# iflow-mcp_the-ai-workshops-searxng-mcp-server

> MCP server to search the web using SearXNG instance

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/iflow-mcp-the-ai-workshops-searxng-mcp-server/claim

## Declared
- version: 0.1.1
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:iflow-mcp_the-ai-workshops-searxng-mcp-server

### Description (declared)

# SearXNG MCP Server

An MCP sse implementation of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) server integrated with [SearXNG](https://github.com/searxng/searxng) for providing AI agents with powerful, privacy-respecting search capabilities.

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## Overview

This project demonstrates how to build an MCP server that enables AI agents to perform web searches using a SearXNG instance. It serves as a practical template for creating your own MCP servers, using SearXNG as a backend.

The implementation follows the best practices laid out by Anthropic for building MCP servers, allowing seamless integration with any MCP-compatible client.

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## Prerequisites

- Python 3.9+
- Access to a running SearXNG instance (local or remote)
- Docker (optional, for containerized deployment)
- [uv](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv) (optional, for fast Python dependency management)
- [Smithery](https://github.com/The-AI-Workshops/smithery) (optional, for MCP server management)

### SearXNG Server (Required)

You must have a SearXNG server running and accessible. The recommended way is via Docker:

```bash
docker run -d --name=searxng -p 32768:8080 -v "/root/searxng:/etc/searxng" \
  -e "BASE_URL=http://0.0.0.0:32768/" \
  -e "INSTANCE_NAME=home" \
  --restart always searxng/searxng
```

- This will run SearXNG on port 32768 and persist configuration in `/root/searxng`.
- The MCP server expects SearXNG to be available at `http://172.17.0.1:32768` by default (see `.env`).

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## Installation

### Using uv

Install uv if you don't have it:

```bash
pip install uv
```

Clone this repository:

```bash
git clone https://github.com/The-AI-Workshops/searxng-mcp-server.git
cd searxng-mcp-server/dev/searXNG-mcp
```

Install dependencies:

```bash
uv pip install -r requirements.txt
```

Create a `.env` file based on the provided example:

```bash
nano .env
# Edit .env as needed
```

Configure your environment variables in the `.env` file (see Configuration section).

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### Using Docker (Recommended)…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.version-control (1, derived)
- data.web-search (0.894, derived)
- dev.ci-cd (0.779, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/iflow-mcp_the-ai-workshops-searxng-mcp-server/ (first seen 2026-09-09T21:24:21.996Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/iflow-mcp-the-ai-workshops-searxng-mcp-server/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/iflow-mcp-the-ai-workshops-searxng-mcp-server · ARD identifier urn:air::server:iflow-mcp-the-ai-workshops-searxng-mcp-server