SearXNG MCP Server

Name: SearXNG MCP Server
Author: kevinwatt

kevinwatt

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Setup

Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

claude mcp add searxng-server-kevinwatt --env SEARXNG_INSTANCES='<SEARXNG_INSTANCES>' --env NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED='<NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED>' --env SEARXNG_USER_AGENT='<SEARXNG_USER_AGENT>' -- npx -y @kevinwatt/mcp-server-searxng

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.searxng-server-kevinwatt]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@kevinwatt/mcp-server-searxng"]
env = { SEARXNG_INSTANCES = "<SEARXNG_INSTANCES>", NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED = "<NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED>", SEARXNG_USER_AGENT = "<SEARXNG_USER_AGENT>" }

# codex mcp add searxng-server-kevinwatt --env SEARXNG_INSTANCES='<SEARXNG_INSTANCES>' --env NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED='<NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED>' --env SEARXNG_USER_AGENT='<SEARXNG_USER_AGENT>' -- npx -y @kevinwatt/mcp-server-searxng

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "searxng-server-kevinwatt": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@kevinwatt/mcp-server-searxng"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SEARXNG_INSTANCES": "<SEARXNG_INSTANCES>",
        "NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED": "<NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED>",
        "SEARXNG_USER_AGENT": "<SEARXNG_USER_AGENT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "searxng-server-kevinwatt": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@kevinwatt/mcp-server-searxng"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SEARXNG_INSTANCES": "<SEARXNG_INSTANCES>",
        "NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED": "<NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED>",
        "SEARXNG_USER_AGENT": "<SEARXNG_USER_AGENT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.gemini/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "searxng-server-kevinwatt": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@kevinwatt/mcp-server-searxng"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SEARXNG_INSTANCES": "<SEARXNG_INSTANCES>",
        "NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED": "<NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED>",
        "SEARXNG_USER_AGENT": "<SEARXNG_USER_AGENT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "searxng-server-kevinwatt": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@kevinwatt/mcp-server-searxng"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SEARXNG_INSTANCES": "<SEARXNG_INSTANCES>",
        "NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED": "<NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED>",
        "SEARXNG_USER_AGENT": "<SEARXNG_USER_AGENT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.trae/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "searxng-server-kevinwatt": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@kevinwatt/mcp-server-searxng"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SEARXNG_INSTANCES": "<SEARXNG_INSTANCES>",
        "NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED": "<NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED>",
        "SEARXNG_USER_AGENT": "<SEARXNG_USER_AGENT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment variables

SEARXNG_INSTANCES
NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED
SEARXNG_USER_AGENT

Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.

Setup

Environment variables

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