Searxng

**Quick judgement**: A solid, practical web/metasearch skill that leverages a user-controlled SearXNG instance. It’s especially suitable for privacy-conscious setups or environments without access to commercial search APIs. It assumes SearXNG is correctly deployed and reachable, which is the main operational dependency. **What it does well** - Uses a local or self-hosted SearXNG instance, avoiding external API keys and improving privacy. - Supports multiple categories (web, images, news, videos) and options like result count, language, and time range. - Offers JSON output mode, which is valuable for agents that need structured search results. **Key risks & limitations** - **Dependency on SearXNG availability**: If `SEARXNG_URL` (or `localhost:8080` default) is misconfigured or the instance is down, the skill will fail entirely. - **Content safety**: As with any general web search, results may include unsafe, biased, or unmoderated content. Safety controls depend on how the underlying SearXNG instance is configured (e.g., safe search, blocked engines) and are not enforced by the skill itself. - **Network and exposure considerations**: Pointing `SEARXNG_URL` at a remote instance may expose query metadata to that server; security and TLS configuration must be handled by the user. **Recommended scenarios** - Users or organizations already running SearXNG who want to plug web search into an assistant without relying on external APIs. - Privacy-sensitive or policy-restricted environments where direct calls to major search providers are not allowed. - Agentic workflows that need fast, structured (JSON) search results for downstream tools like summarizers, rankers, or analyzers. - Experimental or developer setups where ease of use and lack of API key management are important.