Search the web via a local SearXNG metasearch instance.
npx skills add https://github.com/yspreen/dotfiles --skill searxng-yspreen
Please help me install this Agent Skill. Skill: searxng Source: https://github.com/yspreen/dotfiles/tree/main/.agents/skills/searxng Command: npx skills add https://github.com/yspreen/dotfiles --skill searxng-yspreen
Local researchers often need quick, privacy-preserving web access without relying on external search engines; this skill enables searching the web via a self-hosted SearXNG metasearch instance.
Query the web through the local SearXNG instance using search-internet.
High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.
Local web search with SearXNG queries a self-hosted metasearch instance via http://localhost:8888/search. The workflow verifies Docker is running and launches a configured searxng container to fetch privacy-preserving results.
Docker is required to run local SearXNG search. The workflow verifies Docker is running, launches the searxng container with configured volumes, and enforces a 10-minute idle timeout for querying http://localhost:8888/search.
Local metasearch fetches web results without relying on external search engines. It is used for researching topics, reading documentation, and monitoring current events from trusted sources directly within local infrastructure.
Querying SearXNG on localhost involves launching a searxng container with configured Docker volumes. The deterministic workflow starts the container and queries http://localhost:8888/search with a 10-minute idle timeout.
A limitation of local SearXNG web search is the enforced 10-minute idle timeout. The container must remain running, requiring Docker to be active locally to successfully query http://localhost:8888/search.
SearXNG provides privacy-preserving web search without external search engines. It runs locally as a Docker container, querying http://localhost:8888/search to fetch results for research, documentation, or monitoring current events.
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