searxng-mcp
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEARXNG_MCP_BASE_URL | No | SearXNG base URL | http://127.0.0.1:8890 |
| SEARXNG_MCP_CACHE_DIR | No | Cache directory path | |
| SEARXNG_MCP_TRANSPORT | No | Transport mode: stdio, streamable-http, or sse | |
| SEARXNG_MCP_FETCH_TIMEOUT | No | Fetch timeout in seconds | |
| SEARXNG_MCP_RENDER_SANDBOX | No | Set to 1 to keep Chromium sandboxing enabled | |
| SEARXNG_MCP_RENDER_TIMEOUT | No | Browser navigation timeout for rendered fetches | |
| SEARXNG_MCP_RENDER_WAIT_MS | No | Extra wait after DOM content load for rendered fetches | |
| SEARXNG_MCP_SEARCH_TIMEOUT | No | Backend search timeout in seconds | |
| SEARXNG_MCP_FETCH_CACHE_TTL | No | Fetch cache TTL in seconds | |
| SEARXNG_MCP_RENDER_HEADLESS | No | Set to 0 to show the browser | |
| SEARXNG_MCP_FETCH_VERIFY_TLS | No | Set to 0 to skip TLS verification on fetches | |
| SEARXNG_MCP_SEARCH_CACHE_TTL | No | Search cache TTL in seconds | |
| SEARXNG_MCP_FALLBACK_BASE_URLS | No | Optional comma-separated fallback SearXNG instances | |
| SEARXNG_MCP_RENDER_CONCURRENCY | No | Concurrent rendered fetch limit | |
| SEARXNG_MCP_RENDER_BROWSER_PATH | No | Explicit Chromium or Chrome binary path | |
| SEARXNG_MCP_RENDER_AUTO_FALLBACK | No | Set to 0 to disable automatic rendered fallback | |
| SEARXNG_MCP_RENDER_AUTO_MIN_CHARS | No | Lower this to make auto-render more aggressive | |
| SEARXNG_MCP_RENDER_AUTO_MIN_WORDS | No | Lower this to make auto-render more aggressive | |
| SEARXNG_MCP_RENDER_BLOCK_RESOURCES | No | Set to 0 to allow images, fonts, stylesheets, and media during render |
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| searchC | Search SearXNG for a single query and return a compact summary plus hidden raw payload. |
| search_manyC | Search multiple queries in parallel, dedupe the results, and return a merged ranking. |
| search_and_fetchB | Search SearXNG and fetch the top results with content extraction and citation metadata. Rendered fetch is automatic for JS-heavy pages; set rendered=True to force browser mode. |
| researchA | Search multiple queries, merge and dedupe results, then fetch the top sources with citations. Rendered fetch is automatic for JS-heavy pages; set rendered=True to force browser mode. |
| fetch_urlA | Fetch a URL, extract readable content, and return a compact excerpt with hidden full text metadata. Rendered fetch is automatic for JS-heavy pages; set rendered=True to force browser mode. |
| fetch_manyA | Fetch multiple URLs in parallel, extract content, and return compact citations. Rendered fetch is automatic for JS-heavy pages; set rendered=True to force browser mode. |
| healthB | Check that SearXNG and the local cache are healthy. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| quick_lookup | Seed the fastest single-question workflow. |
| deep_research | Seed the broader multi-query research workflow. |
| research_workflow | Compatibility router that chooses quick_lookup or deep_research. |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| config_resource | Machine-readable server configuration and capability summary. |
| guide_resource | Machine-readable workflow guidance for agent-driven clients. |
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