SearxNG ConnectorSAFE
MCP server for connecting agentic systems to search systems via searXNG
Overview
From the repository's own README, as read at the audited commit. Badges and raw HTML are left out.
An MCP server for connecting agentic systems to search systems via searXNG.
Tools
Search the web with SearXNG
Prompts
search(query: str) -> f"Searching for {query} using searXNG"Usage
via uvx
- configure your client JSON like
{
"mcpServers": {
"searxng": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-searxng"
]
}
}
}via git clone
- Add the server to claude desktop (the entrypoint is main.py)
Clone the repo and add this JSON to claude desktop
you can run this server with uvx mcp-searxng, or use a local copy of the repo
{
"mcpServers": {
"searxng": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--project",
"/absoloute/path/to/MCP-searxng/",
"run",
"/absoloute/path/to/MCP-searxng/mcp-searxng/main.py"
]
}
}
}you will need to change the paths to match your environment
Custom SearXNG URL
- set the environment variable
SEARXNG_URLto the URL of the searxng server (default ishttp://localhost:8080)
- run your MCP client and you should be able to search the web with searxng
Note: if you are using claude desktop make sure to kill the process (task manager or equivalent) before running the server again
0458a3d66c5bOBSERVED · 2026-10-07Connect
Built from this server's own package name, version and transport as found in its source — not copied from anyone's documentation, so it cannot drift against a page we do not control.
claude mcp add mcp-searxng -- uvx mcp-searxng
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-searxng": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-searxng"
]
}
}
}Exposed tools (1)
1 read · 0 write · 0 destructive.
| Tool | Risk | Description |
|---|---|---|
search | read | search the web using searXNG. This will aggregate the results from google, bing, brave, duckduckgo and many others. Use this to find information on the web. Even if you do not have access to the internet, you can still use this tool to search the web. |
Trust audit
SAFEgrade B · trust 89/100 Nothing in the source contradicts what it says it does. Grade A is reserved for packages that have also passed the behavioural sandbox.
| Layer | What it checks | Result |
|---|---|---|
| L0 | Provenance & inventory | PASS |
| L1 | Static analysis of the code | PASS |
| L2 | Instruction surface (what it tells the agent) | PASS |
| L3 | Class-specific surface | PASS |
| L4 | Behavioural (sandbox) | SKIPPED |
What the source does
- Filesystem
- none-observed
- Network
- none-observed
- Shell
- none-observed
- Dependencies
- pinned
- Secrets in source
- none-found
Findings (0)
No findings outside the package's declared scope.
Gates applied: no_behavioural_pass.
0458a3d66c5bfull audit observations/trust-audit/mcp-server/secretiveshell__searxng-connector.json · Report an issue / request a re-scanAudit history
Every audit this server has had. A grade with a past is a grade somebody is still checking.
| Date | Source | Verdict | Grade | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | 0458a3d66c5b | SAFE | B | 89 | first audit |
Questions
What is the SearxNG Connector MCP server?
MCP server for connecting agentic systems to search systems via searXNG
What tools does SearxNG Connector expose?
1 in total: 1 read-only, 0 that write, and 0 that can delete or overwrite. Every one is listed on this page with its risk.
Is SearxNG Connector safe to connect to an agent?
The audit found nothing in the source that contradicts what it says it does, and graded it B (89/100). Grade A is held back for packages that have also passed a sandboxed behavioural run, which is why a clean server reads B.
What credentials does SearxNG Connector need?
No credential environment variables were found in its source, so it appears to need none.
How does SearxNG Connector run?
It speaks stdio, so it runs as a local process your client starts. It is published on PyPI as mcp-searxng.
How current is this page?
The grade is for one exact copy of the source (0458a3d66c5b), read on 2026-10-07. The repository is watched and re-audited when it changes.