Is SearXNG Search safe to use?

SearXNG Search has an HVTrust score of 59.3/100 (Grade C), ranked #340 of 1283 tracked AI agent projects. This score reflects verifiable supply-chain integrity, transparency, maintenance, and adoption signals.

What is the trust score for SearXNG Search?

SearXNG Search scores 59.3/100 on HVTracker's evidence-weighted HVTrust scale. It has 1.1k GitHub stars and is categorized under MCP Servers.

SearXNG Search

ihor-sokoliuk/mcp-searxng

Private web search for AI assistants via SearXNG — supports Claude, Cursor, and any MCP client

MCP Servers TypeScript Grade C Listed MIT

59.3/100

Rank #340 of 1283

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Listing state

Listed

Evidence coverage

Grade C · 2/5 signals

Last push

2026-08-11 · 1d ago

Recent change

Rank +1

Is SearXNG Search safe? SearXNG Search scores 59.3/100 (Grade C), ranked #340 of 1283 tracked open-source AI agent projects, on evidence coverage C (2 of 5 independent signal types). The public evidence: its packages ship with cryptographic provenance; OSSF Scorecard rates its supply-chain practices 8.9/10; recent commits are unsigned; last pushed 2026-08-11. Every point is earned from checkable signals — never paid placement. How scoring works →

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Quick Trust Read

What Would Improve It

Increase the share of verified signed commits for clearer maintainer identity.

Recent Changes

2026-08-10

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 16 spots (#325 → #341)

2026-08-08

Newly Listed

First tracked at rank #323

Maintainer Checklist

Increase signed commits Raise the share of verified-signed commits to make maintainer identity and release history easier to trust.

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78.4

Activity sub-score · out of 100

#116

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How to read this: HVTrust (0–100) weighs supply-chain signals (provenance, OSSF Scorecard, signed commits, open license) alongside real-world adoption. Grade C reflects the trust score band: A ≥ 80, B ≥ 65, C ≥ 50, D < 50. Evidence coverage C is separate — it grades how many independent signal types back the score (2 of 5), so a high score on thin evidence stays visible. Full methodology →

Rank Trend

2026-08-11 2026-08-12

Activity & Reach

Stars

1.1k

Forks

149

Last Push

2026-08-11

yesterday

Commits (4 wk)

141

Downloads (7d)

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HN mentions (30d)

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Open Issues

Rank Change

▲2

was #342

Analysis

HVTrust Dimensions vs MCP Servers

59.3 / 100 · 67.0% confidence

SearXNG Search MCP Servers average (761 agents)

Safety / Integrity50% OSSF Scorecard · 30% provenance · 20% signed commits

18.6 / 25

13.6 above avg 5.0

Identity / Provenance60% listing status · 40% build provenance

18.0 / 18

4.7 above avg 13.3

Transparency50% declared license · 50% OSSF Scorecard

16.1 / 17

7.3 above avg 8.8

Maintenance60% last-push freshness · 40% commit activity

19.9 / 20

7.5 above avg 12.4

AdoptionLog-scaled stars · package downloads

7.3 / 20

1.5 above avg 5.8

Activity Inputs

78.4 / 100

StarsRepository reach

18.3 / 30

FreshnessLast push recency

24.9 / 25

ActivityRecent commits

25 / 25

CommunityFork signal

10.1 / 20

Supply Chain Trust

Package Provenance

Verified

npm attestation

OSSF Scorecard

8.9 / 10

OpenSSF Scorecard · scanned Aug 8, 2026

Signed Commits

of last 100 commits verified

Code-Review 0

Maintained 10

Dependency-Update-Tool 10

Dangerous-Workflow 10

Binary-Artifacts 10

Token-Permissions 10

Security-Policy 10

Pinned-Dependencies 9

CII-Best-Practices 5

Signed-Releases -1

Vulnerabilities 10

SAST 10

Packaging 10

Fuzzing 10

License 10

Branch-Protection 8

CI-Tests 10

Contributors 10

Is SearXNG Search safe?

SearXNG Search has a mixed signal profile. Some trust indicators are present, others are missing. Whether it is safe for your use case depends on which gaps matter to you — review the breakdown below before adopting in production.

Does SearXNG Search publish package provenance?

Yes. SearXNG Search's package releases carry build provenance attestations, which cryptographically link the published package back to its source repository and CI workflow.

Does SearXNG Search have an OpenSSF Scorecard?

SearXNG Search has an OpenSSF Scorecard score of 8.9/10. The Scorecard checks for branch protection, signed releases, dependency updates, fuzzing, code review, and other supply-chain hygiene items. See the full check breakdown on this page.

Is SearXNG Search actively maintained?

Actively maintained. The repository was pushed to within the last 1 day(s).

What license does SearXNG Search use?

SearXNG Search ships under MIT. A declared, OSI-approved license is one of the transparency signals HVTrust scores.

Are SearXNG Search's commits signed?

0% of the last 100 commits to SearXNG Search are verified-signed (GPG, SSH, S/MIME, or GitHub's signing flow). Signed commits help confirm that code was authored by who the commit claims.

Not a safety endorsement. HVTracker describes what public signals show, not whether a project is safe for your use case. Run your own security review before adopting in production.

AI agent surface

MCP, providers, tool surface

Scored in HVTrust

These runtime-trust fields — detected from public repo docs and manifests — contribute a bounded adjustment to this project's HVTrust score alongside supply-chain evidence. The exact values each field can add or subtract are documented in the methodology → Compare this surface across every listed agent in the capability matrix →

MCP Server Support

high confidence

Implemented

SearXNG Search appears to expose MCP server capabilities.

Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.

External Service Dependencies

None detected

No clear third-party provider dependency detected.

Credential signal: No explicit API-key/config marker detected.

Tool / Plugin Surface

None detected

No clear plugin system or broad tool surface detected.

Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.

Package Provenance Drift

high confidence

Match

Published package metadata matches the tracked repo

Detailed evidence is not shown in the public view.

MCP signal live
External deps live
Tool / plugin surface live
Package provenance drift live

Maintain SearXNG Search?

For maintainers

HVTrust scores SearXNG Search from public signals only — we never contact maintainers first. If a signal is wrong, stale, or missing (provenance you publish, a Scorecard you run, signed releases), tell us and we'll review it. Corrections are public and tracked on GitHub.

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Reputation Timeline

Signal history

2026-08-10

Rank Moved

Rank dropped 16 spots (#325 → #341)

2026-08-08

Newly Listed

First tracked at rank #323

GitHub → npm: mcp-searxng

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