mcp-searxng vs filesystem
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
mcp-searxng by ihor-sokoliuk | filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 786 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 54 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | SearchAI / LLM ToolsProductivity | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
mcp-searxng · Summary
MCP server providing web search capabilities through SearXNG API with intelligent caching and content extraction.
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
mcp-searxng · Use cases
- AI assistants need up-to-date web search results beyond their training data
- Content analysis of web pages with advanced filtering and extraction
- Research workflows requiring time-filtered search results in multiple languages
filesystem · Use cases
- Enable AI models to read and write project files during development
- Allow Claude or other MCP clients to browse and analyze codebases
- Provide secure sandboxed access to specific directories for content generation
mcp-searxng · Install
Installation
NPM (global install)
npm install -g mcp-searxngAdd to your MCP client configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"searxng": {
"command": "mcp-searxng",
"env": {
"SEARXNG_URL": "YOUR_SEARXNG_INSTANCE_URL"
}
}
}
}Docker
docker pull isokoliuk/mcp-searxng:latest{
"mcpServers": {
"searxng": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run", "-i", "--rm",
"-e", "SEARXNG_URL",
"isokoliuk/mcp-searxng:latest"
],
"env": {
"SEARXNG_URL": "YOUR_SEARXNG_INSTANCE_URL"
}
}
}
}filesystem · Install
Installation
Using NPX
{
"mcpServers": {
"filesystem": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
"/path/to/allowed/directory"
]
}
}
}Using Docker
{
"mcpServers": {
"filesystem": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"--mount", "type=bind,src=/path/to/allowed/dir,dst=/projects/allowed/dir",
"mcp/filesystem",
"/projects"
]
}
}
}VS Code Extension
Click the installation buttons in the README to install directly in VS Code.