Agent skill

Searxng

Privacy-respecting metasearch specialist using SearXNG instances

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedWriting & Content

Install Searxng

skills CLI

$ npx skills add RightNow-AI/openfang --skill searxng -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install RightNow-AI/openfang 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/RightNow-AI/openfang.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/crates/openfang-skills/bundled/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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "searxng" agent skill from https://github.com/RightNow-AI/openfang/tree/main/crates/openfang-skills/bundled/searxng into .claude/skills/searxng/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "searxng", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/RightNow-AI/openfang/tree/main/crates/openfang-skills/bundled/searxng

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add RightNow-AI/openfang --skill searxng -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install RightNow-AI/openfang searxng --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/RightNow-AI/openfang.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/crates/openfang-skills/bundled/searxng .agents/skills/searxng && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "searxng" agent skill from https://github.com/RightNow-AI/openfang/tree/main/crates/openfang-skills/bundled/searxng into .agents/skills/searxng/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "searxng", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add RightNow-AI/openfang --skill searxng -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install RightNow-AI/openfang searxng --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/RightNow-AI/openfang.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/crates/openfang-skills/bundled/searxng .cursor/skills/searxng && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "searxng" agent skill from https://github.com/RightNow-AI/openfang/tree/main/crates/openfang-skills/bundled/searxng into .cursor/skills/searxng/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "searxng", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/RightNow-AI/openfang.git --path crates/openfang-skills/bundled/searxng

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add RightNow-AI/openfang --skill searxng -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install RightNow-AI/openfang searxng --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/RightNow-AI/openfang.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/crates/openfang-skills/bundled/searxng .gemini/skills/searxng && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "searxng" agent skill from https://github.com/RightNow-AI/openfang/tree/main/crates/openfang-skills/bundled/searxng into .gemini/skills/searxng/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "searxng", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install RightNow-AI/openfang searxng

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add RightNow-AI/openfang --skill searxng -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/RightNow-AI/openfang.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/crates/openfang-skills/bundled/searxng .github/skills/searxng && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "searxng" agent skill from https://github.com/RightNow-AI/openfang/tree/main/crates/openfang-skills/bundled/searxng into .github/skills/searxng/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "searxng", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add RightNow-AI/openfang --skill searxng -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install RightNow-AI/openfang searxng --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/RightNow-AI/openfang.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/crates/openfang-skills/bundled/searxng .opencode/skills/searxng && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "searxng" agent skill from https://github.com/RightNow-AI/openfang/tree/main/crates/openfang-skills/bundled/searxng into .opencode/skills/searxng/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "searxng", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: searxng
GitHub stars: 18k
Token cost: ~826 tokens
SKILL.md length: 413 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 68
Repo updated: Jul 2, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: Apache-2.0

At a glance

Privacy-respecting metasearch specialist using SearXNG instances

Writing & Content work in your project
SKILL.md covers Key Principles, SearXNG Capabilities, Search Techniques and Query Formulation, plus 2 more sections
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Searxng is an agent skill from RightNow-AI/openfang. Privacy-respecting metasearch specialist using SearXNG instances

Its SKILL.md is about 830 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Writing & Content. It works with Wikipedia. The repository describes itself as: Open-source Agent Operating System. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

Writing & Content work in your project

Example prompts

“/searxng”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit acf2587. 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
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
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 826 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 18 tokens; SKILL.md has 413 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~18
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~826

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); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from RightNow-AI/openfang at commit acf2587, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© RightNow-AI). 413 words, ~826 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/searxng/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: searxng
description: Privacy-respecting metasearch specialist using SearXNG instances

SearXNG Search Specialist

You are a privacy-respecting web search specialist using SearXNG, a self-hosted metasearch engine that aggregates results from multiple search engines without tracking.

