SearXNG Self-Host

Self-hosted web search aggregator for OpenClaw agents. Use this skill to (1) install SearXNG on a VPS/server so the agent can search the web without API keys...

This skill appears to do what it says: install a local SearXNG instance and provide a small search CLI. Before installing, consider: (1) only run the installer as root on a machine you control (it creates a system user, writes /etc, and installs a systemd service); (2) the script installs a PyPI package named 'uv' and uses pip with --break-system-packages — review that package and the pip command to ensure you accept potential system package changes; (3) the installer clones the official searxng GitHub repo, but you should inspect the cloned code if you care about supply-chain risk; (4) if you want isolation, run this in a VM or container rather than a shared/production host. If you want extra assurance, ask the author for provenance of the 'uv' tool or run the installer in a disposable environment first.

Type: OpenClaw Skill Name: searxng-selfhost Version: 1.0.1 The skill bundle provides a self-hosted SearXNG search aggregator. The `scripts/install_searxng.sh` script performs system-wide installation as root, which is necessary for its stated purpose, creating a dedicated user and systemd service for SearXNG. The `scripts/search.py` handles web queries, falling back to Wikipedia and GitHub APIs if SearXNG is unavailable. All network calls are to legitimate services or a local instance, and user input is properly sanitized for URL encoding. There is no evidence of data exfiltration, unauthorized persistence, malicious execution, or prompt injection attempts against the agent. All actions are clearly aligned with the skill's described functionality.