Search Forge MCP Server

One local gateway. Intent-aware search. Clean Markdown. REST, MCP, CLI, and TypeScript.

People who need search tools inside Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-07-25 · ★ 2 · #45 OF 47 MAINTAINED SEARCH · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Search Forge

before you install - you'll need

Set SEARCHFORGE_SEARXNG_URL before connecting.

Docker

docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/divyanshu-iitian/searchforge-mcp:0.2.0

Claude Desktop - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "divyanshu-iitian-searchforge": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/divyanshu-iitian/searchforge-mcp:0.2.0"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

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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 container (OCI image) - can be sandboxed away from your filesystem

repo age created 2026-07-23 - young repo, little track record yet

license MIT - declared in the repository

registry namespace io.github.divyanshu-iitian is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Search Forge can do

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

Latest releases

v0.2.0 · 2026-07-24

SearchForge is now a zero-key search toolkit for agents and RAG.\n\nHighlights:\n- capability routing for web, code, academic, and community search\n- no-key GitHub, Crossref, Hacker News, and Wikipedia adapters\n…

v0.1.0 · 2026-07-23

SearchForge gives LLMs, agents, and RAG pipelines a provider-neutral web search layer without requiring another LLM. · Highlights · SearXNG-first, self-hosted full-web metasearch · Optional Brave Search adapter and…

04 · Who maintains Search Forge

SearchForge is maintained by divyanshu-iitian. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jul 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/divyanshu-iitian/searchforge
website: https://divyanshu-iitian.github.io/SearchForge/
category: search - ranked #45 of 47 actively-maintained search servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 2 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-07-24)
registry: io.github.divyanshu-iitian/searchforge (active, first published 2026-07-24)
packages: oci:ghcr.io/divyanshu-iitian/searchforge-mcp:0.2.0

06 · Search Forge FAQ

What is Search Forge?

One local gateway. Intent-aware search. Clean Markdown. REST, MCP, CLI, and TypeScript.

Is Search Forge still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-07-25 and it shipped 2 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Search Forge?

Run `docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/divyanshu-iitian/searchforge-mcp:0.2.0`. The README documents one environment variable (SEARCHFORGE_SEARXNG_URL) to set first. Set SEARCHFORGE_SEARXNG_URL before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

07 · Alternatives to Search Forge

Alternatives to Search Forge

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

Pairs well with

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

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