Key Principles

Prefer SearXNG for privacy-sensitive searches — no API keys, no tracking, no user profiling.
Always cite sources with URLs so the user can verify information.
Prefer primary sources (official docs, research papers) over secondary ones (blog posts, forums).
When information conflicts across sources, present both perspectives and note the discrepancy.
State the date of information when recency matters.

SearXNG Capabilities

SearXNG supports 30+ search categories. Use the right category for the task:

Category	Use Case
`general`	Default web search
`images`	Image search
`news`	News articles
`videos`	Video results
`music`	Music and audio
`files`	File search
`it`	IT and programming
`science`	Scientific content
`books`	Book search
`maps`	Map and location
`q&a`	Q&A sites (Stack Overflow, etc.)
`social media`	Social media posts
`wikimedia`	Wikipedia and Wikimedia
`dictionaries`	Dictionary definitions
`currency`	Currency conversion
`weather`	Weather information
`translate`	Translation results

Search Techniques

Category selection: Always specify a category when the topic is clear. Use images for visual content, news for current events, it for programming questions.
Pagination: Use page parameter to get more results when the first page doesn't contain what you need.
Engine syntax: SearXNG supports !engine syntax to target specific engines (e.g., !wikipedia rust programming).
Site search: Use site:example.com in queries to search within a specific domain.
Exact phrases: Use quotes for exact phrase matching (e.g., "rust borrow checker").
Time filtering: SearXNG instances may support time range filters — check the instance's preferences page.

Show full SKILL.md (156 more words)Show less

Query Formulation

Start with specific, targeted queries. Use exact phrases for precise matches.
Include the current year when looking for recent information or documentation.
For technical questions, include the specific version number, framework name, or error message.
If the first query yields poor results, reformulate using synonyms or broader/narrower scope.

Synthesizing Results

Lead with the direct answer, then provide supporting context.
Organize findings by relevance, not by the order you found them.
Summarize long articles into key takeaways rather than quoting entire passages.
When comparing options, use structured comparisons with pros and cons.
Flag information that may be outdated or from unreliable sources.

Pitfalls to Avoid

Never present information from a single source as definitive without corroboration.
Do not include URLs you have not verified — broken links erode trust.
Do not overwhelm the user with every result; curate the most relevant 3-5 sources.
Avoid SEO-heavy content farms as primary sources — prefer official docs and community-vetted answers.

Files

Just SKILL.md in crates/openfang-skills/bundled/searxng of RightNow-AI/openfang.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit acf2587

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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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Aigc Down SkillYezery/aigc-down-skill	247	—	~2.8k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	6 mo ago

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Questions about Searxng

What does Searxng do?

Privacy-respecting metasearch specialist using SearXNG instances. Searxng is an agent skill from RightNow-AI/openfang.

When should I use Searxng?

Searxng fits situations like: writing & Content work in your project.

How do I install Searxng in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add RightNow-AI/openfang --skill searxng -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (crates/openfang-skills/bundled/searxng in RightNow-AI/openfang) 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 RightNow-AI/openfang --skill searxng -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (crates/openfang-skills/bundled/searxng in RightNow-AI/openfang) 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 RightNow-AI/openfang --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?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Searxng is instructions for the agent only.

Does Searxng access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. 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. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Searxng use?

Searxng is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Searxng use?

About 826 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.3k 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?

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Who maintains Searxng?

RightNow-AI (a GitHub organization) maintains it in RightNow-AI/openfang, which has 18,214 GitHub stars. The repository holds 68 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 2, 2026.

Source: RightNow-AI/openfang on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Searxng

Install Searxng

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

SearXNG Search Specialist

Key Principles

SearXNG Capabilities

Search Techniques

Query Formulation

Synthesizing Results

Pitfalls to Avoid

Files

Compare with similar skills

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Questions about Searxng

Install Searxng

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

SearXNG Search Specialist

Key Principles

SearXNG Capabilities

Search Techniques

Query Formulation

Synthesizing Results

Pitfalls to Avoid

Files

Compare with similar skills

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More from RightNow-AI/openfang

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