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mcp-searxng
by ihor-sokoliuk
filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
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SearchAI / LLM ToolsProductivity
File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
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mcp-searxng · Summary

MCP server providing web search capabilities through SearXNG API with intelligent caching and content extraction.

filesystem · Summary

A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.

mcp-searxng · Use cases

  • AI assistants need up-to-date web search results beyond their training data
  • Content analysis of web pages with advanced filtering and extraction
  • Research workflows requiring time-filtered search results in multiple languages

filesystem · Use cases

  • Enable AI models to read and write project files during development
  • Allow Claude or other MCP clients to browse and analyze codebases
  • Provide secure sandboxed access to specific directories for content generation

mcp-searxng · Install

Installation

NPM (global install)

npm install -g mcp-searxng

Add to your MCP client configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "searxng": {
      "command": "mcp-searxng",
      "env": {
        "SEARXNG_URL": "YOUR_SEARXNG_INSTANCE_URL"
      }
    }
  }
}

Docker

docker pull isokoliuk/mcp-searxng:latest
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "searxng": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run", "-i", "--rm",
        "-e", "SEARXNG_URL",
        "isokoliuk/mcp-searxng:latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SEARXNG_URL": "YOUR_SEARXNG_INSTANCE_URL"
      }
    }
  }
}

filesystem · Install

Installation

Using NPX

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
        "/path/to/allowed/directory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "--mount", "type=bind,src=/path/to/allowed/dir,dst=/projects/allowed/dir",
        "mcp/filesystem",
        "/projects"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code Extension

Click the installation buttons in the README to install directly in VS Code.

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