searxNcrawl MCP Server
by dasdigitalemomentumio.github.DasDigitaleMomentum/searxncrawlv0.32.0
Web search via your own SearXNG instance and/or You.com, plus page and site crawling to deduplicated Markdown with Crawl4AI and Playwright, including pages behind a login.
context tax
pending
security
100/100
cold start
pending
freshness
Active3d ago
Our reading of searxNcrawl, from the data
searxNcrawl is a browser automation MCP server from dasdigitalemomentum, listed in the official MCP Registry.
We haven't measured its tool list yet, so its token cost is unknown.
Maintenance is active: the last public signal was 3 days ago (2026-10-15). For comparison, 67% of browser automation servers are active or maintained.
With 167 GitHub stars it ranks #87 of 1,199 browser automation servers we index.
It runs locally on your machine over stdio and needs 2 secrets (SEARXNG_PASSWORD, YDC_API_KEY); use a scoped, least-privilege key.
Install searxNcrawl MCP server
Install in Claude Code
claude mcp add searxncrawl -e SEARXNG_PASSWORD='<searxng-password>' -e YDC_API_KEY='<ydc-api-key>' -- uvx searxncrawlInstall in Cursor
{
"mcpServers": {
"searxncrawl": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"searxncrawl"
],
"env": {
"SEARXNG_PASSWORD": "<searxng-password>",
"YDC_API_KEY": "<ydc-api-key>"
}
}
}
}Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (project).
Install in Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"searxncrawl": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"searxncrawl"
],
"env": {
"SEARXNG_PASSWORD": "<searxng-password>",
"YDC_API_KEY": "<ydc-api-key>"
}
}
}
}Settings → Developer → Edit Config (claude_desktop_config.json), then restart.
Install in VS Code
{
"servers": {
"searxncrawl": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"searxncrawl"
],
"env": {
"SEARXNG_PASSWORD": "<searxng-password>",
"YDC_API_KEY": "<ydc-api-key>"
}
}
}
}Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace.
Install in Windsurf
{
"mcpServers": {
"searxncrawl": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"searxncrawl"
],
"env": {
"SEARXNG_PASSWORD": "<searxng-password>",
"YDC_API_KEY": "<ydc-api-key>"
}
}
}
}Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.
Configuration
| Variable | Required | Secret | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEARXNG_URL | — | — | URL of your SearXNG instance with JSON output enabled; enables SearXNG search (no default) |
| SEARXNG_USERNAME | — | — | Optional basic auth user for SearXNG (set both or neither) |
| SEARXNG_PASSWORD | — | yes | Optional basic auth password for SearXNG (set both or neither) |
| YDC_API_KEY | — | yes | You.com API key; enables You.com search (queries go to You.com, US) |
| SEARCH_RESULT_FIELDS | — | — | Comma-separated result fields: title,url,content,publishedDate,providers (unset = all) |
Security signals
100/100 — no known issues found as of 2026-10-19, from the checks below. This is not a guarantee of safety; review what a server can do before connecting it.
Deductions
No findings from the checks that ran.
Checks
- ✓Repository hygiene (archived, activity, license, security policy)
- ○Package metadata (install scripts, provenance) — pending
- ○Tool descriptions (prompt-injection and hidden-text heuristics) — pending
- ○Source scan (secrets, CVEs, risky code) by vectra-guard — pending
Scan it yourself before installing with vectra-guard, the open-source agent security CLI. Scoring rules
Freshness
Active — last maintenance signal 3d ago. The newest of the signals below sets the band.
Last commit (default branch)
2026-10-15 · 3d ago · GitHub
Latest release
2026-10-15 · 3d ago · GitHub · v0.32.0
Package published
no data · npm/PyPI
Registry entry updated
2026-10-15 · 3d ago · official registry · v0.32.0
How it compares in Browser Automation
Against the most-starred browser automation servers we index. Token cost is per model turn, measured from each server's live tool list.
| Server | Stars | Tools | Tokens / turn | Freshness | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| searxNcrawl (this) | 167 | — | not measured | Active | local |
| Browser Use | 118,444 | — | not measured | Active | local |
| Scrapling | 88,517 | — | not measured | Active | local |
| Browser | 39,318 | — | not measured | Active | local + hosted |
| Playwright | 38,349 | — | not measured | Active | local |
| Browser | 36,690 | — | not measured | Active | — |
FAQ
›How do I install the searxNcrawl MCP server in Claude Code?
Run: claude mcp add searxncrawl -e SEARXNG_PASSWORD='<searxng-password>' -e YDC_API_KEY='<ydc-api-key>' -- uvx searxncrawl. For Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop and Windsurf, use the install tabs above.
›Does searxNcrawl require an API key?
Yes. It expects SEARXNG_PASSWORD, YDC_API_KEY, of which 2 are secrets.
›Can I use searxNcrawl as a remote (hosted) MCP server?
No hosted endpoint is published; it runs locally over stdio.
›Is searxNcrawl in the official MCP registry?
Yes, as io.github.DasDigitaleMomentum/searxncrawl.
Sources and method
- Official MCP Registry entry
- updated 2026-10-15
- GitHub repository
- fetched 2026-10-19
- Package registry (npm / PyPI)
- listed
- Security signals, computed by us
- 2026-10-19
- Last checked against all sources
- 2026-10-19
The description, packages and links come from the maintainer's own published metadata. Token cost, security signals, freshness and the reading above are MCPSkillHub's own measurements; see the methodology. Spot an error? Request a correction or claim the listing.
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