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:
json
{
"env": {
"SEARXNG_URL": "https://your-searxng-instance.com"
}
}
Default (if not set): http://localhost:8080
Features
- 🔒 Privacy-focused (uses your local instance)
- 🌐 Multi-engine aggregation
- 📰 Multiple search categories
- 🎨 Rich formatted output
- 🚀 Fast JSON mode for programmatic use
API
Uses your local SearXNG JSON API endpoint (no authentication required by default).