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Self-hosted private web search using SearXNG. Use when privacy is important, external search APIs are blocked or paid, or you need search without tracking.

What it does

Privacy-respecting, self-hosted metasearch engine for AI agents.

The skill document

Private Web Search (SearXNG)

Privacy-respecting, self-hosted metasearch engine for AI agents.

Quick Setup

# 1. Start container
docker run -d --name searxng -p 8080:8080 -e BASE_URL=http://localhost:8080/ searxng/searxng

# 2. Enable JSON API
docker exec searxng sed -i 's/  formats:/  formats:\n    - json/' /etc/searxng/settings.yml
docker restart searxng

# 3. Verify
curl -sL "http://localhost:8080/search?q=test&format=json" | jq '.results[0]'

Usage

curl -sL "http://localhost:8080/search?q=YOUR_QUERY&format=json" | jq '.results[:10]'

Using the Helper Script

./scripts/search.sh "openclaw ai" 5

Environment Variables

VariableDefaultDescription
SEARXNG_PORT8080Container port
SEARXNG_HOSTlocalhostServer host
BASE_URLhttp://localhost:8080Public URL

Available Engines

Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Brave, Startpage, Wikipedia, and more.

Management

docker start searxng   # Start
docker stop searxng    # Stop
docker logs searxng    # View logs
docker rm searxng -f   # Remove

Troubleshooting

IssueSolution
No resultsCheck docker logs searxng
403 ForbiddenEnable JSON format (step 2)
Connection refusedRun docker start searxng

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