Searxng Simple MCP Server

Script runner for LLM Benchmark project

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What is the Searxng Simple MCP MCP server?

If you want an AI assistant working directly with Searxng Simple MCP, the searxng simple mcp mcp server is the bridge. Script runner for LLM Benchmark project.

What Searxng Simple MCP does

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides web search capabilities using SearxNG, allowing AI assistants like Claude to search the web.

This project implements an MCP server that connects to SearxNG, a privacy-respecting metasearch engine. The server provides a simple and efficient way for Large Language Models to search the web without tracking users.

Key capabilities

  • Privacy-focused web search through SearxNG
  • Simple API for LLM integration
  • Compatible with Claude Desktop and other MCP-compliant clients
  • Configurable search parameters
  • Clean, formatted search results optimized for LLMs

Tools it exposes

Once connected, the assistant can call these 2 tools directly:

  • Features — The Features tool exposed by this server
  • Prerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server

Installing the searxng simple mcp mcp server

The server is distributed via PyPI as run, so most clients can run it without a manual build step. Add it to your MCP client's configuration and restart the client to pick it up — the copy-paste configs for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are on this page.

Configuration

Before the server will start you need to supply one environment variable: SEARXNG_MCP_SEARXNG_URL. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than committing them.

Requirements

  • Python 3.10 or higher - A SearxNG instance (public or self-hosted)

Where it fits

AI-service servers chain other models into your assistant, turning a single chat into a small production pipeline. Searxng Simple MCP sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — Features, Prerequisites — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other ai services servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.

Practical notes

  • This is a hosted server — you point your client at an endpoint rather than running a local process, so there is nothing to keep updated on your machine.
  • It will not start until its required credentials are present, so set those before wondering why the tools never appear.
  • Maintained by Sacode, written in Python.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the searxng simple mcp mcp server actually does with your data.
  • Every entry in this directory is reviewed by hand before it goes live, and details are checked against the project's own documentation.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
FeaturesThe Features tool exposed by this server.
PrerequisitesThe Prerequisites tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Searxng Simple MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "searxng": {
      "command": "pipx",
      "args": [
        "run", "searxng-simple-mcp@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SEARXNG_MCP_SEARXNG_URL": "https://your-instance.example.com"
      }
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

  • Python 3.10 or higher - A SearxNG instance (public or self-hosted)
VariableDescriptionRequired
SEARXNG_MCP_SEARXNG_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Searxng Simple MCP to Features.
  • Use Searxng Simple MCP to Prerequisites.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Searxng Simple MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 2 tools (Features, Prerequisites) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Searxng Simple MCP directly.