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mcp-searxng

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Enables private web searches within AI workflows without exposing queries to commercial search providers, reducing data leakage risk while maintaining curren…

MCP server that connects Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client to a SearXNG metasearch instance for private web search. Provides web search with pagination, time-range, language, safe-search, and relevance-score filters, plus URL content reading with TTL caching, search suggestions, and automatic failover across multiple SearXNG replicas. Free, self-hosted, no API key — point SEARXNG_URL at your instance.

1,114 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeNo code needed
Reviewed 2026/06 ·
Why it matters

Enables private web searches within AI workflows without exposing queries to commercial search providers, reducing data leakage risk while maintaining current information access for code research and decision-making.

Best for

Engineering teams needing to integrate real-time web search into Claude workflows while maintaining data privacy and control over search infrastructure.

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Source

https://github.com/ihor-sokoliuk/mcp-searxng

By ihor-sokoliuk

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop AppOpen the Customize panel in the sidebar → browse connectors → search and add. Works in Claude Code, Claude Cowork, and Claude Chat.
Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into a Claude Code conversation. Claude will run it for you.
Command
claude mcp add searxng -e SEARXNG_URL=<your-searxng-instance-url> -- npx -y mcp-searxng

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

First thing to try

Once it’s connected, paste this into Claude:

Search internal documentation and find specific API endpoints without exposing queries to public search engines
PrerequisitesA reachable SearXNG instance (self-hosted or a semicolon-separated list of interchangeable replicas), set via the SEARXNG_URL environment variable. No API key required. Note: this is a standalone Node.js MCP server, not a SearXNG plugin.CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars1,114Contributors23Last updated2026-08-10LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-08-11 · scanner vattempted-no-data

Data & Access

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Community Pulse Quiet

No community discussions found yet. This doesn't mean the tool isn't good — it may be new or serve a niche use case.

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 942 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license MIT.

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use
4/5
Versatility
4/5
Reliability
3/5
Security
3/5
Overall score3.60 / 5.00 SolidEvaluatedJun 2026
Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 942 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license MIT.

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