Local web search using SearXNG

Search the web using a self-hosted SearXNG metasearch engine. Aggregates Google, Brave, DuckDuckGo, and more without API keys.

SearXNG Web Search

Privacy-respecting metasearch via your self-hosted SearXNG instance.

When to use (trigger phrases)

Use this skill when the user asks:

• "search the web for..."
• "look up..." / "find information about..."
• "what is..." (when current info needed)
• "research..." / "search for..."
• "google..." (redirect to privacy-respecting search)

Quick start

bash

python3 ~/.clawdbot/skills/searxng/scripts/searxng_search.py "your query"
python3 ~/.clawdbot/skills/searxng/scripts/searxng_search.py "query" --count 10
python3 ~/.clawdbot/skills/searxng/scripts/searxng_search.py "query" --lang de

Setup

Set SEARXNG_URL environment variable:

bash

export SEARXNG_URL="http://your-searxng-host:8888"

Flags

Flag	Default	Description
-n, --count	5	Results to return (1-20)
-l, --lang	auto	Language code (en, de, fr, es, etc.)

Output

Returns JSON:

json

{
  "query": "search terms",
  "count": 5,
  "results": [
    {"title": "...", "url": "...", "description": "...", "engines": ["google", "brave"], "score": 1.5}
  ]
}

Notes

• No API keys needed—SearXNG aggregates upstream engines
• Results include source engines for transparency
• Scores indicate relevance (higher = better)
• For news, add "news" to query or use --lang for regional results