SearXNG HTTP MCP

Name: SearXNG HTTP MCP
Author: whw23

by whw23version 2026.55.0i★ –iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.whw23/searxng-http-mcp

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Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

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

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What you can do with it

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Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio, Streamable HTTP
Category: Design, images & audio

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Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

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Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
The registry lists no key to fill in.

You need

DockerDocker installed

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "searxng-http": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/whw23/searxng-http-mcp",
        "--stdio"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add searxng-http -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/whw23/searxng-http-mcp --stdio

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "searxng-http": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/whw23/searxng-http-mcp",
        "--stdio"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "searxng-http": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/whw23/searxng-http-mcp",
        "--stdio"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

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What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

Basic checksi

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Compared with others in Design, images & audioi

More stars than 0% of the other 2787 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 8% of the other 2787 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 2787 servers in this category

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Common questions

Is SearXNG HTTP MCP safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (2026.55.0) reached the registry 6 months ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Docker on your computer.

What can I use instead?

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README from the maker

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中文 · Quick Start · Features · Architecture · Comparison · Usage · MCP Tools · Client Config · Plugin · Contributing

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, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Brave, and more via SearXNG
📂 30+ categories — news, images, videos, science, IT, and more
📄 Multi-page fanout — up to 5 pages per call
💡 Autocomplete suggestions — discover relevant search terms
🗂 Engine discovery — query available engines grouped by category
🎯 Token-efficient — results trimmed to essentials

Infrastructure

📦 Self-contained — SearXNG built into Docker image
🔄 Triple transport — HTTP server, Docker stdio, and uvx standalone
🔐 Authentication — x-api-key + HTTP Basic Auth
🌐 Reverse proxy — SearXNG Web UI on the same port
⚡ Dynamic tool descriptions — live category lists injected at startup
📐 Rich JSON Schema — enum constraints, range limits, and descriptions on every parameter

🏛 Architecture

graph LR

Client(["client:YOUR_PORT"]) --> Expose(":8888")

subgraph Container["🐳 Docker Container"] direction LR Expose --> Auth{Auth} Auth -->|/mcp| MCP[FastMCP Server] Auth -->|/*| Proxy[Reverse Proxy] MCP --> SearXNG[SearXNG :8080] Proxy --> SearXNG end

style Expose fill:none,stroke:#2496ed,stroke-dasharray:5 5,color:#2496ed

style Client fill:#4a90d9,color:#fff,stroke:#3a7bc8 style Container fill:#f0f4f8,stroke:#2496ed,stroke-width:2px,color:#2496ed style Auth fill:#f5a623,color:#fff,stroke:#d4900e style MCP fill:#50c878,color:#fff,stroke:#3da85e style Proxy fill:#9b59b6,color:#fff,stroke:#8344a5 style SearXNG fill:#e74c3c,color:#fff,stroke:#c0392b

📊 Comparison with Alternatives

Why these five?

There are 20+ SearXNG MCP servers and many more general-purpose search MCPs. Most SearXNG wrappers only expose a basic search tool, leaving SearXNG's categories, autocomplete, and engine metadata unused. We picked five alternatives that each represent a distinct category:

88plug/searxng-mcp — richest tool surface among SearXNG MCPs (7 tools: rendered fetch, research mode, parallel queries)
ihor/mcp-searxng — most GitHub stars among SearXNG MCPs
open-webSearch — top free multi-engine alternative outside the SearXNG ecosystem (Bing, Baidu, DuckDuckGo, Brave, etc.)
exa-mcp-server — most popular commercial search API MCP
Perplexity MCP — commercial AI-powered search, highest star count in the search MCP space

Feature ✨ This project 88plug/searxng-mcp ihor/mcp-searxng open-webSearch exa-mcp-server Perplexity MCP

Search 200+ engines via SearXNG ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ 30+ search categories ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ Multi-page fanout ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ Autocomplete suggestions ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ Engine discovery tool ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ Dynamic tool descriptions ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ Infrastructure Self-contained (built-in search) ✅ ❌ ❌ ✅ N/A N/A Zero-install Docker deploy ✅ ❌ ❌ ✅ ❌ ❌ HTTP + stdio transport ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ Authentication ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅ Web UI reverse proxy ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ AI Coding Agent Plugin ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ General Free & open source ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌ (paid API) ❌ (paid API) Privacy (self-hosted) ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌ ❌ Language Python Python Node.js TypeScript TypeScript TypeScript GitHub Stars

Why fewer tools?

MCP is designed for composition — clients connect multiple specialized servers, each doing one thing well. Some alternatives bundle URL fetching, rendered page extraction, multi-query fan-out, or research modes into the search server. We k

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SearXNG HTTP MCP

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Design, images & audioi

Common questions

Alternatives

Figma Context MCP

Claude Real Video

Figma MCP Server

README from the maker

🚀 Quick Start

✨ Features

Search

Infrastructure

🏛 Architecture

📊 Comparison with Alternatives