- name
- searxng
- description
- Search the web using a self-hosted SearXNG metasearch engine. Aggregates Google, Brave, DuckDuckGo, and more without API keys.
- homepage
- https://docs.searxng.org
- metadata
- {"moltbot":{"emoji":"🔍","requires":{"bins":["python3"],"env":["SEARXNG_URL"]}}}
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
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 deSetup
Set SEARXNG_URL environment variable:
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:
{
"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
--langfor regional results