Searxng Search

Web search using SearXNG instance via MCP. Provides web search capability for agents with configurable SearXNG endpoint.

Web search using SearXNG instance via MCP protocol.

Features

• 🔍 Web search with multiple result formats
• 🔧 MCP server for standard tool integration
• ⚙️ Configurable SearXNG endpoint
• 📊 JSON, Markdown, and text output formats

Configuration

Set your SearXNG URL:

bash

export SEARXNG_URL="http://your-searxng-instance:port"

Or configure in mcporter:

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "searxng": {
      "command": "python3",
      "args": ["./mcp-server.py"],
      "env": {
        "SEARXNG_URL": "http://your-searxng-instance:port"
      }
    }
  }
}

Installation

1. Configure MCP Server

Copy config.json to your mcporter config:

bash

cp config.json ~/.config/mcporter/config.json

2. Install mcporter

bash

npm install -g mcporter

Usage

Via mcporter

bash

# List servers
mcporter list

# Search web
mcporter call searxng.web_search query="OpenClaw features" limit=5

Via Script

bash

# Configure first
export SEARXNG_URL="http://your-searxng-instance:port"

# Basic search
./searxng_search.sh "your search query"

# With options
./searxng_search.sh "query" --limit 5 --format markdown

Direct API

bash

curl "${SEARXNG_URL}/search?q=OpenClaw&format=json"

Output Formats

• text (default): Human-readable format
• json: Raw JSON output
• markdown: Markdown formatted results

Files

• mcp-server.py - MCP server implementation
• searxng_search.sh - Bash search script
• config.json - MCP configuration template

Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• mcporter CLI
• curl, jq (for bash script)

Author

zfanmy-梦月儿