SearxNG MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCP_PORT | No | Port for HTTP transport (e.g., 8080) | |
| LOG_LEVEL | No | Logging level | |
| SEARXNG_URL | Yes | The URL of the SearxNG instance | |
| SEARXNG_TIMEOUT | No | Timeout in seconds (default: 30) | |
| SEARXNG_USER_AGENT | No | Custom user agent |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| search_webA | Search the web using SearxNG. Args: query: Search query string language: Language code for results (e.g., 'en', 'en-US', 'fr', 'de'). Use None for no language preference. time_range: Time range filter ('day', 'week', 'month', 'year'). Use None for no time filtering. safesearch: Safe search filtering (True to enable, False to disable) max_results: Maximum number of results to return (default: 10) Returns: WebSearchResponse with web search results |
| search_imagesB | Search for images using SearxNG. Args: query: Image search query max_results: Maximum number of results to return (default: 10) Returns: ImageSearchResponse with image search results |
| search_videosA | Search for videos using SearxNG. Args: query: Video search query max_results: Maximum number of results to return (default: 10) Returns: VideoSearchResponse with video search results |
| search_newsB | Search for news using SearxNG. Args: query: News search query time_range: Time range filter ('day', 'week', 'month', 'year'). Use None for no time filtering. max_results: Maximum number of results to return (default: 10) Returns: NewsSearchResponse with news search results |
| fetch_urlA | Fetch content from a URL (html, text or pdf) and convert it to markdown. Args: url: The URL to fetch and convert to markdown Returns: FetchUrlResponse with the markdown content and metadata |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 5 tools
Each tool targets a distinct media type (web, images, videos, news) or action (fetch URL), with no overlap in purpose. Agents can clearly differentiate based on tool names and descriptions.
The four search tools follow a consistent 'search_{media}' pattern, but 'fetch_url' uses a different verb, introducing a minor inconsistency. However, the naming is still intuitive and logical.
With 5 tools covering the core search functionalities and URL fetching, the set is well-scoped for a search server. No tool feels unnecessary and no obvious missing categories for basic search.
The tool surface covers essential search types and URL fetching. However, some search tools lack optional filters (e.g., time_range or safesearch) that others have, creating slight feature gaps across the set.