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

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Sourcesundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills

Added on2026-02-17

NPX Install

npx skill4agent add sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills 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 news
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).

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SearXNG Search

Commands

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Advanced Options

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Features

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