SearXNG Search MCP Server

Privacy-respecting web search for AI assistants - use an operator-controlled or trusted SearXNG instance with Claude, Cursor, and more. Its 4 documented tools cover searxng, web. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People who work with searxng and web and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-18 · ★ 1,245 · #1 OF 51 MAINTAINED SEARCH · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install SearXNG Search

before you install - you'll need

SEARXNG_URL is optional or environment-specific per the README.

Claude Code

claude mcp add ihor-sokoliuk-mcp-searxng -- npx -y mcp-searxng

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ihor-sokoliuk-mcp-searxng": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-searxng"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package mcp-searxng - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry namespace io.github.ihor-sokoliuk is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What SearXNG Search can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can find sources and refine results, inspect categories, engines and defaults, and read a known URL as text/Markdown.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what SearXNG Search lets an agent do.

Searxng

3 tools - e.g. Find sources and refine results; Complete or refine a query; Inspect categories, engines and defaults

searxng_web_search · searxng_search_suggestions · searxng_instance_info

Web

1 tool - e.g. Read a known URL as text/Markdown

web_url_read

Latest releases

v2.3.0 · 2026-09-15

Added · Conform retained stateful HTTP sessions to the Streamable HTTP lifecycle: missing identifiers return JSON HTTP 400, unknown or terminated identifiers return JSON HTTP 404, successful DELETE termination returns…

v2.2.0 · 2026-09-09

Added · Optional MCP OAuth protected-resource mode with resource discovery, signed access-token validation and authenticated legacy-session ownership. Static-token deployments and STDIO remain available. See the OAuth…

v2.1.0 · 2026-08-25

Fixed · Reliable time-range validation for explicit engines: Searches that explicitly select engines now verify each engine's live time-range capability before sending the request. Unsupported, unknown, or unavailable…

04 · Who maintains SearXNG Search

SearXNG Search is maintained by ihor-sokoliuk. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Dec 2024.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/ihor-sokoliuk/mcp-searxng
category: search - ranked #1 of 51 actively-maintained search servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-15)
registry: io.github.ihor-sokoliuk/mcp-searxng (active, first published 2026-04-01 · 40 versions)
packages: npm:mcp-searxng

06 · SearXNG Search FAQ

Is SearXNG Search still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-18 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can SearXNG Search do?

With this server connected, an agent can find sources and refine results, inspect categories, engines and defaults, and read a known URL as text/Markdown.

How do I install SearXNG Search?

Run `npx -y mcp-searxng`. The README documents one environment variable (SEARXNG_URL) to set first. SEARXNG_URL is optional or environment-specific per the README. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does SearXNG Search run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to SearXNG Search

Alternatives to SearXNG Search

Maintained search servers if SearXNG Search isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

Servers that cover what SearXNG Search doesn't - only shown when the pairing reason fits the companion.

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