Schema | SearXNG Control Plane MCP Server

SearXNG Control Plane MCP Server

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

Name	Required	Description	Default
`SEARXNG_URL`	No	Base URL of SearXNG instance	http://localhost:8081
`SEARXNG_SETTINGS_PATH`	No	Path to SearXNG `settings.yml` file	/home/ddoctorm/services/searxng/settings.yml
`SEARXNG_CONTAINER_NAME`	No	Name of the Docker container running SearXNG	searxng-app

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.

Features and capabilities supported by this server

Protocol revision2025-11-25

Capability	Details
`tools`	{ "listChanged": false }
`prompts`	{ "listChanged": false }
`resources`	{ "subscribe": false, "listChanged": false }
`experimental`	{}

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

Name	Description
inspect_settingsA	Inspect SearXNG configuration settings and active/disabled engines from settings.yml. Args: settings_path: Optional path to settings.yml. Defaults to SEARXNG_SETTINGS_PATH.
set_engine_statusA	Enable or disable a search engine in settings.yml. Args: engine_name: Name of the engine (e.g. 'google cse', 'duckduckgo', 'bing'). enabled: True to enable the engine, False to disable it. settings_path: Optional path to settings.yml. Defaults to SEARXNG_SETTINGS_PATH.
enable_engineB	Enable a specific search engine in SearXNG settings.yml. Args: engine_name: Name of the engine to enable (e.g. 'duckduckgo'). settings_path: Optional path to settings.yml.
disable_engineB	Disable a specific search engine in SearXNG settings.yml. Args: engine_name: Name of the engine to disable (e.g. 'duckduckgo'). settings_path: Optional path to settings.yml.
test_search_api_healthA	Test SearXNG Search API health by issuing a test query and measuring latency. Args: url: Base URL or search endpoint of SearXNG instance (defaults to SEARXNG_URL). query: Test search query string (defaults to 'healthcheck').
restart_searxng_containerA	Restart the SearXNG Docker container via subprocess. Args: container_name: Name of the docker container (defaults to SEARXNG_CONTAINER_NAME).

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

Name	Description
No prompts

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

Name	Description
No resources

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