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nkapila6/mcp-local-rag

"primitive" RAG-like web search model context protocol (MCP) server that runs locally.

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About nkapila6/mcp-local-rag

A locally run Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that performs a primitive RAG-like web search without relying on any external APIs. It indexes and retrieves content using local resources only, emphasizing simplicity and offline operation.

Best for

Developers exploring local RAG and MCP with a no-API, keep-it-simple approach

Use cases

  • Building a private, offline retrieval-augmented generation workflow
  • Prototyping a local search tool for personal documents or intranet content
  • Experimenting with MCP and RAG concepts without cloud dependencies

Notes

126 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-05-18. Licensed MIT.

Pros

  • No external API keys or costs required
  • Fully offline, preserving data privacy
  • Lightweight Python implementation easy to modify

Cons

  • Described as 'primitive', so likely limited indexing and retrieval quality
  • May lack advanced RAG features like chunking, embedding optimization, or ranking
  • Small community (126 stars) and minimal documentation beyond the repo

Key facts

What we have checked

Not checked yet. Dated facts such as prices, releases and repository activity appear here once we have confirmed them from a source.

How to use

How to set it up

As the listing publishes it. We have not run this install.

Install

uvx --from git+https://github.com/nkapila6/mcpsurfr mcpsurfr

Tools exposed

  • search
  • rag_search_ddgs
  • rag_search_google
  • deep_research
  • deep_research_ddgs
  • deep_research_google

Clients the listing names (not checked here)

Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Goose

Example client config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcpsurfr": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "git+https://github.com/nkapila6/mcpsurfr",
        "mcpsurfr"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Install

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Not verified yet

No install recipe yet. We write one for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and ChatGPT when the server is in the official MCP registry with a package or remote address we can use.

Until then, follow the project's own README, or the setup the listing publishes under How to set it up.

Works with

What nkapila6/mcp-local-rag connects to

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Health and security

Is nkapila6/mcp-local-rag looked after, and what do its setup files show

Security check static checks

100 out of 100

Reads what is published about the server: package advisories, licence, secrets in the documented setup and tool permissions. Nothing is installed or run, so this is not a security assessment. Checked by edna-static-v1. What it checks

Licence: MIT

  • Note No published npm or PyPI package of this repository was found, so package advisories were not checked.
  • Note The lab has not recorded this server's tool list yet, so tool permissions were not checked.

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