Local web search using SearXNG

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

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:

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:

{
  "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