ask-search
Web search powered by SearxNG. Aggregates multiple search engines, zero API key, full privacy.
Usage
ask-search "your query" # top 10 results
ask-search "query" --num 5 # limit results
ask-search "AI news" --categories news # news only
ask-search "query" --lang zh-CN # Chinese results
ask-search "query" --urls-only # URL list (pipe to web_fetch)
ask-search "query" --json # raw JSON
Agent Workflow
- Run
ask-search "topic"to get candidates - Check snippet — if enough, answer directly
- If snippet truncated, use
web_fetchon the URL for full content
Parameters
| Flag | Short | Description |
|---|---|---|
--num N |
-n |
Max results (default 10) |
--engines |
-e |
google,bing,duckduckgo,brave |
--lang |
-l |
zh-CN, en, ja, ko |
--categories |
-c |
general,news,images,science |
--json |
-j |
Raw JSON output |
--urls-only |
-u |
URLs only |
Setup
Requires SearxNG running locally. Set SEARXNG_URL if not on default port 8080.