Searxng

This lets Claude search the web through your own SearXNG instance, which is a privacy-focused metasearch engine that aggregates results from multiple sources. You need to have SearXNG running locally or on your own server, then point the skill at it with SEARXNG_URL. It handles web, images, news, and video searches with configurable result counts and language options. The main appeal here is keeping your search queries private and not depending on external APIs or rate-limited services. If you're already running SearXNG for privacy reasons, this is a straightforward way to give Claude web search capabilities without sending queries through third-party services.

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Install

$ npx -y skills add sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill searxng --agent claude-code

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Files

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:

{
  "env": {
    "SEARXNG_URL": "https://your-searxng-instance.com"
  }
}

Default (if not set): http://localhost:8080

Features

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Details

Repository: github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills
Category: Backend & APIs
First seen: Jun 3, 2026