Introduction
# SearXNG Web Search
Privacy-respecting metasearch via your self-hosted SearXNG instance.
## When to use (trigger phrases)
Use this skill when the user asks: - "search the web for..." - "look up..." / "find information about..." - "what is..." (when current info needed) - "research..." / "search for..." - "google..." (redirect to privacy-respecting search)
## Quick start
```bash python3 ~/.clawdbot/skills/searxng/scripts/searxng_search.py "your query" python3 ~/.clawdbot/skills/searxng/scripts/searxng_search.py "query" --count 10 python3 ~/.clawdbot/skills/searxng/scripts/searxng_search.py "query" --lang de ```
## Setup
Set `SEARXNG_URL` environment variable: ```bash export SEARXNG_URL="http://your-searxng-host:8888" ```
## Flags
| Flag | Default | Description | |------|---------|-------------| | `-n`, `--count` | 5 | Results to return (1-20) | | `-l`, `--lang` | auto | Language code (en, de, fr, es, etc.) |
## Output
Returns JSON: ```json { "query": "search terms", "count": 5, "results": [ {"title": "...", "url": "...", "description": "...", "engines": ["google", "brave"], "score": 1.5} ] } ```
## Notes
- No API keys needed—SearXNG aggregates upstream engines - Results include source engines for transparency - Scores indicate relevance (higher = better) - For news, add "news" to query or use `--lang` for regional results