SearXNG Search
local MCP serverSearXNG Search is a local MCP server: MCP server for SearXNG — privacy-respecting web search with pagination, URL reading. Install it from npm as mcp-searxng.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add mcp-searxng -e SEARXNG_URL=... -e AUTH_USERNAME=... -e AUTH_PASSWORD=... -- npx -y mcp-searxng
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": {
"mcp-searxng": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-searxng"
],
"env": {
"SEARXNG_URL": "...",
"AUTH_USERNAME": "...",
"AUTH_PASSWORD": "..."
}
}
}
}Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.
What you need
- Runtime: Node.js 18+ (runs with npx).
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
- Environment variables:
SEARXNG_URL,AUTH_USERNAME,AUTH_PASSWORD
Summary
MCP server for SearXNG — privacy-respecting web search with pagination, URL reading
SearXNG Search vs similar servers
| Server | Stars | Type | API key | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SearXNG Search | 1,262 | Local | Yes | npm |
| Firecrawl MCP Server | 7,526 | Local | Yes | npm |
| mcp-sap-docs | 233 | Local | No | npm |
| mcp-server-search | 39K | Local | No | npm |
| Agent Skills Search Server | 26K | Hosted | No | None |
Questions
It reads 3 environment variables: SEARXNG_URL, AUTH_USERNAME, AUTH_PASSWORD. Set them in your MCP config before starting the server.
Node.js 18+ (runs with npx), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.
SearXNG Search is a local MCP server distributed as the npm package mcp-searxng.
Run: claude mcp add mcp-searxng -e SEARXNG_URL=... -e AUTH_USERNAME=... -e AUTH_PASSWORD=... -- npx -y mcp-searxng
Run: codex mcp add mcp-searxng --env SEARXNG_URL=... --env AUTH_USERNAME=... --env AUTH_PASSWORD=... -- npx -y mcp-searxng
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