Free open-source web search and page reading for LLMs, AI agents, and RAG.
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claude mcp add searchforge -e SEARCHFORGE_SEARXNG_URL=<SEARCHFORGE_SEARXNG_URL> -e GITHUB_TOKEN=<GITHUB_TOKEN> -e CROSSREF_MAILTO=<CROSSREF_MAILTO> -e BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY=<BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY> -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/divyanshu-iitian/searchforge-mcp:0.2.0{
"mcpServers": {
"searchforge": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"ghcr.io/divyanshu-iitian/searchforge-mcp:0.2.0"
],
"env": {
"SEARCHFORGE_SEARXNG_URL": "<SEARCHFORGE_SEARXNG_URL>",
"GITHUB_TOKEN": "<GITHUB_TOKEN>",
"CROSSREF_MAILTO": "<CROSSREF_MAILTO>",
"BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY": "<BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"searchforge": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"ghcr.io/divyanshu-iitian/searchforge-mcp:0.2.0"
],
"env": {
"SEARCHFORGE_SEARXNG_URL": "<SEARCHFORGE_SEARXNG_URL>",
"GITHUB_TOKEN": "<GITHUB_TOKEN>",
"CROSSREF_MAILTO": "<CROSSREF_MAILTO>",
"BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY": "<BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"searchforge": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"ghcr.io/divyanshu-iitian/searchforge-mcp:0.2.0"
],
"env": {
"SEARCHFORGE_SEARXNG_URL": "<SEARCHFORGE_SEARXNG_URL>",
"GITHUB_TOKEN": "<GITHUB_TOKEN>",
"CROSSREF_MAILTO": "<CROSSREF_MAILTO>",
"BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY": "<BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.
Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
SEARCHFORGE_SEARXNG_URLOptional | Optional URL of a self-hosted SearXNG instance |
GITHUB_TOKENOptional, secret | Optional GitHub token for higher public API quotas |
CROSSREF_MAILTOOptional | Optional email address for Crossref polite-pool routing |
BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEYOptional, secret | Optional Brave Search API key |
Details
| Package | ghcr.io/divyanshu-iitian/searchforge-mcp:0.2.0 (OCI, stdio) |
| First published | 24 Jul 2026 |
| Last updated | 24 Jul 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.divyanshu-iitian/searchforge |
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