A privacy-centric skill for connecting AI agents to self-hosted SearXNG instances for untracked, ad-free web searching.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install searxng-connect
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install searxng-connect using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is SearXNG Connect?
SearXNG Connect is a privacy-focused integration designed to provide AI agents with comprehensive web access without compromising user data. By utilizing a self-hosted SearXNG instance, this Openclaw Skills entry aggregates results from dozens of search engines while stripping away ads and trackers. It serves as a secure bridge for developers who need real-time information retrieval without relying on proprietary, data-harvesting search APIs. The skill is optimized for speed and privacy, ensuring that your AI workflows remain both anonymous and efficient.
SearXNG Connect Use Cases
- Conducting market research or news monitoring without being tracked by search providers.
- Extracting high-quality technical documentation and tutorials from across the web.
- Gathering image or video assets for media workflows using specialized search categories.
- Performing deep content analysis by retrieving full-page text for AI processing.
How SearXNG Connect Works
- The AI agent analyzes a search query to determine the best parameters, such as category or time range.
- The skill executes a Python script via the uv package manager, passing the query and flags as a secure argument list.
- The script connects to the self-hosted SearXNG instance defined in the local configuration.
- Results are retrieved, filtered, and cached locally for a configurable duration to improve response times.
- The processed data is returned to the agent, providing a clean set of search results for further use.
SearXNG Connect Setup
To begin using this skill within your Openclaw Skills environment, ensure you have a running SearXNG instance. Install the uv tool for dependency management:
brew install uv
Next, update your skill-config.json with your instance details:
{
"default_instance": "https://your-searxng-instance.com/",
"cache_enabled": true
}
SearXNG Connect Data Schema & Taxonomy
| Component | Description |
|---|---|
| Configuration | Managed via skill-config.json for instance URLs and rate limits. |
| Cache | Local 1-hour storage of search results to optimize performance. |
| Metadata | Supports BCP-47 language codes and category-specific tags. |
| Result Output | Structured list of URLs, snippets, and optional full-page content. |
SearXNG Connect Advanced Features
- Integrated rate limiting to protect your self-hosted infrastructure from excessive requests.
- Full content extraction mode for fetching the entire text of search result pages.
- Multi-engine aggregation across categories like science, files, and social media.
- Flexible time-range filtering ranging from the last hour to the past year.
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