MCP-searxng

by SecretiveShell

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MCP server for connecting agentic systems to search systems via searXNG

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Author: SecretiveShell
GitHub stars: 125
Downloads: 131
Categories: Other, Search

Setting up with Highlight

This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:

Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
Configure the plugin with the settings below

Plugin Name MCP-searxng

Command (node, npx, python, etc.)

Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches

Setting up with Cursor

Open Cursor's settings
Navigate to the MCP section
Click "Add new Global MCP server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-searxng": {
            "searxng": {
                "command": "uvx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-searxng"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-searxng": {
            "searxng": {
                "command": "uvx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-searxng"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-searxng": {
            "searxng": {
                "command": "uvx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-searxng"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Claude Desktop

Open Claude Desktop's settings
Go to the Integrations tab
Click "Add MCP Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure Claude Desktop is running before attempting to connect.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-searxng": {
            "searxng": {
                "command": "uvx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-searxng"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-searxng": {
            "searxng": {
                "command": "uvx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-searxng"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-searxng": {
            "searxng": {
                "command": "uvx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-searxng"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Windsurf

Open Windsurf's preferences
Go to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Integration"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-searxng": {
            "searxng": {
                "command": "uvx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-searxng"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-searxng": {
            "searxng": {
                "command": "uvx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-searxng"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-searxng": {
            "searxng": {
                "command": "uvx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-searxng"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Cline

Open Cline's settings
Navigate to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure to restart Cline after adding the configuration.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-searxng": {
            "searxng": {
                "command": "uvx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-searxng"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-searxng": {
            "searxng": {
                "command": "uvx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-searxng"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-searxng": {
            "searxng": {
                "command": "uvx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-searxng"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Goose

Open Goose's preferences
Go to the Integrations tab
Select "MCP Servers"
Click "Add New Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-searxng": {
            "searxng": {
                "command": "uvx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-searxng"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-searxng": {
            "searxng": {
                "command": "uvx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-searxng"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-searxng": {
            "searxng": {
                "command": "uvx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-searxng"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

From the repository

Configure your MCP client with the command uvx and args ["mcp-searxng"], or clone the repository and run with uv. Set the environment variable SEARXNG_URL (default is http://localhost:8080) to specify a custom SearXNG endpoint. Then run your MCP client and use the search tool.

Claude Desktop / Cursor

Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-searxng": {
            "searxng": {
                "command": "uvx",
                "args": [
                    "mcp-searxng"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

McpServers

{
    "searxng": {
        "command": "uvx",
        "args": [
            "mcp-searxng"
        ]
    }
}

An MCP server for connecting agentic systems to search systems viasearXNG.

search(query: str) -> f"Searching for {query} using searXNG"

{ "mcpServers": { "searxng": { "command": "uvx", "args": [ "mcp-searxng" ] } } }

- Add the server to claude desktop (the entrypoint is main.py)

Clone the repo and add this JSON to claude desktop

you can run this server withuvx mcp-searxng, or use a local copy of the repo

{ "mcpServers": { "searxng": { "command": "uv", "args": [ "--project", "/absoloute/path/to/MCP-searxng/", "run", "/absoloute/path/to/MCP-searxng/mcp-searxng/main.py" ] } } }

you will need to change the paths to match your environment
-

set the environment variableSEARXNG_URLto the URL of the searxng server (default ishttp://localhost:8080)

run your MCP client and you should be able to search the web with searxng

Note: if you are using claude desktop make sure to kill the process (task manager or equivalent) before running the server again

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