searxng-tool-for-openclaw
PassAudited by ClawScan on May 1, 2026.
Overview
This appears to be a straightforward SearXNG web-search plugin; the main things to notice are npm installation and search queries being sent to the configured SearXNG service.
This skill looks appropriate if you want OpenClaw to search through SearXNG. Before installing, make sure you trust the npm package and configure it to use a SearXNG instance you control or trust; do not use it to search for secrets, and treat returned web content as untrusted.
Findings (3)
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Installing it will add code from npm into the OpenClaw environment.
The skill is installed through npm packages and creates binaries, which is normal for this OpenClaw plugin but means the user is trusting those package artifacts.
[0] node | package: openclaw ... [1] node | package: searxng-tool-for-openclaw
Install only from the expected package/repository and use normal package-provenance checks before installing.
Search terms the agent chooses may be sent to your configured SearXNG instance.
The agent tool sends search queries to the configured SearXNG service. This is the core purpose of the plugin and is bounded to SearXNG search requests.
url.searchParams.set("q", query); ... const response = await fetch(url, { method: "GET"Use a trusted SearXNG instance, preferably local or HTTPS if remote, and avoid asking the agent to search for secrets or private data.
Web result text could contain misleading or prompt-like content that should not override the user's instructions.
The plugin returns web-result content, answers, suggestions, corrections, and infoboxes into the agent context. These are untrusted search results, which is expected for a search tool.
content: typeof result.content === "string" ? result.content : undefined, ... answers: Array.isArray(payload.answers) ? payload.answers : []
Treat search results as untrusted reference material and verify important information before acting on it.