SearXNG Search#

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

Commands#

Web Search#

bash

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#

bash

uv run {baseDir}/scripts/searxng.py search "query" --category images
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/searxng.py search "query" --category videos

Advanced Options#

bash

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:

bash

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).