Privacy-first web search with DuckDuckGo-style bangs (!w, !yt, !gh)
What this skill does
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.
Privacy-first web search with DuckDuckGo-style bangs (!w, !yt, !gh) is part of the Developer Tools category — developer tools that help your agent write, review, debug, and ship code. You can install it on its own or alongside other developer tools skills from the OpenClaw catalog.
How to install Privacy-first web search with DuckDuckGo-style bangs (!w, !yt, !gh)
The easiest path is via the OpenClaw Easy desktop app — one click, no terminal required:
- Download OpenClaw Easy for macOS or Windows (free, one-click installer, ~30 seconds).
- Open the in-app Skills panel.
- Search for
searxng-bangsand click Install. - The skill activates automatically when an incoming message matches its description.
Install from the command line
If you already run the OpenClaw CLI, add Privacy-first web search with DuckDuckGo-style bangs (!w, !yt, !gh) with a single command:
openclaw skills add searxng-bangs
This pulls searxng-bangs from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/searxng-bangs/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.
How to use Privacy-first web search with DuckDuckGo-style bangs (!w, !yt, !gh)
Once installed, Privacy-first web search with DuckDuckGo-style bangs (!w, !yt, !gh) activates on its own: when an incoming message on WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Feishu or Line matches the skill's description, your OpenClaw agent loads it and runs the workflow. You can also trigger it explicitly by describing the task in chat. No extra configuration is required after install.
Turning video into a finished short
Privacy-first web search with DuckDuckGo-style bangs (!w, !yt, !gh) works with video. Getting from there to something postable is a separate job: ViralMint — an open-source video pipeline — reframes to vertical, cleans the audio, cuts dead air, burns animated captions, and exports a version sized for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts.
It runs as an MCP server, so an OpenClaw agent can drive it from the same chat you already use: ask for a short, and the render comes back finished. See how to connect a video pipeline to your agent.
Manual install (advanced)
If you prefer manual installation:
- Click the Download .zip button above to grab
searxng-bangs-1.0.0.zipdirectly from our S3 mirror. - Unzip into
~/.openclaw/skills/searxng-bangs/(create the directory if it does not exist). - Restart OpenClaw Easy (or the OpenClaw CLI gateway) so the new skill is discovered.
Frequently asked questions
How do I install Privacy-first web search with DuckDuckGo-style bangs (!w, !yt, !gh)?
Install Privacy-first web search with DuckDuckGo-style bangs (!w, !yt, !gh) in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for searxng-bangs, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add searxng-bangs. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/searxng-bangs/.
Is Privacy-first web search with DuckDuckGo-style bangs (!w, !yt, !gh) free?
Yes. Privacy-first web search with DuckDuckGo-style bangs (!w, !yt, !gh) is free and open-source, distributed under the Apache-2.0 license through ClawHub. No account or payment is required to download or run it.
What does Privacy-first web search with DuckDuckGo-style bangs (!w, !yt, !gh) do?
Privacy-respecting web search via SearXNG with DuckDuckGo-style bangs support.
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