searxng-mcp 0.1.17

SearXNG Search Engine MCP Server for Agentic AI!

SearXNG - A2A | AG-UI | MCP

Version: 0.1.17

Overview

SearXNG MCP Server + A2A Server

It includes a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server and an out of the box Agent2Agent (A2A) agent

Perform privacy-respecting web searches using SearXNG through an MCP server!

This repository is actively maintained - Contributions are welcome!

Supports:

• Privacy-respecting metasearch
• Customizable search parameters (language, time range, categories, engines)
• Safe search levels
• Pagination control
• Basic authentication support
• Random instance selection

MCP

MCP Tools

Function Name	Description	Tag(s)
web_search	Perform web searches using SearXNG, a privacy-respecting metasearch engine. Returns relevant web content with customizable parameters.	search

Using as an MCP Server

The MCP Server can be run in two modes: stdio (for local testing) or http (for networked access). To start the server, use the following commands:

Run in stdio mode (default):

searxng-mcp --transport "stdio"

Run in HTTP mode:

searxng-mcp --transport "http"  --host "0.0.0.0"  --port "8000"

AI Prompt:

Search for information about artificial intelligence

AI Response:

Search completed successfully. Found 10 results for "artificial intelligence":

1. **What is Artificial Intelligence?**
   URL: https://example.com/ai
   Content: Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to the simulation of human intelligence in machines...

2. **AI Overview**
   URL: https://example.org/ai-overview
   Content: AI encompasses machine learning, deep learning, and more...

A2A Agent

This package also includes an A2A agent server that can be used to interact with the SearXNG MCP server.

Architecture:

---
config:
  layout: dagre
---
flowchart TB
 subgraph subGraph0["Agent Capabilities"]
        C["Agent"]
        B["A2A Server - Uvicorn/FastAPI"]
        D["MCP Tools"]
        F["Agent Skills"]
  end
    C --> D & F
    A["User Query"] --> B
    B --> C
    D --> E["Platform API"]

     C:::agent
     B:::server
     A:::server
    classDef server fill:#f9f,stroke:#333
    classDef agent fill:#bbf,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px
    style B stroke:#000000,fill:#FFD600
    style D stroke:#000000,fill:#BBDEFB
    style F fill:#BBDEFB
    style A fill:#C8E6C9
    style subGraph0 fill:#FFF9C4

Component Interaction Diagram

sequenceDiagram
    participant User
    participant Server as A2A Server
    participant Agent as Agent
    participant Skill as Agent Skills
    participant MCP as MCP Tools

    User->>Server: Send Query
    Server->>Agent: Invoke Agent
    Agent->>Skill: Analyze Skills Available
    Skill->>Agent: Provide Guidance on Next Steps
    Agent->>MCP: Invoke Tool
    MCP-->>Agent: Tool Response Returned
    Agent-->>Agent: Return Results Summarized
    Agent-->>Server: Final Response
    Server-->>User: Output

Usage

MCP CLI

Short Flag	Long Flag	Description
-h	--help	Display help information
-t	--transport	Transport method: 'stdio', 'http', or 'sse' [legacy] (default: stdio)
-s	--host	Host address for HTTP transport (default: 0.0.0.0)
-p	--port	Port number for HTTP transport (default: 8000)
	--auth-type	Authentication type: 'none', 'static', 'jwt', 'oauth-proxy', 'oidc-proxy', 'remote-oauth' (default: none)
	--token-jwks-uri	JWKS URI for JWT verification
	--token-issuer	Issuer for JWT verification
	--token-audience	Audience for JWT verification
	--oauth-upstream-auth-endpoint	Upstream authorization endpoint for OAuth Proxy
	--oauth-upstream-token-endpoint	Upstream token endpoint for OAuth Proxy
	--oauth-upstream-client-id	Upstream client ID for OAuth Proxy
	--oauth-upstream-client-secret	Upstream client secret for OAuth Proxy
	--oauth-base-url	Base URL for OAuth Proxy
	--oidc-config-url	OIDC configuration URL
	--oidc-client-id	OIDC client ID
	--oidc-client-secret	OIDC client secret
	--oidc-base-url	Base URL for OIDC Proxy
	--remote-auth-servers	Comma-separated list of authorization servers for Remote OAuth
	--remote-base-url	Base URL for Remote OAuth
	--allowed-client-redirect-uris	Comma-separated list of allowed client redirect URIs
	--eunomia-type	Eunomia authorization type: 'none', 'embedded', 'remote' (default: none)
	--eunomia-policy-file	Policy file for embedded Eunomia (default: mcp_policies.json)
	--eunomia-remote-url	URL for remote Eunomia server

A2A CLI

Endpoints

• Web UI: http://localhost:8000/ (if enabled)
• A2A: http://localhost:8000/a2a (Discovery: /a2a/.well-known/agent.json)
• AG-UI: http://localhost:8000/ag-ui (POST)

Short Flag	Long Flag	Description
-h	--help	Display help information
	--host	Host to bind the server to (default: 0.0.0.0)
	--port	Port to bind the server to (default: 9000)
	--reload	Enable auto-reload
	--provider	LLM Provider: 'openai', 'anthropic', 'google', 'huggingface'
	--model-id	LLM Model ID (default: qwen/qwen3-coder-next)
	--base-url	LLM Base URL (for OpenAI compatible providers)
	--api-key	LLM API Key
	--mcp-url	MCP Server URL (default: http://localhost:8000/mcp)
	--web	Enable Pydantic AI Web UI

Using as an MCP Server

The MCP Server can be run in two modes: stdio (for local testing) or http (for networked access). To start the server, use the following commands:

Run in stdio mode (default):

searxng-mcp --transport "stdio"

Run in HTTP mode:

searxng-mcp --transport "http"  --host "0.0.0.0"  --port "8000"

AI Prompt:

Search for information about artificial intelligence

AI Response:

Search completed successfully. Found 10 results for "artificial intelligence":

1. **What is Artificial Intelligence?**
   URL: https://example.com/ai
   Content: Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to the simulation of human intelligence in machines...

