Private agent search / 6 guides
The Private agent search build
Run SearXNG, expose structured results, and connect a search skill to OpenClaw with explicit failure handling.
What you’ll build
A search service your agents can use.
Deploy a local search endpoint, configure JSON results, write the agent-facing skill, and verify real queries before adding a fallback.
- Stack
- SearXNG · Docker Compose · OpenClaw
- You need
- Docker, OpenClaw, curl, jq, and openssl
- Network
- Internet access for the configured upstream search engines
- Format
- Written lessons, commands, and checkpoints
6 lessons, in order
- 01
Plan the search connection
Understand the request path and check the tools you need.
- 02
Deploy SearXNG
Run the search service with a local Docker Compose setup.
- 03
Enable the JSON API
Configure structured responses and a real server secret.
- 04
Create the search skill
Give OpenClaw a script that turns search results into readable evidence.
- 05
Test and connect the agent
Run a real query, then tell your agent when to use the skill.
- 06
Handle failures and fallbacks
Keep failures visible and define what the agent should do next.