Requirements
- Target platform
- OpenClaw
- Install method
- Manual import
- Extraction
- Extract archive
- Prerequisites
- OpenClaw
- Primary doc
- SKILL.md
Self-hosted web search aggregator for OpenClaw agents. Use this skill to (1) install SearXNG on a VPS/server so the agent can search the web without API keys...
Self-hosted web search aggregator for OpenClaw agents. Use this skill to (1) install SearXNG on a VPS/server so the agent can search the web without API keys...
Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually.
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.
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.
SearXNG is a self-hosted search aggregator that queries Google, Bing, Brave, Startpage, DuckDuckGo, and Wikipedia simultaneously. No API keys required. Results returned as JSON.
python3 scripts/search.py "your query" # human-readable python3 scripts/search.py "your query" --json # JSON (for parsing) python3 scripts/search.py "query" --count 5 --json # limit + JSON Place search.py anywhere convenient โ typically tools/search.py in the workspace. For detailed usage patterns and service management: see references/usage.md.
Run as root on Ubuntu 22.04/24.04: bash scripts/install_searxng.sh This installs SearXNG, creates a searxng system user, writes /etc/searxng/settings.yml, and starts a systemd service on http://127.0.0.1:8888. Verify: curl 'http://127.0.0.1:8888/search?q=test&format=json' | python3 -m json.tool | head -20 systemctl status searxng
search.py targets http://127.0.0.1:8888 by default. If the port differs, update SEARXNG_URL at the top of the script.
If SearXNG is down, search.py falls back to Wikipedia + GitHub APIs automatically. No action needed โ results still return, just from narrower sources.
SymptomFix[SearXNG unavailable] in stderrsystemctl restart searxngPort conflict on 8888Change port: in /etc/searxng/settings.yml + update SEARXNG_URL in scriptEmpty results from all enginesCheck /etc/searxng/settings.yml engines block; restart serviceConnection refusedService not running โ systemctl start searxng
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