MCP SearXNG Search

An MCP server for privacy-focused web search and article scraping using SearXNG instances.

Tools

• searxng_search

  • Execute web searches with titles, URLs, and snippets
  • Inputs:
    • query (string): Search terms
    • searxng_url (string, optional): SearXNG instance URL

• scrape_article

  • Extract clean article content from any webpage
  • Inputs:
    • url (string): URL to scrape

• search

  • Search and automatically scrape top 5 results
  • Inputs:
    • query (string): Search terms
    • searxng_url (string, optional): SearXNG instance URL

Configuration

NPX

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "searxng": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-searxng-scrape"],
      "env": {
        "SEARXNG_URL": "https://searx.be"
      }
    }
  }
}

Local Development

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "searxng": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["dist/index.js"],
      "cwd": "/path/to/mcp-searxng",
      "env": {
        "SEARXNG_URL": "https://searx.be"
      }
    }
  }
}

Popular SearXNG Instances

• https://searx.be
• https://search.sapti.me
• https://searx.tiekoetter.com
• https://searx.work

Build

npm install
npm run build

SearXNG Setup

For more details on SearXNG setup and customization, refer to the official SearXNG documentation:

🔗 SearXNG Installation Guide

License

MIT