# searxng-mcp-server

MCP server for a self-hosted SearXNG instance: web, image, news, video, music and scientific-publication search, query suggestions, page fetch (PDF-capable) and engine listing.

- **Type:** MCP server
- **Trust:** 85/100 (A), scored on the package rubric
- **Verification:** verified (build provenance)
- **Version:** 1.0.1
- **Author:** Dimitri Pisarev
- **License:** MIT
- **npm:** searxng-mcp-server
- **Source:** https://github.com/bumbaRasch/searxng-mcp-server
- **Compatible clients:** claude-code, cursor, copilot, gemini (basis: transport)

## Trust

85/100 (A), scored on the package rubric
- Publisher verified: no
- Build provenance: verified attestation
- npm trusted publishing (OIDC): yes
- Install scripts: nothing suspicious found
- Prompt-injection scan: not run
- Obfuscation scan: not run
- Evidence age: 0 days

## Security scan

- **Status:** clean
- **Scanned:** 2026-10-22T13:44:35.550Z
- **Version scanned:** 1.0.1
- **CVEs:** none found by OSV at scan time

## Tools

13 declared. Statically extracted from the shipped source — a floor on the surface, not a census.
- `search` — Search the web through the configured SearXNG instance. Returns ranked results with titles, URLs and snippets. Supports batch queries (2-5 via "queries"), a min
- `image_search` — Search the web for images. Returns direct image links, thumbnails, resolution, file size and formats. Supports a time_range freshness filter.
- `music_search` — Search the web for music. Returns page links and, when available, direct audio file links (audioSrc). Supports a time_range freshness filter.
- `news_search` — Search recent news articles. Supports a time_range freshness filter.
- `paper_search` — Search scientific publications (papers, preprints, journal articles). Returns titles, abstracts, authors, journal/DOI metadata and PDF links. Supports a time_ra
- `fetch_content`
- `search_and_fetch`
- `autocomplete`
- `list_engines`
- `doctor`
- `crawl_site`
- `deep_search`
- `video_search` — Search the web for videos. Returns page links, preview thumbnails, duration, author and publish date. Supports a time_range freshness filter.

## Install

**Verdict: install** — No blocking findings and no open coverage gaps — safe to install as configured.
**Config** (claude-code):
```json
"{\n  \"mcpServers\": {\n    \"searxng-mcp-server\": {\n      \"command\": \"npx\",\n      \"args\": [\n        \"-y\",\n        \"searxng-mcp-server\"\n      ]\n    }\n  }\n}"
```

## Blast radius

Contained to moderate — no credential declaration found, from the publisher, the upstream registry, or the README. Known so far: runs on your machine; read-only tool surface.
- Floor 12, ceiling 30 (tier: unknown)
- `unknown` means the floor and ceiling land in different bands — not measured enough to name one. It does not mean low.
- This is impact, not likelihood. A high radius is not a defect: a filesystem server is supposed to write files. It is never part of the trust score.

## Machine-readable views of this entry

- Signed JSON: https://forgeregistry.com/api/v1/packages/searxng-mcp-server
- Install plan: https://forgeregistry.com/api/v1/packages/searxng-mcp-server/install-plan
- Alternatives: https://forgeregistry.com/api/v1/alternatives/searxng-mcp-server
- HTML page: https://forgeregistry.com/registry/searxng-mcp-server
- MCP: POST https://forgeregistry.com/api/mcp → `forge_get_package` / `forge_install_plan`

## About this document

Generated by Forge (https://forgeregistry.com) — a compact rendering of the same record served, signed, at the JSON URL above. Trust and scan facts are the registry's own measurements; anything Forge did not measure is named as unmeasured rather than omitted.