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Searxng Search

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ypares·vlatest·other·MIT

Searches the web anonymously via SearXNG to protect privacy and bypass censorship requests.

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Showing Claude Code. One command installs this skill into any of the agents below.

  1. 1

    Run this in your project

    terminal
    $ npx skills add ypares/agent-skills --skill searxng-search -a claude-code

  2. Uses the open-source skills CLI and needs Node.js. Add -g to install it for your user instead of this project.

What we know about this skill

Publisher

ypares

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Install target

Live repository

Not pinned. Installing fetches whatever the repository holds at the time you run the command.

No human has reviewed this code. The checks below are a static scan of the files at one commit — nobody has run this skill or judged whether it works. A skill runs with whatever access you give your agent, so read the source before you install it.

Automated safety checks

scanned

This skill passed all 6 checks. We read its files at one commit and looked for the things that make a skill dangerous to run — not for whether it works.

  • Declares what it does: passed

    SKILL.md parses and declares a name and a description.

    SKILL.md exists, its frontmatter parses, and it declares a name and a description.

  • No undeclared network calls: passed

    Only contacts known or declared hosts: pypi.org.

    Every host the skill dials — from its scripts, its config endpoints or the commands it tells the agent to run — is either well-known package and API infrastructure or declared in its own frontmatter. Links in documentation are not counted.

    Hosts contacted

    pypi.orgpackage registry

  • No obfuscated payloads: passed

    No encoded or obfuscated payloads.

    No base64, hex or compressed blob is decoded and then executed, and no encoded shell commands.

  • No credential access: passed

    Reads no keys, tokens, keychains or credential files.

    Neither the code nor the SKILL.md instructions read SSH keys, cloud credentials, keychains, token stores, browser cookie databases or dotfiles that hold secrets.

  • No pipe-to-shell installers: passed

    No pipe-to-shell or download-and-run installers.

    No `curl … | sh` pattern, in the code or in the instructions, that runs code fetched at run time.

  • Pinned to a commit: passed

    Scanned ypares/agent-skills at 715797ffc7.

    The exact upstream commit SHA that was scanned is recorded, so the result refers to specific bytes.

Commit
715797ffc7
Manifest
searxng-search/SKILL.md
Scanned
6 files, 1,385 lines
This is a static scan, not a review. It reads the skill's files; it does not run them, and it cannot tell you whether the skill is any good or whether the code does what its description says. A skill runs with whatever access you give your agent.
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About this skill

What it does

This skill allows an AI agent to perform searches using SearxNG, a metasearch engine. It aggregates results from various search engines while respecting user privacy and avoiding tracking. The agent can formulate queries and retrieve summarized search results without relying on proprietary APIs.

When to use it

  • Researching a topic where you want diverse perspectives and avoid filter bubbles.
  • Finding information when direct access to specific search engine APIs is unavailable or undesirable.
  • Gathering data for analysis while maintaining user privacy.
  • Performing searches in regions with restricted internet access.

Key capabilities

  • Metasearch functionality: Aggregates results from multiple search engines.
  • Privacy-focused searching: Avoids tracking and personalized advertising.
  • Query formulation: Translates natural language queries into effective search terms.
  • Result summarization: Provides concise summaries of search findings.

Example prompts

  • "Search for 'best hiking trails in Yosemite' using SearxNG."
  • "What are the latest developments in quantum computing? Use SearxNG to find relevant articles."
  • "Find information about climate change mitigation strategies, prioritizing results from academic sources via SearxNG."

Tips & gotchas

  • SearxNG relies on publicly available search engines; availability and result quality may vary.
  • The agent's ability to interpret complex queries depends on its natural language processing capabilities.