This server provides privacy-respecting web search via a SearXNG instance, exposing multiple MCP tools with structured error handling (all responses contain a success flag).
search_web: Perform general web searches. Optionally filter by engine, category (general, news, images, science, files, social media, videos), language, and maximum result count.
search_news: Search for news articles, controlling the number of results.
search_images: Image search; results include title, URL, thumbnail, and source.
list_engines: List all available search engines, defaulting to only enabled ones; optionally show all engines.
Provides privacy-respecting web search via SearXNG, including tools for general web search, news search, image search with thumbnails, and listing available/enabled engines.
Click on "Install Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@mcp_searxng search the web for the latest developments in renewable energy"
That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed.
Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.
MCP server for privacy-respecting web search via SearXNG.
Requires pi-mcp-bridge to connect to pi.
SearXNG instance running (default: http://localhost:8080/searxng)
Related MCP server: mcp_server_searXNG
pip install git+https://github.com/timaliev/mcp_searxng.gitOr via uv:
uv tool install git+https://github.com/timaliev/mcp_searxng.gitIn ~/.pi/agent/settings.json:
{
"mcpBridge": {
"servers": [
{
"name": "searxng",
"command": "mcp-searxng",
"args": [],
"env": {
"SEARXNG_URL": "http://localhost:8080/searxng"
},
"setupCommands": [
"uv tool install --python 3.11 git+https://github.com/timaliev/mcp_searxng.git"
],
"githubRepo": "timaliev/mcp_searxng",
"versionCommand": "mcp-searxng --version"
}
]
}
}In ~/.mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"searxng": {
"command": "mcp-searxng",
"args": [],
"env": {
"SEARXNG_URL": "http://localhost:8080/searxng"
}
}
}
}Variable | Default | Description |
|
| SearXNG instance URL |
Tool | Description |
| Web search with engine/category/language filters |
| News-only search |
| Image search with thumbnails |
| List available/enabled SearXNG engines |
All tools return a structured response with a success field. If SearXNG is unreachable or returns an error, success will be false with an error code and detail:
Error Code | Cause |
| SearXNG instance is not running or not reachable at the configured |
| SearXNG returned an HTTP error (e.g., 500) |
| Unexpected error while processing the request |
Example error response:
{
"success": false,
"error": "ECONNREFUSED",
"detail": "Cannot reach SearXNG at http://localhost:8080/searxng"
}The server does not crash or exit — errors are returned inline so the agent can handle them gracefully.
git clone https://github.com/timaliev/mcp_searxng.git
cd mcp_searxng
uv run mcp-searxngUnclaimed servers have limited discoverability.
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