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searxng-backup

v1.0.0

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

Sourced from ClawHub, Authored by macdesire

Installation

Please help me install the skill `searxng-backup` from SkillHub official store. npx skills add macdesire/searxng-backup

SearXNG Search

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

Commands

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

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

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:

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

Or configure in your Clawdbot config:

{
  "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).