Is SearXNG MCP server safe?
Yes, with the usual care.
Passed every safety check we run. Maintained, authenticated, reachable, clean scan.
No critical or high findings in the latest scan.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.7 · 2026-09-19 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
no findings
- Code scan6 source files scanned25/25
- –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
- Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
- Maintenancelast push 8 days ago15/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10
Overall 92/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON
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