Blockrun MCP vs SearXNG Search
Two MCP servers from our search ranking, compared on live data - updated nightly, never sponsored.
Bottom line · 2026-09-18
SearXNG Search records significantly more monthly package installs (57,841 vs 5,997); both are actively maintained, with commits inside the last month.
How they differ in kind
Blockrun MCP focuses on: Real-time data - and real trades - for Claude and any AI agent. SearXNG Search focuses on: Privacy-respecting web search for AI assistants - use an operator-controlled or trusted SearXNG instance with Claude, Cursor, and more. Tool coverage differs: Blockrun MCP documents 19 tools (including blockrun_chat, blockrun_image, blockrun_video, blockrun_realface); SearXNG Search documents 4 (including searxng_web_search, searxng_search_suggestions, searxng_instance_info, web_url_read). Environment-variable extraction: Blockrun MCP yielded 4 variables; SearXNG Search yielded 1 variable.
What each one does
Blockrun MCP
Real-time data - and real trades - for Claude and any AI agent. Agents can pay like agents: sign transactions from a wallet. Its 19 documented tools cover blockrun, polymarket. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.
From the project's README.
SearXNG Search
Privacy-respecting web search for AI assistants - use an operator-controlled or trusted SearXNG instance with Claude, Cursor, and more. Its 4 documented tools cover searxng, web. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.
From the project's README.
14 signals, side by side
| Signal | Blockrun MCP | SearXNG Search |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly installs | 5,997 | 57,841 |
| GitHub stars | 394 | 1,245 |
| Last commit | 2026-09-16 | 2026-09-18 |
| Releases · last 90 days | 10+ | 10+ |
| In the registry since | Jan 2026 | Apr 2026 |
| Registry versions | 59 | 40 |
| Documented tools | 19 | 4 |
| Env vars extracted | 4 | 1 |
| Runs | local (stdio) | local (stdio) |
| Endpoint auth | local only | local only |
| Maintenance | actively maintained | actively maintained |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Category rank | #2 of 51 | #1 of 51 |
What their tools cover
Extracted from each project's README - the tools each server hands your agent. A missing list means the README doesn't document one, not that no tools exist.
Blockrun MCP 19 tools documented
blockrun_chat- 78 LLMs (GPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Kimi K3, GLM, NVIDIA free…blockrun_image- Generate: openai/gpt-image-2, gpt-image-1…blockrun_video- Sora 2 + xAI Grok Imagine Video + ByteDance Seedance…blockrun_realface- Enroll a real person (phone liveness) or AI character (Virtual…blockrun_music- MiniMax music generationblockrun_speech- ElevenLabs TTS (Flash/Turbo/Multilingual/v3, 8 voices) + ByteDance…blockrun_price- Pyth-backed realtime + OHLC - crypto / FX / commodity, plus the…blockrun_markets- Polymarket (markets, candles, trades, orderbooks, leaderboards…
+11 more on the full page
SearXNG Search 4 tools documented
searxng_web_search- Find sources and refine resultssearxng_search_suggestions- Complete or refine a querysearxng_instance_info- Inspect categories, engines and defaultsweb_url_read- Read a known URL as text/Markdown
Environment variables found in the READMEs
These are extracted names, not a requiredness check. Project docs may mark them optional or require other setup.
Blockrun MCP
- BLOCKRUN_BUDGET_LIMIT
- BLOCKRUN_CONFIRM_SPEND
- BLOCKRUN_API_KEY
- BLOCKRUN_CONFIRM_THRESHOLD
SearXNG Search
- SEARXNG_URL
Which one, for what
Derived from the signals above, not hands-on testing.
Pick Blockrun MCP if…
- → you want broader documented coverage - 19 tools listed vs 4
- → its documented toolset fits - 19 tools including blockrun_chat, blockrun_image
Pick SearXNG Search if…
- → you want the more widely installed option - 57,841 monthly installs vs 5,997
- → its documented toolset fits - 4 tools including searxng_web_search, searxng_search_suggestions
Who's behind them
Blockrun MCP - blockrunai: 1 MCP server tracked, 1 maintained, 394 combined stars.
SearXNG Search - ihor-sokoliuk: 1 MCP server tracked, 1 maintained, 1,245 combined stars.
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Quick answers
Is Blockrun MCP better than SearXNG Search?
Package installs favor SearXNG Search: 57,841 monthly installs to 5,997. Blockrun MCP still ranks #2 of 51 maintained search servers. Data as of 2026-09-18; we haven't hands-on tested either.
Can I use Blockrun MCP and SearXNG Search together?
Yes - MCP clients accept multiple servers in one config, so you can enable both search servers side by side. If their tools overlap, keep the one whose toolset fits to keep your agent's tool list lean.
What environment variables do their READMEs document?
Blockrun MCP: 4 environment variables extracted from the README setup; SearXNG Search: 1 environment variable extracted from the README setup. Extraction does not rule out other authentication or configuration steps; check each project's current documentation.
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Methodology: package-usage signal = npm/PyPI installs (last month, platform APIs) · maintenance = commit recency + release cadence (GitHub) · tool lists and environment-variable names extracted from each project's README · endpoint auth from our own nightly probes. We haven't hand-tested these servers; everything here is data as of 2026-09-18.