional timeout/user-agent/log level.","best_when":"You already operate a SearxNG instance and want an MCP-compatible bridge to use it from an agent, especially over stdio.","avoid_when":"You cannot trust inputs to fetch_url (e.g., user-provided arbitrary URLs) or you need an authenticated/permissioned MCP endpoint for untrusted clients.","last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T21:45:10.114056+00:00","has_mcp":true,"has_api":false,"auth_methods":[],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["fetch_url can introduce latency and failure modes depending on remote sites; retry behavior is not documented","When using HTTP transport, the server listens on 0.0.0.0 without documented authentication; avoid exposing to untrusted networks","No explicit rate-limit guidance is documented; underlying SearxNG behavior may vary by deployment"],"error_quality":0.0}