# Local Websearch > Search the web privately via a self-hosted SearXNG metasearch engine. Use when this capability is needed. - Skill: `tomevault-io/local-websearch` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files) - Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add tomevault-io/local-websearch` - Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/tomevault-io/local-websearch/raw - Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS) - Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex - Category: Coding & Dev Tools - Author: tomevault-io (https://skillmd.com/u/tomevault-io) - Updated: 2026-09-17 - Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/tomevault-io/local-websearch --- # local-websearch ## Purpose Search the web privately via a self-hosted SearXNG metasearch engine. ## Routing - Use when: Use when users ask for web lookup, private browsing, or recent facts not in local files. - Do not use when: Don't use for internal workspace-only questions already covered by local docs or files. - Outputs: Structured search results with titles, URLs, and snippets. - Success criteria: Returns concise results with enough context to support a cited answer. ## Trigger Examples ### Positive - Use the local-websearch skill for this request. - Help me with local-websearch. - Use when users ask for web lookup, private browsing, or recent facts not in local files. - local-websearch: provide an actionable result. ### Negative - Don't use for internal workspace-only questions already covered by local docs or files. - Do not use local-websearch for unrelated requests. - This request is outside local-websearch scope. - This is conceptual discussion only; no tool workflow is needed. ## Runtime Prompt - Current runtime prompt length: 1364 characters. - Runtime prompt is defined directly in `../local-websearch.json`. --- > Converted and distributed by [TomeVault](https://tomevault.io/claim/cowork-os) — claim your Tome and manage your conversions.