searxng

name	searxng
description	Use the local SearXNG instance when WebSearch is rate-limited, geo-blocked, or returns no results.

searxng — Local Search Fallback

Use the local SearXNG instance when WebSearch is rate-limited, geo-blocked, or returns no results.

Instance

http://10.0.3.202:8080/

Network note: LAN-only. Reachable when connected to the studio network. Not accessible from cloud/remote contexts. If ECONNREFUSED, you are off-network — fall back to WebSearch.

Usage

JSON API (preferred for parsing)

WebFetch url="http://10.0.3.202:8080/search?q=<query>&format=json"
prompt="extract: titles, urls, snippets from results array"

URL-encode the query

Spaces → + or %20. Special chars → percent-encoded.

Examples:

http://10.0.3.202:8080/search?q=rust+genai+crate+2026&format=json
http://10.0.3.202:8080/search?q=kunal732+MLX+Swift&format=json
http://10.0.3.202:8080/search?q=fastembed+rs+qdrant&format=json

Filter by category

http://10.0.3.202:8080/search?q=<query>&categories=general&format=json
http://10.0.3.202:8080/search?q=<query>&categories=it&format=json
http://10.0.3.202:8080/search?q=<query>&categories=science&format=json

JSON response structure

{
  "query": "...",
  "results": [
    {
      "title": "...",
      "url": "...",
      "content": "...",
      "engine": "...",
      "score": 0.0
    }
  ],
  "answers": [],
  "suggestions": []
}

When to use

• WebSearch returns 429 (rate limit)
• WebSearch returns no results for technical queries
• Need fresh results without Google/Bing geo-filtering
• Researching local network resources

When NOT to use

• WebSearch is working fine — prefer it (returns structured search results natively)
• Query requires real-time data (SearXNG caches may lag)