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Open-source web search API and MCP server for LLMs, AI agents, and RAG. Free sources, self-hosted SearXNG, REST, CLI.

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divyanshu-iitian/SearchForge

Added 3 Sept 2026

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Overview

SearchForge is an open-source web search API and MCP server for LLMs, AI agents, and RAG systems. It provides REST and CLI access, using free sources and a self-hosted SearXNG instance.

Best for

Best for
Developers who need a self-hosted, free search API for AI agents and RAG pipelines

Use cases

  • Integrating live web search into LLM agents via MCP
  • Building RAG pipelines that fetch current web content
  • Self-hosting a free search API for internal tools

How to use

Install

npx --yes --package github:divyanshu-iitian/SearchForge \

Tools exposed

  • read_url
  • SEARCHFORGE_SEARXNG_URL
  • GITHUB_TOKEN
  • CROSSREF_MAILTO
  • BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY
  • SEARCHFORGE_API_KEY
  • SEARCHFORGE_PORT
  • SEARCHFORGE_HOST
  • SEARCHFORGE_TIMEOUT_MS
  • SEARCHFORGE_CACHE_TTL_MS
  • SEARCHFORGE_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES
  • SEARCHFORGE_RATE_LIMIT

Notes

2 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-07-25. Licensed MIT.

Pros

  • Free and open-source with no paid API costs
  • Supports MCP for direct agent integration
  • Self-hosted, giving control over privacy and sources

Cons

  • Very low community adoption (only 2 GitHub stars)
  • Requires setting up and maintaining SearXNG
  • Limited documentation and proven production use

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