hermes-agent/tools/web_providers/searxng.py
kshitij 5c906d7026
feat(web): add SearXNG as a native search-only backend
Adds SearXNG as a free, self-hosted web search provider.  SearXNG is a
privacy-respecting metasearch engine that requires no API key — just a
running instance and SEARXNG_URL pointing at it.

## What this adds

- `tools/web_providers/searxng.py` — `SearXNGSearchProvider` implementing
  `WebSearchProvider` (search only; no extract capability)
- `_is_backend_available("searxng")` — gates on SEARXNG_URL
- `_get_backend()` — accepts "searxng" as a configured value; adds it to
  auto-detect candidates (lower priority than paid services)
- `web_search_tool` — dispatches to SearXNG when it is the active backend
- `check_web_api_key()` — includes SearXNG in availability check
- `OPTIONAL_ENV_VARS["SEARXNG_URL"]` — registered with tools=["web_search"]
- `tools_config.py` — SearXNG appears in the `hermes tools` provider picker
- `nous_subscription.py` — `direct_searxng` detection, web_active / web_available
- `setup.py` — SEARXNG_URL listed in the missing-credential hint
- 23 tests covering: is_configured, happy-path search, score sorting, limit,
  HTTP/request errors, _is_backend_available, _get_backend, check_web_api_key

## Config

```yaml
# Use SearXNG for search, any paid provider for extract
web:
  search_backend: "searxng"
  extract_backend: "firecrawl"

# Or: SearXNG as the sole backend (web_extract will use the next available)
web:
  backend: "searxng"
```

SearXNG is search-only — it does not implement WebExtractProvider.  Users
who only configure SEARXNG_URL get web_search available; web_extract falls
back to the next available extract provider (or is unavailable if none).

Closes #19198 (Phase 2 Task 4 — SearXNG provider)
Ref: #11562 (original SearXNG PR)
2026-05-06 10:05:29 -07:00

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"""SearXNG web search provider.
SearXNG is a free, self-hosted, privacy-respecting metasearch engine.
It implements ``WebSearchProvider`` only — there is no extract capability.
Configuration::
# ~/.hermes/config.yaml (SEARXNG_URL is a URL, not a secret — use config.yaml not .env)
SEARXNG_URL: http://localhost:8080
# Use SearXNG for search, pair with any extract provider:
web:
search_backend: "searxng"
extract_backend: "firecrawl"
Public SearXNG instances are listed at https://searx.space/ but self-hosting
is recommended for production use (rate limits and availability vary per
public instance).
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import logging
import os
from typing import Any, Dict
from tools.web_providers.base import WebSearchProvider
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
class SearXNGSearchProvider(WebSearchProvider):
"""Search via a SearXNG instance.
Requires ``SEARXNG_URL`` to be set (e.g. ``http://localhost:8080``).
No API key needed — SearXNG is open-source and self-hosted.
Uses the SearXNG JSON API (``/search?format=json``). Results are
sorted by SearXNG's own score and truncated to *limit*.
"""
def provider_name(self) -> str:
return "searxng"
def is_configured(self) -> bool:
"""Return True when ``SEARXNG_URL`` is set to a non-empty value."""
return bool(os.getenv("SEARXNG_URL", "").strip())
def search(self, query: str, limit: int = 5) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""Execute a search against the configured SearXNG instance.
Returns normalized results::
{
"success": True,
"data": {
"web": [
{
"title": str,
"url": str,
"description": str,
"position": int,
},
...
]
}
}
On failure returns ``{"success": False, "error": str}``.
"""
import httpx
base_url = os.getenv("SEARXNG_URL", "").strip().rstrip("/")
if not base_url:
return {"success": False, "error": "SEARXNG_URL is not set"}
params: Dict[str, Any] = {
"q": query,
"format": "json",
"pageno": 1,
}
try:
resp = httpx.get(
f"{base_url}/search",
params=params,
timeout=15,
headers={"Accept": "application/json"},
)
resp.raise_for_status()
except httpx.HTTPStatusError as exc:
logger.warning("SearXNG HTTP error: %s", exc)
return {"success": False, "error": f"SearXNG returned HTTP {exc.response.status_code}"}
except httpx.RequestError as exc:
logger.warning("SearXNG request error: %s", exc)
return {"success": False, "error": f"Could not reach SearXNG at {base_url}: {exc}"}
try:
data = resp.json()
except Exception as exc: # noqa: BLE001
logger.warning("SearXNG response parse error: %s", exc)
return {"success": False, "error": "Could not parse SearXNG response as JSON"}
raw_results = data.get("results", [])
# SearXNG may return a score field; sort descending and cap to limit.
sorted_results = sorted(
raw_results,
key=lambda r: float(r.get("score", 0)),
reverse=True,
)[:limit]
web_results = [
{
"title": str(r.get("title", "")),
"url": str(r.get("url", "")),
"description": str(r.get("content", "")),
"position": i + 1,
}
for i, r in enumerate(sorted_results)
]
logger.info(
"SearXNG search '%s': %d results (from %d raw, limit %d)",
query,
len(web_results),
len(raw_results),
limit,
)
return {"success": True, "data": {"web": web_results}}