SearXNG

by SearXNG

The free metasearch engine that doesn't track you, and the go-to web search backend for local AI.

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What it does

Aggregates results from many engines without profiling
JSON output used by Vane, Local Deep Research and other AI tools
Self-hostable in minutes with Docker

Install it

Requirements: Docker (recommended) or a Linux server

Follow the official installation guide

https://docs.searxng.org/admin/installation.html

The prompt for your agent

Paste it into your coding agent: it checks the requirements and installs it for you.

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Prompt

Install SearXNG (https://docs.searxng.org) on my machine.
1. Check the requirements: Docker (recommended) or a Linux server. If anything is missing, tell me before installing anything.
2. Follow the official method:
- see https://docs.searxng.org/admin/installation.html
3. Check that it works, then explain how to launch it and where to start.

Always review what your agent is about to run, especially install commands.