io.github.whw23/searxng-http-mcp

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Self-contained SearXNG metasearch MCP server. One Docker image, 200+ engines, privacy-first.

9 3 tools GitHub PyPI

No known CVEs

No license

Actively maintained

Last commit 7d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, sse, http

3 tools · ~254 tok

Grade A · 0.1% of 200K ctx

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "searxng": {
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "--memory=512m",
        "--cpus=1",
        "ghcr.io/whw23/searxng-http-mcp:latest",
        "--stdio"
      ],
      "command": "docker"
    }
  }
}

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A self-contained MCP server that wraps SearXNG — a free, privacy-respecting metasearch engine that aggregates results from 200+ search engines.

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Is io.github.whw23/searxng-http-mcp safe to use?: io.github.whw23/searxng-http-mcp has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.
How do I install io.github.whw23/searxng-http-mcp?: io.github.whw23/searxng-http-mcp supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can io.github.whw23/searxng-http-mcp do?: io.github.whw23/searxng-http-mcp provides 3 tools: search, autocomplete, engine_discovery. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with io.github.whw23/searxng-http-mcp?: io.github.whw23/searxng-http-mcp is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
Is io.github.whw23/searxng-http-mcp actively maintained?: io.github.whw23/searxng-http-mcp is actively maintained — last commit was 7 days ago. It has 9 GitHub stars.

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{ "mcpServers": { "searxng": { "args": [ "run", "--rm", "-i", "--memory=512m", "--cpus=1", "ghcr.io/whw23/searxng-http-mcp:latest", "--stdio" ], "command": "docker" } } }

🚀 Quick Start

Server mode — deploy once, connect from any client:

docker run -d --name searxng-mcp --restart unless-stopped \ -p YOUR_PORT:8888 --memory=512m --cpus=1 \ ghcr.io/whw23/searxng-http-mcp:latest

Then connect your client to http://YOUR_HOST:YOUR_PORT/mcp/. To enable API key auth, see Authentication.

Local mode — no server needed, run directly in your client:

docker run --rm -i --memory=512m --cpus=1 ghcr.io/whw23/searxng-http-mcp:latest --stdio

Add this as a stdio MCP server in your client — see Client Configuration for details.

uvx mode — if you already have SearXNG running (install guide):

uvx searxng-http-mcp

Set SEARXNG_URL to point to your SearXNG instance (default: http://127.0.0.1:8080).

Frequently Asked Questions

Is io.github.whw23/searxng-http-mcp safe to use?

io.github.whw23/searxng-http-mcp has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.

How do I install io.github.whw23/searxng-http-mcp?

io.github.whw23/searxng-http-mcp supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What can io.github.whw23/searxng-http-mcp do?

io.github.whw23/searxng-http-mcp provides 3 tools: search, autocomplete, engine_discovery. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with io.github.whw23/searxng-http-mcp?

io.github.whw23/searxng-http-mcp is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.

Is io.github.whw23/searxng-http-mcp actively maintained?

io.github.whw23/searxng-http-mcp is actively maintained — last commit was 7 days ago. It has 9 GitHub stars.

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A self-contained MCP server that wraps SearXNG — a free, privacy-respecting metasearch engine that aggregates results from 200+ search engines.

🚀 Quick Start

Server mode — deploy once, connect from any client:

docker run -d --name searxng-mcp --restart unless-stopped \
  -p YOUR_PORT:8888 --memory=512m --cpus=1 \
  ghcr.io/whw23/searxng-http-mcp:latest

Then connect your client to http://YOUR_HOST:YOUR_PORT/mcp/. To enable API key auth, see Authentication.

Local mode — no server needed, run directly in your client:

docker run --rm -i --memory=512m --cpus=1 ghcr.io/whw23/searxng-http-mcp:latest --stdio

Add this as a stdio MCP server in your client — see Client Configuration for details.

uvx mode — if you already have SearXNG running (install guide):

uvx searxng-http-mcp

Set SEARXNG_URL to point to your SearXNG instance (default: http://127.0.0.1:8080).

✨ Features

Search

🔍 200+ search engines — Google, Bi

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