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Search web via SearxNG

ask-searchskillsetup L2★361
ythx-101/ask-search ↗
What it does

Search web via SearxNG aggregator

Best for

Privacy-first web search without API keys—useful for local development, aggregating multiple engines, and piping URLs to web_fetch for full content.

Inputs
  • · Query string
  • · Number of results (default 10)
  • · Language (e.g., zh-CN)
  • · Category (news, images, general)
Outputs
  • · Result titles, URLs, snippets
  • · Raw JSON (optional)
  • · URL-only list
Requires
  • · SearxNG instance (localhost:8080)
  • · Aggregated engines (Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Brave)
Preconditions
  • · SearxNG running locally
  • · SEARXNG_URL env var set if non-default port
Failure modes
  • · SearxNG instance down
  • · Query timeout
  • · Language not supported
  • · Category not recognized
Trust signals
  • · Zero API key required
  • · Multiple search engine aggregation
  • · URL-only option for piping workflows