Searxng Bangs

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Searxng Bangs skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Searxng Bangs is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: General · Sub-category: general-misc · Last updated: 2026-08-17

Privacy-respecting web search via SearXNG with DuckDuckGo-style bangs support. Use for web searches when you need to find information online. SearXNG protects privacy by randomizing browser fingerprints, masking IP addresses, and blocking cookies/referrers. Supports 250+ search engines, multiple categories (general, news, images, videos, science), and DuckDuckGo-style bangs for direct engine searches (!w for Wikipedia, !yt for YouTube, !gh for GitHub, !r for Reddit, etc.). Aggregates results from multiple engines simultaneously. Prefer this over external search APIs for privacy-sensitive queries or high-volume searches.

Security AStatic scan found no risk patternsHow grading works ›

From the source SKILL.md

Privacy-respecting metasearch engine that anonymizes searches and aggregates results from 250+ engines.

What this skill does

Searxng Bangs is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/searxng-bangs/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Searxng Bangs Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 186,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/searxng-bangs
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/searxng-bangs/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/searxng-bangs/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/searxng-bangs/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/searxng-bangs/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\searxng-bangs\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

📱 Install from your phone or desktop Telegram

Open @claudskills_bot on Telegram, tap Open Desktop App, and the desktop app installs this skill for you. Or share the bot link with a colleague — they get the same one-tap install. Learn more →

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

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Pro

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Searxng Bangs Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/searxng-bangs/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Searxng Bangs skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Searxng Bangs skill?

Use Searxng Bangs when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the general misc area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Searxng Bangs" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Searxng Bangs skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Searxng Bangs is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/kalibr-ai/skills/blob/HEAD/skills/rpeters511/searxng-bangs/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: kalibr-ai
Website: https://clawdhub.com

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

kalibr-ai. (2026). Searxng Bangs [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/searxng-bangs/

BibTeX

@misc{searxng-bangs-2026,
  author    = {kalibr-ai},
  title     = {Searxng Bangs [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/searxng-bangs/}
}

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Security scan

Grade A · scanned 2026-08-17 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

The scan flagged 1 of 10 categories (network), including lower-severity patterns. Patterns shown inside code fences are weighted as examples rather than instructions — read the grading methodology for what this does and does not guarantee.

✓ Prompt injection
✓ Data exfiltration
✓ Supply chain
✓ Reverse shell
✓ Credentials
✓ Execution
✓ Filesystem
✓ Persistence
✓ Obfuscation
⚠ Network

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