mcp-searxng MCP server

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

What mcp-searxng does

Summarised from the project README; check the repository for the latest details.

Features

• Search with pagination, filters, direct answers and full or compact text/JSON output.
• Read HTML, structured text and bounded PDF text; inspect headings or selected sections.
• Discover instance capabilities and get query suggestions.
• Optional replica failover/fan-out, HTML fallback, caching, proxies and browser solvers.
• Local STDIO or Streamable HTTP, with static bearer and optional OAuth protection.

Tools exposed (4)

• searxng_web_search – Find sources and refine results
• searxng_search_suggestions – Complete or refine a query
• searxng_instance_info – Inspect categories, engines and defaults
• web_url_read – Read a known URL as text/Markdown

Requirements

• Node.js (runs with npx)
• Environment variables: SEARXNG_URL

How to install mcp-searxng MCP in Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "searxng": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-searxng"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SEARXNG_URL": "https://search.example.com"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "searxng": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-searxng"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SEARXNG_URL": "https://search.example.com"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "servers": {
    "searxng": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-searxng"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SEARXNG_URL": "https://search.example.com"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to config generator – combine it with other servers, or get the Windsurf format.

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