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/tobioffice/mcp-searxng

Is mcp-searxng official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 4 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-10.

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 search. Its repository has 4 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-24.

This software implements an MCP server that connects to the SearXNG API to offer web search functionality.

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

Maintenance

Stars

State

listed

Licence

MIT

From the repository

MCP server that brings private SearXNG web search and URL-to-Markdown reading to any MCP client.

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-24

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	4	2026-10-10	MIT
anysearch-mcp-server	anysearch	ANYSEARCH_API_KEY	2,052	2026-09-17	Apache-2.0
duckduckgo-mcp-server	—	None listed	1,550	2026-09-04	MIT
web-search-mcp	—	None listed	1,182	2025-08-08	MIT
mcp-omnisearch	exa, github, tavily	EXA_API_KEY, TAVILY_API_KEY	357	2026-10-23	MIT
search1api-mcp	search1api	SEARCH1API_KEY	173	2026-10-24	NOASSERTION

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?: This software implements an MCP server that connects to the SearXNG API to offer web search functionality.
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/tobioffice/mcp-searxng
Is mcp-searxng official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 4 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-10.
What licence does mcp-searxng use?: The repository declares the MIT licence.

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