2. **AI Overview**
   URL: https://example.org/ai-overview
   Content: AI encompasses machine learning, deep learning, and more...

Agentic AI

searxng-mcp is designed to be used by Agentic AI systems. It provides a set of tools that allow agents to search the web using SearXNG.

Agent-to-Agent (A2A)

This package also includes an A2A agent server that can be used to interact with the SearXNG MCP server.

CLI

Argument	Description	Default
--host	Host to bind the server to	0.0.0.0
--port	Port to bind the server to	9000
--reload	Enable auto-reload	False
--provider	LLM Provider (openai, anthropic, google, huggingface)	openai
--model-id	LLM Model ID	qwen/qwen3-coder-next
--base-url	LLM Base URL (for OpenAI compatible providers)	http://ollama.arpa/v1
--api-key	LLM API Key	ollama
--mcp-url	MCP Server URL	http://searxng-mcp:8000/mcp
--allowed-tools	List of allowed MCP tools	web_search

Examples

Run A2A Server

searxng-agent --provider openai --model-id gpt-4 --api-key sk-... --mcp-url http://localhost:8000/mcp

Run with Docker

docker run -e CMD=searxng-agent -p 8000:8000 searxng-mcp

Docker

Build

docker build -t searxng-mcp .

Run MCP Server

docker run -p 8000:8000 searxng-mcp

Run A2A Server

docker run -e CMD=searxng-agent -p 8001:8001 searxng-mcp

Deploy MCP Server as a Service

The ServiceNow MCP server can be deployed using Docker, with configurable authentication, middleware, and Eunomia authorization.

Using Docker Run

docker pull knucklessg1/searxng-mcp:latest

docker run -d \
  --name searxng-mcp \
  -p 8004:8004 \
  -e HOST=0.0.0.0 \
  -e PORT=8004 \
  -e TRANSPORT=http \
  -e AUTH_TYPE=none \
  -e EUNOMIA_TYPE=none \
  -e SEARXNG_URL=https://searxng.example.com \
  -e SEARXNG_USERNAME=user \
  -e SEARXNG_PASSWORD=pass \
  -e USE_RANDOM_INSTANCE=false \
  knucklessg1/searxng-mcp:latest

For advanced authentication (e.g., JWT, OAuth Proxy, OIDC Proxy, Remote OAuth) or Eunomia, add the relevant environment variables:

docker run -d \
  --name searxng-mcp \
  -p 8004:8004 \
  -e HOST=0.0.0.0 \
  -e PORT=8004 \
  -e TRANSPORT=http \
  -e AUTH_TYPE=oidc-proxy \
  -e OIDC_CONFIG_URL=https://provider.com/.well-known/openid-configuration \
  -e OIDC_CLIENT_ID=your-client-id \
  -e OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET=your-client-secret \
  -e OIDC_BASE_URL=https://your-server.com \
  -e ALLOWED_CLIENT_REDIRECT_URIS=http://localhost:*,https://*.example.com/* \
  -e EUNOMIA_TYPE=embedded \
  -e EUNOMIA_POLICY_FILE=/app/mcp_policies.json \
  -e SEARXNG_URL=https://searxng.example.com \
  -e SEARXNG_USERNAME=user \
  -e SEARXNG_PASSWORD=pass \
  -e USE_RANDOM_INSTANCE=false \
  knucklessg1/searxng-mcp:latest

Using Docker Compose

Create a docker-compose.yml file:

services:
  searxng-mcp:
    image: knucklessg1/searxng-mcp:latest
    environment:
      - HOST=0.0.0.0
      - PORT=8004
      - TRANSPORT=http
      - AUTH_TYPE=none
      - EUNOMIA_TYPE=none
      - SEARXNG_URL=https://searxng.example.com
      - SEARXNG_USERNAME=user
      - SEARXNG_PASSWORD=pass
      - USE_RANDOM_INSTANCE=false
    ports:
      - 8004:8004

For advanced setups with authentication and Eunomia:

services:
  searxng-mcp:
    image: knucklessg1/searxng-mcp:latest
    environment:
      - HOST=0.0.0.0
      - PORT=8004
      - TRANSPORT=http
      - AUTH_TYPE=oidc-proxy
      - OIDC_CONFIG_URL=https://provider.com/.well-known/openid-configuration
      - OIDC_CLIENT_ID=your-client-id
      - OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET=your-client-secret
      - OIDC_BASE_URL=https://your-server.com
      - ALLOWED_CLIENT_REDIRECT_URIS=http://localhost:*,https://*.example.com/*
      - EUNOMIA_TYPE=embedded
      - EUNOMIA_POLICY_FILE=/app/mcp_policies.json
      - SEARXNG_URL=https://searxng.example.com
      - SEARXNG_USERNAME=user
      - SEARXNG_PASSWORD=pass
      - USE_RANDOM_INSTANCE=false
    ports:
      - 8004:8004
    volumes:
      - ./mcp_policies.json:/app/mcp_policies.json

Run the service:

docker-compose up -d

Configure mcp.json for AI Integration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "searxng": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--with",
        "searxng-mcp",
        "searxng-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SEARXNG_URL": "https://searxng.example.com",
        "SEARXNG_USERNAME": "user",
        "SEARXNG_PASSWORD": "pass",
        "USE_RANDOM_INSTANCE": "false"
      },
      "timeout": 300000
    }
  }
}

Install Python Package

python -m pip install searxng-mcp

uv pip install searxng-mcp

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