How do I install tinysearch?

Pick a client above and copy the generated config. Cursor and VS Code also have a deep link when the server can run locally or remotely.

Is tinysearch official?

No. Registry-listed is not the same as vendor-official. Read the methodology for the difference.

How is the trust score calculated?

This listing scores 13 (Limited). The formula is published on the methodology page.

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tinysearch MCP Server

Name: tinysearch MCP Server
Author: marcellm01

Fast discovery search and self-hosted web research for MCP agents.

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~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "marcellm01-tinysearch": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "docker.io/marcellm01/tinysearch:v0.6.6"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_TRANSPORT": "",
        "TINYSEARCH_CONFIG_PATH": "",
        "SEARXNG_URL": "",
        "TINYSEARCH_EMBEDDING_BACKEND": "",
        "TINYSEARCH_EMBEDDING_MODEL": "",
        "OTEL_SERVICE_NAME": "",
        "OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT": "",
        "OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL": "",
        "OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS": "YOUR_OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS",
        "OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES": "",
        "OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER": "",
        "OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER": "",
        "OTEL_SDK_DISABLED": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

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Name	Required	Notes
MCP_TRANSPORT	No	MCP transport to serve: stdio (default), sse, or streamable-http.
TINYSEARCH_CONFIG_PATH	No	Path to a tinysearch_config.json inside the container, for overriding search/embedding defaults.
SEARXNG_URL	No	SearXNG search endpoint URL. Only needed if not using the bundled Compose SearXNG service.
TINYSEARCH_EMBEDDING_BACKEND	No	Embedding implementation: onnx (default) or openai_compatible.
TINYSEARCH_EMBEDDING_MODEL	No	Local ONNX preset (fast, balanced, quality) or a Hugging Face ONNX repository id.
OTEL_SERVICE_NAME	No	OpenTelemetry service.name resource attribute; defaults to tinysearch.
OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT	No	Common OTLP endpoint for optional TinySearch traces and metrics.
OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL	No	OTLP transport: http/protobuf (default) or grpc.
OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS	No	Optional authentication or routing headers for the OTLP exporter. Secret.
OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES	No	Additional standard OpenTelemetry resource attributes.
OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER	No	Set to otlp to enable traces explicitly or none to disable them.
OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER	No	Set to otlp to enable metrics explicitly or none to disable them.
OTEL_SDK_DISABLED	No	Set true to disable all OpenTelemetry signals.

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