Local Web Search

Free local web search via DuckDuckGo HTML scraping with no API key. Use when web_search tool is unavailable or missing API keys, and you need fast query resu...

Run local search without paid APIs.

Command

./skills/local-web-search/scripts/local_search.py "<query>" --max 8

Output

Returns JSON with:

• query
• count
• disclaimer
• security
• results[] {title, url, snippet, trust{score,tier,reason}}

Trust Scoring

• high: docs/papers/.gov/.edu/authoritative domains
• medium: reputable publications/default domains
• low: user-generated platforms (e.g., dev.to, medium, substack)

Use trust score for ranking/filtering only; always verify key claims with primary sources.

Security

• No environment/token exfiltration
• No external writes
• Outbound HTTPS GET only to search endpoint

Reliability

• Handles transient errors with exponential backoff + jitter
• Public scraping behavior can change; parser may need updates