SearXNG Search

Name: SearXNG Search
Author: ihor-sokoliuk

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This MCP server integrates the SearXNG API, enabling AI assistants to perform web searches and read content from URLs. It operates as a standalone Node.js process that connects to any SearXNG instance via its HTTP JSON API.

From the registry: MCP server for SearXNG — privacy-respecting web search with pagination, URL reading

GitHub Repository

https://badgen.net/docker/pulls/isokoliuk/mcp-searxng

Install & configure

Prerequisites

required
Running SearXNG instance
Point the server at any existing SearXNG instance. JSON format must be enabled in SearXNG settings.yml.
https://docs.searxng.org

Install in your client

Paste into the AI you're chatting with — it will figure out the rest

Please install the `mcp-searxng` MCP server into my current AI client (that's you).

Required prerequisites (do these first if not already done):
- **Running SearXNG instance** — Point the server at any existing SearXNG instance. JSON format must be enabled in SearXNG settings.yml. (https://docs.searxng.org)

Canonical MCP server config (stdio transport):
- command: `npx`
- args: ["-y","mcp-searxng"]
- required environment variables:
  - `SEARXNG_URL`: URL of your SearXNG instance (example: `https://search.example.com`)

Note: Docker image also available: isokoliuk/mcp-searxng:latest. Set MCP_HTTP_PORT to enable HTTP mode.

Add this MCP server to my current client's config in the correct format for you. If you need secrets or credentials I haven't provided, ASK me — do not invent values or leave raw placeholders. After adding it, tell me how to verify the server is connected.

Note: Docker image also available: isokoliuk/mcp-searxng:latest. Set MCP_HTTP_PORT to enable HTTP mode.