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docs+skill: add searxng-search optional skill and documentation

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Closes the remaining gaps from PR #11562 that weren't covered by the
core SearXNG integration landed in #20823.

- optional-skills/research/searxng-search/ — installable skill with
  SKILL.md (curl-based usage, category support, Python example) and
  searxng.sh helper script for health checks and instance queries
- website/docs/user-guide/configuration.md — SearXNG added to the
  Web Search Backends section (5 backends, backend table, per-capability
  split config example, correct search-only note)
- website/docs/reference/environment-variables.md — SEARXNG_URL row
- website/docs/reference/optional-skills-catalog.md — searxng-search entry

The core SearXNG code, OPTIONAL_ENV_VARS, hermes tools picker, and tests
were already on main via #20823.  This commit is purely additive docs +
the optional skill scaffold.

Credits from #11562 salvage:
  @w4rum — original _searxng_search structure
  @nathansdev — tools_config.py integration
  @moyomartin — category support and result formatting
  @0xMihai — config/env var approach
  @nicobailon — skill and documentation structure
  @searxng-fan — error handling patterns
  @local-first — self-hosted-first philosophy and docs
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## Web Search Backends
The `web_search`, `web_extract`, and `web_crawl` tools support four backend providers. Configure the backend in `config.yaml` or via `hermes tools`:
The `web_search`, `web_extract`, and `web_crawl` tools support five backend providers. Configure the backend in `config.yaml` or via `hermes tools`:
```yaml
web:
backend: firecrawl # firecrawl | parallel | tavily | exa
backend: firecrawl # firecrawl | searxng | parallel | tavily | exa
# Or use per-capability keys to mix providers (e.g. free search + paid extract):
search_backend: "searxng"
extract_backend: "firecrawl"
```
| Backend | Env Var | Search | Extract | Crawl |
|---------|---------|--------|---------|-------|
| **Firecrawl** (default) | `FIRECRAWL_API_KEY` | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| **SearXNG** | `SEARXNG_URL` | ✔ | — | — |
| **Parallel** | `PARALLEL_API_KEY` | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| **Tavily** | `TAVILY_API_KEY` | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| **Exa** | `EXA_API_KEY` | ✔ | ✔ | — |
**Backend selection:** If `web.backend` is not set, the backend is auto-detected from available API keys. If only `EXA_API_KEY` is set, Exa is used. If only `TAVILY_API_KEY` is set, Tavily is used. If only `PARALLEL_API_KEY` is set, Parallel is used. Otherwise Firecrawl is the default.
**Backend selection:** If `web.backend` is not set, the backend is auto-detected from available API keys. If only `SEARXNG_URL` is set, SearXNG is used. If only `EXA_API_KEY` is set, Exa is used. If only `TAVILY_API_KEY` is set, Tavily is used. If only `PARALLEL_API_KEY` is set, Parallel is used. Otherwise Firecrawl is the default.
**Self-hosted Firecrawl:** Set `FIRECRAWL_API_URL` to point at your own instance. When a custom URL is set, the API key becomes optional (set `USE_DB_AUTHENTICATION=false` on the server to disable auth).
**SearXNG** is a free, self-hosted, privacy-respecting metasearch engine that queries 70+ search engines. No API key needed — just set `SEARXNG_URL` to your instance (e.g., `http://localhost:8080`). SearXNG is search-only; `web_extract` and `web_crawl` require a separate extract provider (set `web.extract_backend`).
**Self-hosted Firecrawl:** Set `FIRECRAWL_API_URL` to point at your own instance. When a custom URL is set, the API key becomes optional (set `USE_DB_AUTHENTICATION=*** on the server to disable auth).
**Parallel search modes:** Set `PARALLEL_SEARCH_MODE` to control search behavior — `fast`, `one-shot`, or `agentic` (default: `agentic`).