Private web search for AI assistants via a SearXNG instance, plus reading web page content.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add searxng --env SEARXNG_URL='<SEARXNG_URL>' --env AUTH_USERNAME='<AUTH_USERNAME>' --env AUTH_PASSWORD='<AUTH_PASSWORD>' -- npx -y mcp-searxng~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.searxng]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "mcp-searxng"]
env = { SEARXNG_URL = "<SEARXNG_URL>", AUTH_USERNAME = "<AUTH_USERNAME>", AUTH_PASSWORD = "<AUTH_PASSWORD>" }
# codex mcp add searxng --env SEARXNG_URL='<SEARXNG_URL>' --env AUTH_USERNAME='<AUTH_USERNAME>' --env AUTH_PASSWORD='<AUTH_PASSWORD>' -- npx -y mcp-searxng~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"searxng": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-searxng"
],
"env": {
"SEARXNG_URL": "<SEARXNG_URL>",
"AUTH_USERNAME": "<AUTH_USERNAME>",
"AUTH_PASSWORD": "<AUTH_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"searxng": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-searxng"
],
"env": {
"SEARXNG_URL": "<SEARXNG_URL>",
"AUTH_USERNAME": "<AUTH_USERNAME>",
"AUTH_PASSWORD": "<AUTH_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"searxng": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-searxng"
],
"env": {
"SEARXNG_URL": "<SEARXNG_URL>",
"AUTH_USERNAME": "<AUTH_USERNAME>",
"AUTH_PASSWORD": "<AUTH_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"searxng": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-searxng"
],
"env": {
"SEARXNG_URL": "<SEARXNG_URL>",
"AUTH_USERNAME": "<AUTH_USERNAME>",
"AUTH_PASSWORD": "<AUTH_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"searxng": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-searxng"
],
"env": {
"SEARXNG_URL": "<SEARXNG_URL>",
"AUTH_USERNAME": "<AUTH_USERNAME>",
"AUTH_PASSWORD": "<AUTH_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
SEARXNG_URLAUTH_USERNAMEAUTH_PASSWORD
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.