MCP-WebSearch-SearXNG

MCP-WebSearch-SearXNG is an MCP server, listed under search. It reaches searxng. It needs SEARXNG_SECRET to authenticate. Its repository has 2 GitHub stars and is licensed under NOASSERTION; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

This repository hosts a self-hosted SearXNG metasearch engine integrated with an MCP server, enabling privacy-respecting web search and image retrieval for language models, agents, and tool-using applications. It supports HTTP streaming, parallel multi-query search, and base64 image rendering with smart resizing.

MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. MCP-WebSearch-SearXNG’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.

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What does MCP-WebSearch-SearXNG do?

This repository hosts a self-hosted SearXNG metasearch engine integrated with an MCP server, enabling privacy-respecting web search and image retrieval for language models, agents, and tool-using applications. It supports HTTP streaming, parallel multi-query search, and base64 image rendering with smart resizing.

How do I install MCP-WebSearch-SearXNG?

Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/hypersniper05/MCP-WebSearch-SearXNG

What does MCP-WebSearch-SearXNG connect to, and what does it need?

It reaches searxng. The credentials we found in its source are SEARXNG_SECRET.

Is MCP-WebSearch-SearXNG official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 2 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-09-25.

What licence does MCP-WebSearch-SearXNG use?

The repository declares the NOASSERTION licence.

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