How do I install mcp-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/ihor-sokoliuk/mcp-searxng

Which AI clients can use mcp-searxng?

Its own description mentions Cursor. That is a mention in its description, not a test we ran.

Is mcp-searxng official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 1,322 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-20.

What licence does mcp-searxng use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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mcp-searxng

mcp-searxng is an MCP server, listed under mcp tooling. Its repository has 1,322 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

Performs private web searches for AI assistants using SearXNG, supporting integration with Claude, Cursor, and MCP clients.

Install

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-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.

Read mcp-searxng’s own install instructions ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

○ not recognised

Credential

○ none found

What it connects to

Supported in

Cursor

Unverified means a mention in the server’s own description, not a citation. A wrong claim here costs nothing to correct and nothing to trust yet.

Maintenance

Stars

1322

State

listed

Licence

MIT

From the repository

Private web search for AI assistants via SearXNG — supports Claude, Cursor, and any MCP client

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-22

What mcp-searxng can do

4 tools documented in its README. An AI client calls these by name.

searxng_web_search: Find sources and refine results
searxng_search_suggestions: Complete or refine a query
searxng_instance_info: Inspect categories, engines and defaults
web_url_read: Read a known URL as text/Markdown

Read from the README; names are kept only if the README contains them.

mcp-searxng compared with similar servers

mcp-searxng compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
mcp-searxng (this page)	—	None listed	1,322	2026-10-20	MIT
tradingview-mcp	marketaux	MARKETAUX_API_TOKEN	5,099	2026-10-21	MIT
mcphub	—	ADMIN_PASSWORD	2,580	2026-10-24	Apache-2.0
mcp-remote	—	AUTH_TOKEN, MCP_CLIENT_SECRET, MCP_REMOTE_CLIENT_SECRET	1,652	2026-10-20	MIT
tuui	—	None listed	1,159	2026-05-14	Apache-2.0
mcp-proxy	—	None listed	741	2026-09-15	MIT

Ranked by services in common with mcp-searxng, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about mcp-searxng

What does mcp-searxng do?: Performs private web searches for AI assistants using SearXNG, supporting integration with Claude, Cursor, and MCP clients.
How do I install mcp-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/ihor-sokoliuk/mcp-searxng
Which AI clients can use mcp-searxng?: Its own description mentions Cursor. That is a mention in its description, not a test we ran.
Is mcp-searxng official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 1,322 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-20.
What licence does mcp-searxng use?: The repository declares the MIT licence.

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