Privacy-respecting metasearch using your local SearXNG instance.

No licenceAuto-check passedProductivity & Automation

Install Searxng

skills CLI
$ npx skills add sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill searxng -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills searxng --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/searxng .claude/skills/searxng && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
searxng
GitHub stars
663
Used in
2 other repos
Token cost
~486 tokens
SKILL.md length
76 words
Files
6 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo
383
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Privacy-respecting metasearch using your local SearXNG instance.

  • Tasks that involve Web search
  • SKILL.md covers Commands, Configuration, Features and API
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls uv

What it does

Searxng is an agent skill from sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills. Privacy-respecting metasearch using your local SearXNG instance. Search the web, images, news, and more without external API dependencies.

Its SKILL.md is about 490 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 6 other files, including scripts (for example `CHANGELOG.md`, `PUBLISH.md` and `PUBLISHING_CHECKLIST.md`).

It sits in Productivity & Automation, covering Web search. The repository describes itself as: Top OpenClaw skills, with the most popular and useful ones.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Web search

Example prompts

  • “/searxng”

Requirements

  • Python 3

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit b80cde2. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • uv

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use uv, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Searxng loads about 486 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 37 tokens; SKILL.md has 76 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~37
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~486

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 76 words (~486 tokens).

“Search the web using your local SearXNG instance - a privacy-respecting metasearch engine.”

— opening of SKILL.md by sundial-org
name
searxng
author
Avinash Venkatswamy
version
1.0.1
homepage
https://searxng.org
triggers
search for, search web, find information, look up

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 5 other files (scripts) in skills/searxng of sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • CHANGELOG.md
  • PUBLISH.md
  • PUBLISHING_CHECKLIST.md
  • README.md
  • scripts/searxng.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit b80cde2

Used in 2 other repositories

We found 2 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 2 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills, which our catalogue first saw on October 9, 2026.

Compare with similar skills

Searxng next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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SkillStarsUsed inTokensAuto-checkLicenceRepo updated
Searxng this skillsundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills6632 repos~486Automated safety check: PassNone
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Web Searchjjyaoao/HelloAgents3.2k1 repos~5.6kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Ddg SearchTheSyart/claude-agent-examples4071 repos~493Automated safety check: PassNone
Local Web SearchuluckyXH/OpenMOSS1.3k—~392Automated safety check: NotesMIT

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Questions about Searxng

What does Searxng do?

Privacy-respecting metasearch using your local SearXNG instance. Searxng is an agent skill from sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills. Privacy-respecting metasearch using your local SearXNG instance.

When should I use Searxng?

Searxng fits situations like: tasks that involve Web search.

How do I install Searxng in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill searxng -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/searxng in sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills) into .claude/skills/searxng in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Searxng in Codex?

Run `npx skills add sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill searxng -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/searxng in sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills) into .agents/skills/searxng in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Searxng in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill searxng -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/searxng, .gemini/skills/searxng, .github/skills/searxng and .opencode/skills/searxng in your project.

What does Searxng need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Searxng needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (uv). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Searxng access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use uv, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Searxng safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Searxng use?

No licence was found for Searxng or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Searxng use?

About 486 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.9k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Searxng?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Searxng: Brave Search (badlogic/pi-skills, 2.6k stars), Enterprise AI Scenario Map (MetaInFLow/Enterprise-ai-scenario-map-skill, 632 stars), Web Search (jjyaoao/HelloAgents, 3.2k stars) and Ddg Search (TheSyart/claude-agent-examples, 407 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Searxng?

sundial-org (a GitHub organization) maintains it in sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills, which has 663 GitHub stars. The repository holds 383 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on March 7, 2026.

Source: sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.