The SearXNG MCP Server integrates with the SearXNG search engine API, providing web search capabilities to MCP-compatible applications. It enables searching the web, reading URL content, and supports various filtering options for search results.
Executes web searches with customizable parameters:
query
(string): The search query to be passed to search servicespageno
(number, optional): Search page number, starts at 1 (default: 1)time_range
(string, optional): Filter by time - "day", "month", or "year" (default: none)language
(string, optional): Language code for results (e.g., "en", "fr") or "all" (default: "all")safesearch
(number, optional): Safe search level (0: None, 1: Moderate, 2: Strict)Fetches and converts web content to markdown:
url
(string): The URL to fetch and processSEARXNG_URL
environment variable to your chosen instance URLhttp://localhost:8080
For password-protected SearXNG instances:
AUTH_USERNAME
environment variable with your usernameAUTH_PASSWORD
environment variable with your passwordTo install automatically using Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli install @ihor-sokoliuk/server-searxng --client claude
Add this to your MCP configuration file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"searxng": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-searxng"
],
"env": {
"SEARXNG_URL": "YOUR_SEARXNG_INSTANCE_URL"
}
}
}
}
First install the package globally:
npm install -g mcp-searxng
Then add to your MCP configuration file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"searxng": {
"command": "mcp-searxng",
"env": {
"SEARXNG_URL": "YOUR_SEARXNG_INSTANCE_URL"
}
}
}
}
Pull the image:
docker pull isokoliuk/mcp-searxng:latest
Configure in your claude_desktop_config.json
:
{
"mcpServers": {
"searxng": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-e",
"SEARXNG_URL",
"isokoliuk/mcp-searxng:latest"
],
"env": {
"SEARXNG_URL": "YOUR_SEARXNG_INSTANCE_URL"
}
}
}
}
Build the image:
docker build -t mcp-searxng:latest -f Dockerfile .
Configure in your claude_desktop_config.json
:
{
"mcpServers": {
"searxng": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-e",
"SEARXNG_URL",
"mcp-searxng:latest"
],
"env": {
"SEARXNG_URL": "YOUR_SEARXNG_INSTANCE_URL"
}
}
}
}
To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:
claude mcp add-json "searxng" '{"command":"npx","args":["-y","mcp-searxng"],"env":{"SEARXNG_URL":"YOUR_SEARXNG_INSTANCE_URL"}}'
See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.
There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json
file so that it is available in all of your projects.
If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json
file.
To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".
When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json
file will be opened and you can add your server like this:
{
"mcpServers": {
"searxng": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-searxng"
],
"env": {
"SEARXNG_URL": "YOUR_SEARXNG_INSTANCE_URL"
}
}
}
}
To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json
file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.
Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.
The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.
You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.
To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:
1. Find your configuration file:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
2. Add this to your configuration file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"searxng": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-searxng"
],
"env": {
"SEARXNG_URL": "YOUR_SEARXNG_INSTANCE_URL"
}
}
}
}
3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect