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Searxng Backup

by @macdesire

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

Versionv1.0.0
Downloads749
#security#legal
TERMINAL
clawhub install searxng-backup

πŸ“– About This Skill

name: searxng description: Privacy-respecting metasearch using your local SearXNG instance. Search the web, images, news, and more without external API dependencies. author: Avinash Venkatswamy version: 1.0.1 homepage: https://searxng.org triggers: - "search for" - "search web" - "find information" - "look up" metadata: {"clawdbot":{"emoji":"πŸ”","requires":{"bins":["python3"]},"config":{"env":{"SEARXNG_URL":{"description":"SearXNG instance URL","default":"http://localhost:8080","required":true}}}}}

SearXNG Search

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

Commands

Web Search

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

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

  • πŸ”’ Privacy-focused (uses your local instance)
  • 🌐 Multi-engine aggregation
  • πŸ“° Multiple search categories
  • 🎨 Rich formatted output
  • πŸš€ Fast JSON mode for programmatic use

    • API

    Uses your local SearXNG JSON API endpoint (no authentication required by default).

    βš™οΈ 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