tinysearch
local MCP servertinysearch is a local MCP server: Fast discovery search and self-hosted web research for MCP agents. Install it from oci as docker.io/marcellm01/tinysearch:v0.6.5.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add io-github-tinysuitehq-tinysearch -e MCP_TRANSPORT=... -e TINYSEARCH_CONFIG_PATH=... -e SEARXNG_URL=... -e TINYSEARCH_EMBEDDING_BACKEND=... -e TINYSEARCH_EMBEDDING_MODEL=... -e OTEL_SERVICE_NAME=... -e OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT=... -e OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL=... -e OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS=... -e OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES=... -e OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=... -e OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER=... -e OTEL_SDK_DISABLED=... -- docker run -i --rm docker.io/marcellm01/tinysearch:v0.6.5
Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.
Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients
Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-tinysuitehq-tinysearch": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"docker.io/marcellm01/tinysearch:v0.6.5"
],
"env": {
"MCP_TRANSPORT": "...",
"TINYSEARCH_CONFIG_PATH": "...",
"SEARXNG_URL": "...",
"TINYSEARCH_EMBEDDING_BACKEND": "...",
"TINYSEARCH_EMBEDDING_MODEL": "...",
"OTEL_SERVICE_NAME": "...",
"OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT": "...",
"OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL": "...",
"OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS": "...",
"OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES": "...",
"OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER": "...",
"OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER": "...",
"OTEL_SDK_DISABLED": "..."
}
}
}
}Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.
What you need
- Runtime: Docker or Python with uv (runs with uvx).
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
- Environment variables:
MCP_TRANSPORT,TINYSEARCH_CONFIG_PATH,SEARXNG_URL,TINYSEARCH_EMBEDDING_BACKEND,TINYSEARCH_EMBEDDING_MODEL,OTEL_SERVICE_NAME,OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT,OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL,OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS,OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES,OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER,OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER,OTEL_SDK_DISABLED
Summary
Fast discovery search and self-hosted web research for MCP agents.
tinysearch vs similar servers
| Server | Stars | Type | API key | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tinysearch | 227 | Local | Yes | oci |
| Nimrod Research | 256 | Hosted | Yes | None |
| exa | 5,056 | Hosted | No | None |
| fastCRW | 1,079 | Hosted | No | None |
| blockrun-mcp | 395 | Local | Yes | npm |
Questions
It reads 13 environment variables: MCP_TRANSPORT, TINYSEARCH_CONFIG_PATH, SEARXNG_URL, TINYSEARCH_EMBEDDING_BACKEND, TINYSEARCH_EMBEDDING_MODEL, OTEL_SERVICE_NAME, OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT, OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL, OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS, OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES, OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER, OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER, OTEL_SDK_DISABLED. Set them in your MCP config before starting the server.
Docker or Python with uv (runs with uvx), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.
tinysearch is a local MCP server distributed as the oci package docker.io/marcellm01/tinysearch:v0.6.5.
Run: claude mcp add io-github-tinysuitehq-tinysearch -e MCP_TRANSPORT=... -e TINYSEARCH_CONFIG_PATH=... -e SEARXNG_URL=... -e TINYSEARCH_EMBEDDING_BACKEND=... -e TINYSEARCH_EMBEDDING_MODEL=... -e OTEL_SERVICE_NAME=... -e OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT=... -e OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL=... -e OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS=... -e OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES=... -e OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=... -e OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER=... -e OTEL_SDK_DISABLED=... -- docker run -i --rm docker.io/marcellm01/tinysearch:v0.6.5
Run: codex mcp add io-github-tinysuitehq-tinysearch --env MCP_TRANSPORT=... --env TINYSEARCH_CONFIG_PATH=... --env SEARXNG_URL=... --env TINYSEARCH_EMBEDDING_BACKEND=... --env TINYSEARCH_EMBEDDING_MODEL=... --env OTEL_SERVICE_NAME=... --env OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT=... --env OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL=... --env OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS=... --env OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES=... --env OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER=... --env OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER=... --env OTEL_SDK_DISABLED=... -- docker run -i --rm docker.io/marcellm01/tinysearch:v0.6.5
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