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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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| 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":"🔍","requires":{"bins":["python3"]},"config":{"env":{"SEARXNG_URL":{"description":"SearXNG instance URL","default":"http://192.168.1.70:5050/","required":true}}}}} |
Search the web using your local SearXNG instance - a privacy-respecting metasearch engine.
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
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/searxng.py search "query" --language en
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/searxng.py search "query" --time-range day
Required: Set the SEARXNG_URL environment variable to your SearXNG instance:
export SEARXNG_URL=http://192.168.1.70:5050/
Or configure in your Clawdbot config:
{
"env": {
"SEARXNG_URL": "http://192.168.1.70:5050/"
}
}
Default (if not set): http://192.168.1.70:5050/
Uses your local SearXNG JSON API endpoint (no authentication required by default).