MCP Searxng vs MCPSerp

In-depth architectural comparison of the MCP Searxng and MCPSerp MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose MCP Searxng when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Search & Data Extraction domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: SEARXNG_URL.
• Primary tools included: Search web using searXNG API, Configurable searXNG server URL via environment variable, Supports running as a local stdio MCP server.

Explore MCP Searxng Details

Choose MCPSerp when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Search & Data Extraction domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (BYOK (Pay Provider Direct)).
• You have access to required keys: ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	MCP Searxng SecretiveShell Search & Data Extraction	MCPSerp AceDataCloud Search & Data Extraction
Summary	An MCP Server to connect to searXNG instances	Google SERP search including web, images, news, maps, places, videos, and knowledge graph results via Ace Data Cloud API.
Category & Scope	Search & Data Extraction

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "secretiveshell-mcp-searxng": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SEARXNG_URL": "YOUR_SEARXNG_URL_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "acedatacloud-mcpserp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-serp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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