# Send SearXNG Local to your agent
Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually.
## Fast path
- Download the package from Yavira.
- Extract it into a folder your agent can access.
- Paste one of the prompts below and point your agent at the extracted folder.
## Suggested prompts
### New install

```text
I downloaded a skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder and install it by following the included instructions. Tell me what you changed and call out any manual steps you could not complete.
```
### Upgrade existing

```text
I downloaded an updated skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder, compare it with my current installation, and upgrade it while preserving any custom configuration unless the package docs explicitly say otherwise. Summarize what changed and any follow-up checks I should run.
```
## Machine-readable fields
```json
{
  "schemaVersion": "1.0",
  "item": {
    "slug": "searxng-local",
    "name": "SearXNG Local",
    "source": "tencent",
    "type": "skill",
    "category": "开发工具",
    "sourceUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/clockworksquirrel/searxng-local",
    "canonicalUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/clockworksquirrel/searxng-local",
    "targetPlatform": "OpenClaw"
  },
  "install": {
    "downloadUrl": "/downloads/searxng-local",
    "sourceDownloadUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=searxng-local",
    "sourcePlatform": "tencent",
    "targetPlatform": "OpenClaw",
    "packageFormat": "ZIP package",
    "primaryDoc": "SKILL.md",
    "includedAssets": [
      "SKILL.md"
    ],
    "downloadMode": "redirect",
    "sourceHealth": {
      "source": "tencent",
      "status": "healthy",
      "reason": "direct_download_ok",
      "recommendedAction": "download",
      "checkedAt": "2026-05-07T17:22:31.273Z",
      "expiresAt": "2026-05-14T17:22:31.273Z",
      "httpStatus": 200,
      "finalUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=afrexai-annual-report",
      "contentType": "application/zip",
      "probeMethod": "head",
      "details": {
        "probeUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=afrexai-annual-report",
        "contentDisposition": "attachment; filename=\"afrexai-annual-report-1.0.0.zip\"",
        "redirectLocation": null,
        "bodySnippet": null
      },
      "scope": "source",
      "summary": "Source download looks usable.",
      "detail": "Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this source.",
      "primaryActionLabel": "Download for OpenClaw",
      "primaryActionHref": "/downloads/searxng-local"
    },
    "validation": {
      "installChecklist": [
        "Use the Yavira download entry.",
        "Review SKILL.md after the package is downloaded.",
        "Confirm the extracted package contains the expected setup assets."
      ],
      "postInstallChecks": [
        "Confirm the extracted package includes the expected docs or setup files.",
        "Validate the skill or prompts are available in your target agent workspace.",
        "Capture any manual follow-up steps the agent could not complete."
      ]
    }
  },
  "links": {
    "detailUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/searxng-local",
    "downloadUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/searxng-local",
    "agentUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/searxng-local/agent",
    "manifestUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/searxng-local/agent.json",
    "briefUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/searxng-local/agent.md"
  }
}
```
## Documentation

### SearXNG Search Skill

Search the web using your self-hosted SearXNG instance. Privacy-respecting metasearch that aggregates results from Google, DuckDuckGo, Brave, Startpage, and 70+ other engines.

### Prerequisites

SearXNG running locally or on a server. Quick Docker setup:

mkdir -p ~/Projects/searxng/searxng
cd ~/Projects/searxng

# Create docker-compose.yml
cat > docker-compose.yml << 'EOF'
services:
  searxng:
    image: searxng/searxng:latest
    container_name: searxng
    ports:
      - "8080:8080"
    volumes:
      - ./searxng:/etc/searxng:rw
    environment:
      - SEARXNG_BASE_URL=http://localhost:8080/
    restart: unless-stopped
EOF

# Create settings.yml with JSON API enabled
cat > searxng/settings.yml << 'EOF'
use_default_settings: true
server:
  secret_key: "change-me-to-random-string"
  bind_address: "0.0.0.0"
  port: 8080
search:
  safe_search: 0
  autocomplete: "google"
  default_lang: "en"
  formats:
    - html
    - json
EOF

# Start SearXNG
docker compose up -d

### Configuration

Set the SearXNG URL (defaults to http://localhost:8080):

export SEARXNG_URL="http://localhost:8080"

### Basic Search

curl "http://localhost:8080/search?q=your+query&format=json" | jq '.results[:5]'

### Search with Categories

# General web search
curl "http://localhost:8080/search?q=query&categories=general&format=json"

# Images
curl "http://localhost:8080/search?q=query&categories=images&format=json"

# News
curl "http://localhost:8080/search?q=query&categories=news&format=json"

# Videos
curl "http://localhost:8080/search?q=query&categories=videos&format=json"

# IT/Tech documentation
curl "http://localhost:8080/search?q=query&categories=it&format=json"

# Science/Academic
curl "http://localhost:8080/search?q=query&categories=science&format=json"

### Search with Language/Region

curl "http://localhost:8080/search?q=query&language=en-US&format=json"
curl "http://localhost:8080/search?q=query&language=de-DE&format=json"

### Paginated Results

# Page 2 (results 11-20)
curl "http://localhost:8080/search?q=query&pageno=2&format=json"

### Response Format

Each result includes:

title - Result title
url - Link to the result
content - Snippet/description
engines - Array of search engines that returned this result
score - Relevance score (higher = better)
category - Result category

### Shell Function

Add to your .zshrc or .bashrc:

searxng() {
  local query="$*"
  local url="${SEARXNG_URL:-http://localhost:8080}"
  curl -s "${url}/search?q=$(echo "$query" | sed 's/ /+/g')&format=json" | \\
    jq -r '.results[:10][] | "[\\(.score | floor)] \\(.title)\\n    \\(.url)\\n    \\(.content // "No description")\\n"'
}

Usage: searxng how to make sourdough bread

### Docker Management

# Start
cd ~/Projects/searxng && docker compose up -d

# Stop
docker compose down

# View logs
docker compose logs -f searxng

# Restart
docker compose restart

### Troubleshooting

Container won't start:

docker compose logs searxng

JSON format not working:
Ensure formats: [html, json] is in your settings.yml

No results:
Some engines may be rate-limited. Check logs for errors.

### Why SearXNG?

Privacy: No tracking, no ads, no data collection
Aggregation: Combines results from 70+ search engines
Self-hosted: Your data stays on your machine
API: JSON output for automation
Free: No API keys or rate limits
## Trust
- Source: tencent
- Verification: Indexed source record
- Publisher: clockworksquirrel
- Version: 1.0.0
## Source health
- Status: healthy
- Source download looks usable.
- Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this source.
- Health scope: source
- Reason: direct_download_ok
- Checked at: 2026-05-07T17:22:31.273Z
- Expires at: 2026-05-14T17:22:31.273Z
- Recommended action: Download for OpenClaw
## Links
- [Detail page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/searxng-local)
- [Send to Agent page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/searxng-local/agent)
- [JSON manifest](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/searxng-local/agent.json)
- [Markdown brief](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/searxng-local/agent.md)
- [Download page](https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/searxng-local)