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mcp_searxng

MCP server for privacy-respecting web search via SearXNG.

Requires pi-mcp-bridge to connect to pi.

Prerequisites

  • SearXNG instance running (default: http://localhost:8080/searxng)

Related MCP server: mcp_server_searXNG

Installation

pip install git+https://github.com/timaliev/mcp_searxng.git

Or via uv:

uv tool install git+https://github.com/timaliev/mcp_searxng.git

Configuration

With pi-mcp-bridge

In ~/.pi/agent/settings.json:

{
  "mcpBridge": {
    "servers": [
      {
        "name": "searxng",
        "command": "mcp-searxng",
        "args": [],
        "env": {
          "SEARXNG_URL": "http://localhost:8080/searxng"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

Standalone MCP client

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "searxng": {
      "command": "mcp-searxng",
      "args": [],
      "env": {
        "SEARXNG_URL": "http://localhost:8080/searxng"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment Variables

Variable

Default

Description

SEARXNG_URL

http://localhost:8080/searxng

SearXNG instance URL

Tools

Tool

Description

search_web

Web search with engine/category/language filters

search_news

News-only search

search_images

Image search with thumbnails

list_engines

List available/enabled SearXNG engines

Development

git clone https://github.com/timaliev/mcp_searxng.git
cd mcp_searxng
uv run mcp-searxng
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