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SearXNG Search vs Scholar MCP
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MCP server for SearXNG — privacy-respecting web search with pagination, URL reading
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Federated academic search, citation traversal, persistent PDF download, and temporary reading.
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. Both score close on the safety scan (83 and 83 out of 100). SearXNG Search has noticeably more public adoption.
| SearXNG Search | Scholar MCP | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | B83/100 | B83/100 |
| Adoption | Established | Growing |
| GitHub stars | 1.2k | 3 |
| Downloads / week | 9.2k | 118 |
| Runs where | Your machine (local) | Your machine (local) |
| Gateway-ready | No | No |
| Tools | 4 | 6 |
| Write actions | — | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-19 |
| Category | Web search | Web search |