tinysearch
local MCP servertinysearch is a local MCP server: Self-hosted web research for MCP agents. Install it from oci as docker.io/marcellm01/tinysearch:v0.4.0.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add tinysearch -e MCP_TRANSPORT=... -e TINYSEARCH_CONFIG_PATH=... -e SEARXNG_URL=... -e TINYSEARCH_EMBEDDING_BACKEND=... -e TINYSEARCH_EMBEDDING_MODEL=... -- docker run -i --rm docker.io/marcellm01/tinysearch:v0.4.0
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": {
"tinysearch": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"docker.io/marcellm01/tinysearch:v0.4.0"
],
"env": {
"MCP_TRANSPORT": "...",
"TINYSEARCH_CONFIG_PATH": "...",
"SEARXNG_URL": "...",
"TINYSEARCH_EMBEDDING_BACKEND": "...",
"TINYSEARCH_EMBEDDING_MODEL": "..."
}
}
}
}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
Summary
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 |
| tinysearch | 227 | Local | Yes | oci |
| exa | 5,056 | Hosted | No | None |
| blockrun-mcp | 395 | Local | Yes | npm |
Questions
It reads 5 environment variables: MCP_TRANSPORT, TINYSEARCH_CONFIG_PATH, SEARXNG_URL, TINYSEARCH_EMBEDDING_BACKEND, TINYSEARCH_EMBEDDING_MODEL. 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:v0.4.0.
Run: claude mcp add tinysearch -e MCP_TRANSPORT=... -e TINYSEARCH_CONFIG_PATH=... -e SEARXNG_URL=... -e TINYSEARCH_EMBEDDING_BACKEND=... -e TINYSEARCH_EMBEDDING_MODEL=... -- docker run -i --rm docker.io/marcellm01/tinysearch:v0.4.0
Run: codex mcp add tinysearch --env MCP_TRANSPORT=... --env TINYSEARCH_CONFIG_PATH=... --env SEARXNG_URL=... --env TINYSEARCH_EMBEDDING_BACKEND=... --env TINYSEARCH_EMBEDDING_MODEL=... -- docker run -i --rm docker.io/marcellm01/tinysearch:v0.4.0
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