SearXNG FAQs

Question 1

What is SearXNG MCP Server?

Accepted Answer

It's an MCP server implementation that leverages the SearXNG API to provide web search capabilities within an MCP environment, enabling tools like Claude to perform web searches.

Question 2

What features does SearXNG MCP Server offer?

Accepted Answer

It offers general web search, news, and article searches with pagination. You can control the number of results per page and the pagination offset.

Question 3

How can I install SearXNG MCP Server?

Accepted Answer

You can install it via Smithery, NPX, or Docker. Detailed instructions for each method are provided in the documentation.

Question 4

What is the 'searxng_web_search' tool?

Accepted Answer

It's a tool included with the server that allows you to execute web searches with pagination. It takes a search query, result count, and pagination offset as inputs.

Question 5

How do I configure the SearXNG instance URL?

Accepted Answer

Set the `SEARXNG_URL` environment variable to the URL of your chosen SearXNG instance. You can use a public instance or your own local setup.

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