TL;DR

Privacy-respecting web search via SearXNG with DuckDuckGo-style bangs. Your searches don't get logged, fingerprinted, or sold.

10-Second Pitch

• **What it does:** Routes searches through SearXNG meta-search engine with bang shortcuts (!g, !w, !r)
• **Key win:** No Google tracking, randomized browser fingerprints, no cookies
• **Best for:** Privacy-conscious users, security researchers, anyone avoiding filter bubbles

Setup

pip install searxng-client

searxng-bangs configure --instance https://searx.example.com

Normal search

searxng "OpenClaw agent framework"

With bang (direct to Google)

!g "OpenClaw agent framework"

Wikipedia bang

!w "Claude Code"

Reddit bang

!r "AI agent skills"

Privacy Features

• **No IP logging** — SearXNG instances don't log IPs by default
• **Randomized fingerprints** — Each request appears from a different browser
• **No cookies** — Search without tracking cookies
• **No search history** — Your searches aren't saved

Pros / Cons

Verdict

`searxng-bangs` is for when privacy isn't optional. If you're building an AI agent that searches the web, you don't want Google's search bias and tracking in your data pipeline either. SearXNG is the clean way to do it.