SearXNG Search MCP Server

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

People connecting search tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-25 · ★ 1,158 · #1 OF 47 MAINTAINED SEARCH · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install SearXNG Search

before you install - you'll need

Set MCP_HTTP_HOST before connecting. SEARXNG_URL, MCP_HTTP_PORT are 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.

Latest releases

v2.0.0 · 2026-08-21

Node.js 22 or later is now required: Node.js 20 is no longer supported, and the PDF extraction runtime now uses unpdf 1.8.1 with loading-task teardown. Consumers and deployments must upgrade to Node.js 22 or a newer…

v1.16.0 · 2026-08-20

Added · Bounded SearXNG response-body consumption: Search JSON and HTML fallback, /config, and suggestions now share a streaming response reader with a configurable SEARXNG_MAX_RESPONSE_BYTES ceiling (5 MiB by…

v1.15.0 · 2026-08-11

Added · Configurable search result detail: searxng_web_search accepts optional result_detail values compact and full (default). Compact responses emit only safe title, URL, and description/content-snippet fields (JSON…

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 47 actively-maintained search servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-21)
registry: io.github.ihor-sokoliuk/mcp-searxng (active, first published 2026-04-01 · 37 versions)
packages: npm:mcp-searxng

06 · SearXNG Search FAQ

What is SearXNG Search?

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

Is SearXNG Search still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-25 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install SearXNG Search?

Run `npx -y mcp-searxng`. The README documents 3 environment variables (SEARXNG_URL, MCP_HTTP_PORT, MCP_HTTP_HOST) to set first. Set MCP_HTTP_HOST before connecting. SEARXNG_URL, MCP_HTTP_PORT are 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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