mcp-searxng

io.github.ihor-sokoliuk/mcp-searxng · version 2.10.0 · 17,616 weekly npm downloads · audited 2026-11-03

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Findings

No hidden-instruction or invisible-character findings in any tool, prompt, or resource description.

Claude Connectors Directory readiness

❌ Every tool has a title Missing on 4 of 4: searxng_web_search, searxng_search_suggestions, searxng_instance_info, web_url_read
✅ Every tool declares readOnlyHint or destructiveHint 4 of 4 tools
✅ Tool names are 64 characters or fewer All within limit
❌ Descriptions avoid instructions about model behavior or other tools 2 of 4 descriptions reference other tools or tell the model what it must do: searxng_web_search, web_url_read
✅ No hidden instructions or invisible characters in tool metadata None found

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Supply chain

Install scripts: none
npm provenance: yes
Source repository linked: yes
License: MIT
Direct dependencies: 14

Tools (4)

Name	Hint	Description
`searxng_web_search`	read-only	Searches the web using SearXNG and returns a list of results, each with a title, URL, and content snippet. CRITICAL: The required parameter name is exactly `query` (not `prompt`, `q`, or any other name). Calls an externa…
`searxng_search_suggestions`	read-only	Returns autocomplete suggestions from the configured SearXNG instance. Use this to refine vague or partial queries before searching.
`searxng_instance_info`	read-only	Discovers capabilities from all reachable configured SearXNG instances via /config, including categories.common/available, engines.common/available, defaults, locales, and plugins.
`web_url_read`	read-only	Fetches a URL and returns readable content as markdown. Content-type aware: HTML is converted to markdown; JSON is pretty-printed; plain text, YAML, TOML, and XML are returned as fenced readable text. PDF text extraction…

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