Local MCP Server

Agent-friendly local web search using SearXNG for snippets and Crawl4AI for full-text retrieval.

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What is the Local MCP Server?

Agent-friendly local web search using SearXNG for snippets and Crawl4AI for full-text retrieval.

What you get

Local Web Search gives AI agents a local web-search backend with two familiar tools:

  • Agents see normal tool names: web_search for discovery and web_fetch for
  • Search results stay compact, which keeps context windows cleaner
  • Full page fetches are deliberate, cached, and bounded by character limits
  • Execution happens in your local environment, pointed at your local SearXNG

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Maintainer setup documentation.

How to install the Local MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "local-web-search-1": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["local-web-search"],
      "env": {
        "SEARXNG_BASE_URL": "your-value",
        "LOCAL_WEB_SEARCH_SEARXNG_HOST": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
SEARXNG_BASE_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes
LOCAL_WEB_SEARCH_SEARXNG_HOSTEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Optional

Frequently asked questions

Agent-friendly local web search using SearXNG for snippets and Crawl4AI for full-text retrieval. Confirm the tools offered by your installed version in the connected client. Tool availability and permissions depend on the server and account configuration.