// Read docs & web pages
searxngv1.0.0
SearXNG is a free internet metasearch engine which aggregates results from various search services and databases. Users are neither tracked nor profiled.
Open source Maintained For agents
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searxng is searXNG is a free internet metasearch engine which aggregates results from various search services and databases. Users are neither tracked nor profiled.
Good for: Developers who want their agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor…) to read docs & web pages.
01How to start
- 1Read the official README for requirements and permissions.
- 2Install it as the official guide describes.
- 3Tell your agent the command exists (e.g. in AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md) so it knows when to call it.
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