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SearXNG Search MCP Server

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SearXNG Search runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 12 564 installs a week from npm. Last commit 17 Sep 2026.

MCP server for SearXNG — privacy-respecting web search with pagination, URL reading

Installs per day peak 6 666 · avg 2 229 · +240% w/w
a month agotoday
12 564
Installs / week
npm · mcp-searxng
1245
Stars
2 open issues
17 Sep 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
TypeScript

What the code does

We read the source, 19 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

Known vulnerability in the package mcp-searxng · GHSA-mrvx-jmjw-vggc
Known vulnerability in the package mcp-searxng · GHSA-xcqx-9jf5-w339
Known vulnerability in the package mcp-searxng · GHSA-hjwh-xvfw-qrwj
Known vulnerability in the package mcp-searxng · GHSA-q87f-qc2r-2gw4
Known vulnerability in the package mcp-searxng · GHSA-wppf-h75h-6pm6

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

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Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add mcp-searxng -- npx -y mcp-searxng
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-searxng": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-searxng"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.mcp-searxng]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "mcp-searxng"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-searxng": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-searxng"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-searxng": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-searxng"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: SEARXNG_URL (URL of your SearXNG instance), AUTH_USERNAME (Legacy global SearXNG Basic Auth username), AUTH_PASSWORD (Legacy global SearXNG Basic Auth password). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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SearXNG Search — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for SearXNG Search?
SearXNG Search runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package mcp-searxng was installed 12 564 times last week.
How do I connect SearXNG Search?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls mcp-searxng straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use SearXNG Search?
The npm package mcp-searxng was installed 12 564 times in the last week. Week over week that is +240%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is SearXNG Search open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript, 1 245 stars on GitHub and 2 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.