A side-by-side look at the MCP Searxng and Duckduckgo MCP Server MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose MCP Searxng for search & data extraction work as a local process; choose Duckduckgo MCP Server for search & data extraction as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Search & Data Extraction | Search & Data Extraction |
| Quality signal | 41/100 · Fair | 45/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | No auth required |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 131 | 87 |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View MCP Searxng | View Duckduckgo MCP Server |
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Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"secretiveshell-mcp-searxng": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-searxng"
]
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"zhsama-duckduckgo-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"duckduckgo-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}