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mcp-searxng

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MCP server for SearXNG integration


01Tools · 4

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ToolRiskSide effectsApproval
searxng_search_suggestions
Returns autocomplete suggestions from the configured SearXNG instance. Use this to refine vague or partial queries before searching.
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web_url_read
Fetches a URL and returns readable content as markdown. Content-type aware: HTML is converted to markdown; JSON is pretty-printed; plain text, YAML, TOML, and XML are returned as fenced readable text. PDF text extraction is supported with bounded input, output, page count, time, concurrency, and memory; OCR is not supported. Binary, media, archive, and octet-stream downloads other than PDFs are intentionally rejected instead of being returned as raw bytes. When the operator configures browser solvers, mcp-searxng attempts FlareSolverr first and then Byparr only after a busy or transient-unavailable acquisition; cache hits bypass acquisition and a final busy or unavailable provider uses one uncached direct-fetch fallback. Three modes: (1) Full content — omit filtering params; use `startChar`/`maxLength` to paginate large pages. (2) Section extraction — set `section` to return content under a specific heading. (3) Headings only — set `readHeadings: true` to list all headings (mutually exclusive with other filtering params). Returns an error string if the URL is unreachable or content cannot be extracted. Use after `searxng_web_search` to read the full content of individual result URLs.
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searxng_instance_info
Discovers capabilities from all reachable configured SearXNG instances via /config, including categories.common/available, engines.common/available, defaults, locales, and plugins.
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searxng_web_search
Searches the web using SearXNG and returns a list of results, each with a title, URL, and content snippet. CRITICAL: The required parameter name is exactly `query` (not `prompt`, `q`, or any other name). Calls an external SearXNG instance; availability depends on the `SEARXNG_URL` configuration. Use `pageno` to paginate results; combine `time_range` and `language` to narrow scope. To read the full text of a result URL, follow up with `web_url_read`.
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02Install & source
npx -y mcp-searxng
npx

03Access granted
Search the web · destructive

The access this server can exercise, inferred from its verified tools — not a declared OAuth scope.


05Provenance & freshness
sourcesnpm registry [p4]
last_checked2026-08-16 16:54Z
next_check2026-08-16 19:46Z
cadenceevery 3h
verifiedtools_list:passed handshake:passed metadata:passed tools_list:passed handshake:passed metadata:passed tools_list:passed handshake:passed metadata:passed tools_list:passed
index_statusindex9 unique facts >= 5

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