MCP server starters · Rank #5
mcp-searxng
Grade A: derived only from the two verdicts below. How grades work
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Why this verdict
How we check →- 243 commits by 5 contributors in the last 90 days (47 in the last 30). receipt ↗
- Latest release v2.6.0, 5 days ago. receipt ↗
- On current major: Express, Zod. receipt ↗
- Not counted in verdict: TypeScript 6 → 7. receipt ↗
Snapshot: commit 032ba85 on main, checked 2026-10-19 06:41 UTC. Receipts link to files at this exact commit.
Dependency freshness
| Package | Declared | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TypeScript typescript | 6.0.3 | 7.0.2 | Behind, not counted |
| Express express | 5.3.0 | 5.3.0 | Current |
| Zod zod | 4.6.7 | 4.6.7 | Current |
Declared = lowest version the kit's dependency file (package.json, pyproject.toml or requirements.txt) allows. Latest = the npm "latest" tag or the newest PyPI release. TypeScript, the Stripe SDK, FastAPI and other 0.x packages are shown but not counted in the verdict.
What's in the stack
- Framework
- Express
Detected from declared dependencies. A listed package means it's installed, not necessarily fully wired up.
What the README says you get
- APIQuery suggestions
Complete or refine a query
- APISearch pagination
Search with pagination, filters, direct answers
- AuthStatic bearer auth
static bearer and optional OAuth protection
- AuthOptional OAuth
optional OAuth protection
- ContentURL reader
Read a known URL as text/Markdown
- ContentPDF text reading
bounded PDF text
- DeployLocal STDIO transport
Local STDIO or Streamable HTTP
- DeployStreamable HTTP transport
Local STDIO or Streamable HTTP
- DeployReplica failover
Optional replica failover/fan-out
- DeployHTML fallback
HTML fallback, caching, proxies and browser solvers
- DeployCaching
HTML fallback, caching, proxies and browser solvers
Extracted from the kit's README by a local AI model (deepseek-flash) on Oct 12, 2026. Every item is checked against an exact README quote; 3 unverifiable items were discarded. A README claim is the maker's description, not something we tested.
Watch mcp-searxng
Get told if it goes dormant, gets archived, falls further behind on a core dependency, or changes its license or price.
History
Sep 29, 2026 → Oct 19, 2026. One square per check, colored by maintenance status. Hover for details.
Show as a table
| Date | Maintenance | Dependencies | Commits (90d) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2026 | Active | Current deps | 243 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Active | Current deps | 249 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Active | Current deps | 278 |
Sources
Every claim on this page comes from these public records, checked . Open them to verify.
- Commit history ↗ default branch (main) at the checked commit: pulse, contributors, last commit
- Releases ↗ latest release
- package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit 032ba85)
- README ↗ quoted features at the checked commit
- npm registry ↗ latest versions (each linked in the table above)