searxng-search

Installation
Summary

Local metasearch engine aggregating results from multiple sources with JSON output and package repository support.

  • Supports 20+ search categories including general web, Cargo/crates.io, npm, GitHub repositories, IT resources, academic papers, news, images, and videos
  • Returns structured JSON with result metadata (title, URL, content, engines, score, publish date) plus answer boxes, suggestions, and infoboxes
  • Auto-detects podman or docker, starts SearXNG on localhost:8888 with minimal configuration, and provides curl-based query interface
  • Includes workarounds for PyPI searches via direct API or qypi CLI, and Nushell helper function for streamlined queries
SKILL.md

SearXNG Search

SearXNG is a privacy-respecting metasearch engine that you can run locally. It aggregates results from multiple search engines and package repositories, returning clean JSON output.

Quick Start

Start SearXNG:

start-searxng --detach

This will:

  • Auto-detect podman or docker
  • Create a minimal config with JSON output enabled
  • Start SearXNG on http://localhost:8888
  • Wait until ready
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