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Search the web using a self-hosted SearXNG instance. Privacy-respecting metasearch that aggregates results from multiple engines.

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Skill instructions

SearXNG Search Skill

Search the web using your self-hosted SearXNG instance. Privacy-respecting metasearch that aggregates results from Google, DuckDuckGo, Brave, Startpage, and 70+ other engines.

Prerequisites

SearXNG running locally or on a server. Quick Docker setup:

mkdir -p ~/Projects/searxng/searxng
cd ~/Projects/searxng

# Create docker-compose.yml
cat > docker-compose.yml << 'EOF'
services:
  searxng:
    image: searxng/searxng:latest
    container_name: searxng
    ports:
      - "8080:8080"
    volumes:
      - ./searxng:/etc/searxng:rw
    environment:
      - SEARXNG_BASE_URL=http://localhost:8080/
    restart: unless-stopped
EOF

# Create settings.yml with JSON API enabled
cat > searxng/settings.yml << 'EOF'
use_default_settings: true
server:
  secret_key: "change-me-to-random-string"
  bind_address: "0.0.0.0"
  port: 8080
search:
  safe_search: 0
  autocomplete: "google"
  default_lang: "en"
  formats:
    - html
    - json
EOF

# Start SearXNG
docker compose up -d

Configuration

Set the SearXNG URL (defaults to http://localhost:8080):

export SEARXNG_URL="http://localhost:8080"

Usage Examples

Basic Search
curl "http://localhost:8080/search?q=your+query&format=json" | jq '.results[:5]'
Search with Categories
# General web search
curl "http://localhost:8080/search?q=query&categories=general&format=json"

# Images
curl "http://localhost:8080/search?q=query&categories=images&format=json"

# News
curl "http://localhost:8080/search?q=query&categories=news&format=json"

# Videos
curl "http://localhost:8080/search?q=query&categories=videos&format=json"

# IT/Tech documentation
curl "http://localhost:8080/search?q=query&categories=it&format=json"

# Science/Academic
curl "http://localhost:8080/search?q=query&categories=science&format=json"
Search with Language/Region
curl "http://localhost:8080/search?q=query&language=en-US&format=json"
curl "http://localhost:8080/search?q=q...

Source information

Source
github
Repository
openclaw/skills
Path
skills/clockworksquirrel/searxng-self-hosted
Version
—
Commit
bb205b318dcbf1f554b0f92579c60062ec3913c2
Classification source
rules
Status
active
Visibility
public

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SKILL.md
# SearXNG Search Skill

Search the web using your self-hosted SearXNG instance. Privacy-respecting metasearch that aggregates results from Google, DuckDuckGo, Brave, Startpage, and 70+ other engines.

## Prerequisites

SearXNG running locally or on a server. Quick Docker setup:

```bash
mkdir -p ~/Projects/searxng/searxng
cd ~/Projects/searxng

# Create docker-compose.yml
cat > docker-compose.yml << 'EOF'
services:
  searxng:
    image: searxng/searxng:latest
    container_name: searxng
    ports:
      - "8080:8080"
    volumes:
      - ./searxng:/etc/searxng:rw
    environment:
      - SEARXNG_BASE_URL=http://localhost:8080/
    restart: unless-stopped
EOF

# Create settings.yml with JSON API enabled
cat > searxng/settings.yml << 'EOF'
use_default_settings: true
server:
  secret_key: "change-me-to-random-string"
  bind_address: "0.0.0.0"
  port: 8080
search:
  safe_search: 0
  autocomplete: "google"
  default_lang: "en"
  formats:
    - html
    - json
EOF

# Start SearXNG
docker compose up -d
```

## Configuration

Set the SearXNG URL (defaults to http://localhost:8080):
```bash
export SEARXNG_URL="http://localhost:8080"
```

## Usage Examples

### Basic Search
```bash
curl "http://localhost:8080/search?q=your+query&format=json" | jq '.results[:5]'
```

### Search with Categories
```bash
# General web search
curl "http://localhost:8080/search?q=query&categories=general&format=json"

# Images
curl "http://localhost:8080/search?q=query&categories=images&format=json"

# News
curl "http://localhost:8080/search?q=query&categories=news&format=json"

# Videos
curl "http://localhost:8080/search?q=query&categories=videos&format=json"

# IT/Tech documentation
curl "http://localhost:8080/search?q=query&categories=it&format=json"

# Science/Academic
curl "http://localhost:8080/search?q=query&categories=science&format=json"
```

### Search with Language/Region
```bash
curl "http://localhost:8080/search?q=query&language=en-US&format=json"
curl "http://localhost:8080/search?q=q...

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