SearXNG Search▌
by secretiveshell
Use SearXNG metasearch engine for private web searches, a great alternative to the Duck Duck Go search engine and browse
Perform privacy-preserving web searches via the SearXNG metasearch engine.
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best for
- / Users who prioritize privacy over mainstream search engines
- / AI assistants needing web search without tracking
- / Organizations running their own SearxNG instances
capabilities
- / Search the web through SearxNG instances
- / Configure search parameters like result count and language
- / Filter results by time range
- / Get formatted search results optimized for LLMs
what it does
Connects to SearxNG privacy-focused search engines to provide web search capabilities for AI assistants. Lets you search the web without tracking while preserving context window space.
about
SearXNG Search is a community-built MCP server published by secretiveshell that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Use SearXNG metasearch engine for private web searches, a great alternative to the Duck Duck Go search engine and browse It is categorized under search web. This server exposes 1 tool that AI clients can invoke during conversations and coding sessions.
how to install
You can install SearXNG Search in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport. This server supports remote connections over HTTP, so no local installation is required.
license
MIT
SearXNG Search is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.
readme
MCP-searxng
An MCP server for connecting agentic systems to search systems via searXNG.
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Search the web with SearXNG
Prompts
search(query: str) -> f"Searching for {query} using searXNG"
Usage
via uvx
- configure your client JSON like
{
"mcpServers": {
"searxng": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-searxng"
]
}
}
}
via git clone
- Add the server to claude desktop (the entrypoint is main.py)
Clone the repo and add this JSON to claude desktop
you can run this server with uvx mcp-searxng, or use a local copy of the repo
{
"mcpServers": {
"searxng": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--project",
"/absoloute/path/to/MCP-searxng/",
"run",
"/absoloute/path/to/MCP-searxng/mcp-searxng/main.py"
]
}
}
}
you will need to change the paths to match your environment
Custom SearXNG URL
-
set the environment variable
SEARXNG_URLto the URL of the searxng server (default ishttp://localhost:8080) -
run your MCP client and you should be able to search the web with searxng
Note: if you are using claude desktop make sure to kill the process (task manager or equivalent) before running the server again
FAQ
- What is the SearXNG Search MCP server?
- SearXNG Search is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server profile on explainx.ai. MCP lets AI hosts (e.g. Claude Desktop, Cursor) call tools and resources through a standard interface; this page summarizes categories, install hints, and community ratings.
- How do MCP servers relate to agent skills?
- Skills are reusable instruction packages (often SKILL.md); MCP servers expose live capabilities. Teams frequently combine both—skills for workflows, MCP for APIs and data. See explainx.ai/skills and explainx.ai/mcp-servers for parallel directories.
- How are reviews shown for SearXNG Search?
- This profile displays 25 aggregated ratings (sample rows for discoverability plus signed-in user reviews). Average score is about 4.8 out of 5—verify behavior in your own environment before production use.
Discussion
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Ratings
4.8★★★★★25 reviews- ★★★★★Chinedu Reddy· Dec 24, 2024
Useful MCP listing: SearXNG Search is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.
- ★★★★★Chinedu Harris· Nov 15, 2024
According to our notes, SearXNG Search benefits from clear Model Context Protocol framing — fewer ambiguous “AI plugin” claims.
- ★★★★★Chinedu Khan· Oct 6, 2024
We wired SearXNG Search into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.
- ★★★★★Dev Taylor· Sep 21, 2024
Useful MCP listing: SearXNG Search is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.
- ★★★★★Rahul Santra· Sep 9, 2024
According to our notes, SearXNG Search benefits from clear Model Context Protocol framing — fewer ambiguous “AI plugin” claims.
- ★★★★★Pratham Ware· Aug 28, 2024
We wired SearXNG Search into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.
- ★★★★★Mei Bhatia· Aug 12, 2024
SearXNG Search is a well-scoped MCP server in the explainx.ai directory — install snippets and categories matched our Claude Code setup.
- ★★★★★Yash Thakker· Jul 19, 2024
SearXNG Search is a well-scoped MCP server in the explainx.ai directory — install snippets and categories matched our Claude Code setup.
- ★★★★★Arya Johnson· Jul 3, 2024
We wired SearXNG Search into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.
- ★★★★★Arya Garcia· Jun 22, 2024
According to our notes, SearXNG Search benefits from clear Model Context Protocol framing — fewer ambiguous “AI plugin” claims.
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