SearXNG Control Plane MCP Server
An MCP server for managing SearXNG instances, enabling configuration inspection, engine toggling, health checks, and container lifecycle control.
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SearXNG Control Plane MCP Server
An Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for managing SearXNG instances, configuration settings, search engine states, API health checking, and container lifecycle.
Features
- Inspect Settings: Read and parse SearXNG configuration settings (
settings.yml), listing active/disabled engines and configuration parameters. - Enable/Disable Search Engines: Toggle individual search engines on or off directly within
settings.yml. - Health Testing: Test search API health by sending query requests and verifying HTTP response codes, latency, and JSON result payloads.
- Container Control: Restart the SearXNG Docker container (
searxng-app) via subprocess.
Configuration
Environment variables can be used to override default settings:
| Variable | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
SEARXNG_SETTINGS_PATH |
/home/ddoctorm/services/searxng/settings.yml |
Path to SearXNG settings.yml file |
SEARXNG_URL |
http://localhost:8081 |
Base URL of SearXNG instance |
SEARXNG_CONTAINER_NAME |
searxng-app |
Name of the Docker container running SearXNG |
Installation & Setup
pip install -e .
Available MCP Tools
inspect_settings: Inspect current SearXNG configuration settings and list enabled/disabled search engines.enable_engine: Enable a specific search engine insettings.yml.disable_engine: Disable a specific search engine insettings.yml.set_engine_status: Set explicit enabled/disabled state for a search engine insettings.yml.test_search_api_health: Perform a health check query against the SearXNG search endpoint.restart_searxng_container: Restart the SearXNG Docker container via subprocess.
License
MIT
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