searxng-mcp

MCP tool that wraps a local SearXNG instance.

Prereqs

• SearXNG running at http://localhost:8080 (override with SEARXNG_BASE)

Run (stdio MCP server)

node server.js

Example call via mcporter

mcporter call --stdio "node /home/baadir/.openclaw/workspace/searxng-mcp/server.js" \
  searxng_search query="ai agents" limit:=5 language="en" time_range="day"

Example raw

SEARXNG_BASE=http://localhost:8080 node server.js

If you are an OpenClaw assistant

Quick setup

git clone https://github.com/baadir/searxng-mcp.git
cd searxng-mcp
npm install

Add this MCP server to your OpenClaw config (example):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "searxng": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/ABS/PATH/TO/searxng-mcp/server.js"],
      "env": {
        "SEARXNG_BASE": "http://localhost:8080"
      }
    }
  }
}

Then restart OpenClaw:

openclaw gateway restart

Test from OpenClaw:

mcporter call --stdio "node /ABS/PATH/TO/searxng-mcp/server.js" \
  searxng_search query="ai agents" limit:=5 language="en" time_range="day"