# Searxng

> Privacy-respecting metasearch using your local SearXNG instance. Search the web, images, news, and more without external API dependencies.

- Skill: `afine907/searxng` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 10 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add afine907/searxng`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/afine907/searxng/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Integrations & APIs
- Author: afine907 (https://skillmd.com/u/afine907)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/afine907/searxng

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# SearXNG Search

Search the web using your local SearXNG instance - a privacy-respecting metasearch engine.

## Commands

### Web Search
```bash
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/searxng.py search "query"              # Top 10 results
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/searxng.py search "query" -n 20        # Top 20 results
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/searxng.py search "query" --format json # JSON output
```

### Category Search
```bash
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/searxng.py search "query" --category images
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/searxng.py search "query" --category videos
```

### Advanced Options
```bash
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/searxng.py search "query" --language en
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/searxng.py search "query" --time-range day
```

## Configuration

**Required:** Set the `SEARXNG_URL` environment variable to your SearXNG instance:

```bash
export SEARXNG_URL=https://your-searxng-instance.com
```

Or configure in your Clawdbot config:
```json
{
  "env": {
    "SEARXNG_URL": "https://your-searxng-instance.com"
  }
}
```

Default (if not set): `http://localhost:8080`

## Features

- 🔒 Privacy-focused (uses your local instance)
- 🌐 Multi-engine aggregation
- 📰 Multiple search categories
- 🎨 Rich formatted output
- 🚀 Fast JSON mode for programmatic use

## API

Uses your local SearXNG JSON API endpoint (no authentication required by default).