# Searxng

> Privacy-first web search via local SearXNG instance. Google-free meta-search using DuckDuckGo, Brave, Qwant, Startpage, and more. Use for any web search query.

- Skill: `kbarbel640-del/searxng-2` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add kbarbel640-del/searxng-2`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/kbarbel640-del/searxng-2/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: kbarbel640-del (https://skillmd.com/u/kbarbel640-del)
- Updated: 2026-09-09
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/kbarbel640-del/searxng-2

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# SearXNG - Private Web Search

Local SearXNG instance at `http://localhost:8888` with Google/Bing disabled.

## Search (JSON API)

Basic search:
```bash
curl -s "http://localhost:8888/search?q=YOUR_QUERY&format=json" | jq -r '.results[:5] | .[] | "[\(.title)](\(.url))\n\(.content)\n"'
```

With result limit:
```bash
curl -s "http://localhost:8888/search?q=YOUR_QUERY&format=json" | jq -r '.results[:10] | .[] | {title, url, content}'
```

Get just URLs:
```bash
curl -s "http://localhost:8888/search?q=YOUR_QUERY&format=json" | jq -r '.results[:5] | .[].url'
```

## Categories

Search specific categories:
```bash
# Images
curl -s "http://localhost:8888/search?q=YOUR_QUERY&categories=images&format=json" | jq '.results[:5]'

# Videos
curl -s "http://localhost:8888/search?q=YOUR_QUERY&categories=videos&format=json" | jq '.results[:5]'

# News
curl -s "http://localhost:8888/search?q=YOUR_QUERY&categories=news&format=json" | jq '.results[:5]'

# IT/Tech
curl -s "http://localhost:8888/search?q=YOUR_QUERY&categories=it&format=json" | jq '.results[:5]'

# Science
curl -s "http://localhost:8888/search?q=YOUR_QUERY&categories=science&format=json" | jq '.results[:5]'
```

## Time Filters

Recent results:
```bash
# Last day
curl -s "http://localhost:8888/search?q=YOUR_QUERY&time_range=day&format=json" | jq '.results[:5]'

# Last week
curl -s "http://localhost:8888/search?q=YOUR_QUERY&time_range=week&format=json" | jq '.results[:5]'

# Last month
curl -s "http://localhost:8888/search?q=YOUR_QUERY&time_range=month&format=json" | jq '.results[:5]'

# Last year
curl -s "http://localhost:8888/search?q=YOUR_QUERY&time_range=year&format=json" | jq '.results[:5]'
```

## Language/Region

```bash
# English results
curl -s "http://localhost:8888/search?q=YOUR_QUERY&language=en&format=json" | jq '.results[:5]'

# Specific region (US)
curl -s "http://localhost:8888/search?q=YOUR_QUERY&language=en-US&format=json" | jq '.results[:5]'
```

## Enabled Search Engines

Privacy-respecting only (no Google, Bing):
- DuckDuckGo (weight 1.5)
- Brave Search (weight 1.5)
- Startpage (weight 1.2)
- Mojeek (weight 1.0)
- Qwant (weight 1.0)
- Wikipedia (weight 1.5)
- GitHub
- StackOverflow
- Reddit
- arXiv
- Piped/Invidious (YouTube privacy frontends)

## Tips

- URL-encode spaces: `q=hello%20world` or `q=hello+world`
- Combine filters: `categories=news&time_range=week`
- For complex queries, use the web UI: http://localhost:8888

## Example Usage

Find recent AI news:
```bash
curl -s "http://localhost:8888/search?q=artificial+intelligence+news&categories=news&time_range=week&format=json" | jq -r '.results[:5] | .[] | "## \(.title)\n\(.url)\n\(.content)\n"'
```

Search GitHub repos:
```bash
curl -s "http://localhost:8888/search?q=python+web+scraper&categories=repos&format=json" | jq '.results[:5]'
```