AI Chatbot · Search Tools

MCP Local RAG logo

MCP Local RAG

nkapila6/mcp-local-rag

"primitive" RAG-like web search model context protocol (MCP) server that runs locally. no APIs.

Install

uvx --python=3.10 --from git+https://github.com/nkapila6/mcp-local-rag mcp-local-rag

Client configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-local-rag": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--python=3.10",
        "--from",
        "git+https://github.com/nkapila6/mcp-local-rag",
        "mcp-local-rag"
      ]
    }
  }
}
GitHub stars
28
Author
@nkapila6
Category
AI Chatbot, Search Tools
License
MIT
Updated
Oct 6, 2026

About MCP Local RAG

A RAG-based web search and deep research model context protocol (MCP) server that runs entirely locally. Features multi-engine research across 9+ search backends with semantic similarity ranking, and requires no API keys.

Features

  • 9+ Search Backends: DuckDuckGo, Google, Bing, Brave, Wikipedia, Yahoo, Yandex, Mojeek, Grokipedia

  • Multi-Topic Research: Search multiple related queries simultaneously

  • Semantic Ranking: RAG-like similarity scoring ranks the most relevant results

  • Privacy Options: Choose privacy-focused engines (DuckDuckGo, Brave) or comprehensive ones (Google)

  • No API Keys Required: All processing runs locally with embedded models

Tools (4)

  • deep_research

    Comprehensive multi-engine research

  • deep_research_google

    Google-focused deep dive

  • deep_research_ddgs

    Privacy-first deep research

  • rag_search_ddgs

    rag_search_google - Quick single searches

Details on this page are taken from the project's README. Open README

Supported clients

Clients mentioned in this server's README:

View all
Claude Desktop logo

Claude Desktop

Desktop · Freemium · Proprietary

Anthropic's official Claude AI desktop application. Supports MCP servers to extend functionality.

WindowsMacOS
Cursor logo

Cursor

Desktop · Freemium · Proprietary

The first agentic IDE. The Cursor editor truly merges how developers and AI work together, delivering a magical coding experience.

WindowsMacOSLinux
Goose logo

Goose

Desktop · Free · Apache 2.0

A general-purpose AI agent that can dynamically plug in new extensions and learn how to use them. It uses tools from multiple extensions to solve more advanced problems and can interact with multiple extensions simultaneously.

MacOSLinux

Related MCP servers

More servers
n8n Secure Workflow Automation for Technical Teams logo

n8n Secure Workflow Automation for Technical Teams

n8n-io/n8n

86.7k

Fair-code platform to build and deploy AI agents and workflows. Combine a visual canvas with custom code, run it self-hosted or in the cloud, and connect to 1500+ integrations. AI automation you can trust with real work, from prototype to production.

AI Chatbot
repomix logo

repomix

yamadashy/repomix

15.2k

Repomix is a tool that packs a codebase into an AI-friendly format, supporting local and remote repository processing and providing code compression, security checks and multiple output formats.

AI Chatbot
Inbox Zero AI MCP logo

Inbox Zero AI MCP

elie222/inbox-zero

7.1k

To help you spend less time in your inbox, so you can focus on what matters most.

AI Chatbot
figma-context-MCP logo

figma-context-MCP

GLips/Figma-Context-MCP

6k

Give Cursor and other AI-powered coding tools access to your Figma files with this Model Context Protocol server.

AI Chatbot
context7 logo

context7

upstash/context7

4.8k

LLMs rely on outdated or generic information about the libraries you use. You get.

AI Chatbot
MCP Go logo

MCP Go

mark3labs/mcp-go

4.2k

A Go implementation of the Model Context Protocol (MCP), enabling seamless integration between LLM applications and external data sources and tools.

AI Chatbot