# Searxng

> Search the web using SearXNG. Use when you need current information, news, or web search. Triggers on "search", "look up", "find online", "web search".

- Skill: `erixwong/searxng` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add erixwong/searxng`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/erixwong/searxng/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: erixwong (https://skillmd.com/u/erixwong)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/erixwong/searxng

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# SearXNG Search

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

## Quick Start

```javascript
// Basic search
{ "query": "machine learning basics" }

// Search with options
{ "query": "breaking news", "category": "news", "time_range": "day", "n": 20 }
```

## Tools

### web_search

Search the web using SearXNG.

**Parameters:**
- `query` (string, required): The search query
- `n` (number, optional): Number of results (default: 10, max: 50)
- `category` (string, optional): "general" | "images" | "videos" | "news" | "map" | "music" | "files" | "it" | "science"
- `language` (string, optional): Language code like "en", "zh", "auto" (default: "auto")
- `time_range` (string, optional): "day" | "week" | "month" | "year"
- `format` (string, optional): "json" (default) or "table" for readable display

**Examples:**
```javascript
// General search
{ "query": "node.js tutorial" }

// Image search
{ "query": "cute cats", "category": "images" }

// Recent news
{ "query": "AI news", "category": "news", "time_range": "day" }

// Get 30 results in table format
{ "query": "climate change", "n": 30, "format": "table" }
```

## Configuration

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

Default: `http://localhost:8080`

## Output

Returns JSON with search results:
```json
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "query": "search term",
    "number_of_results": 1000,
    "results": [
      {
        "title": "Result Title",
        "url": "https://example.com",
        "content": "Snippet...",
        "engines": ["google", "bing"]
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

Use `format: "table"` for human-readable output.