SearXNG MCP Server

Self-hosted SearXNG metasearch for MCP clients: web, image, news, video, music and page fetch.

Local serverstdio

What is the SearXNG MCP Server?

SearXNG MCP Server is an MCP integration. Self-hosted SearXNG metasearch for MCP clients: web, image, news, video, music and page fetch.

Packages and local setup

The published npm package is searxng-mcp-server, version 0.3.1. Its declared MCP transport is stdio.

The package declares SEARXNG_URL: Base URL of the SearXNG instance; SEARXNG_TRANSPORT: Transport: stdio (default) or http (Streamable HTTP, 2026-07-28 revision only).

Before connecting

Check the maintainer’s instructions for account access, authentication and the supported client configuration. Once connected, inspect the tools your client receives and try a small task that matches the server’s stated purpose. The registry description does not include a verified, complete tool list.

Project and source

View the publisher’s registry entry · Project repository. This profile uses version 0.3.1 from the registry. Registration identifies the publisher namespace; it does not establish that this is a first-party integration for every service it connects.

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Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
SEARXNG_URLBase URL of the SearXNG instanceOptional
SEARXNG_TRANSPORTTransport: stdio (default) or http (Streamable HTTP, 2026-07-28 revision only)Optional