Search the web privately via a self-hosted SearXNG metasearch engine.
NewMaintained
Automatic
◆Research pack
Last verified 8/20/2026
What it changes
16 of 22 test cases passed with the skill.
Pass-rate lift
—
Tokens
+16%
Agent turns
0%
Response time
-18%
Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/20/2026v116 of 22 cases passed with skill · 7 comparable
Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.
Lift withheld: 7 comparable cases; this report requires 8.
See it in action
A test case the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
Prompt
Can you do a private web lookup to find the latest updates on quantum computing breakthroughs from this past week? Please present the web results as structured entries showing the page title, web link, and a short snippet for each source so I can review them.
What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked
Without skill
With skill
The response includes structured search entries with page titles.
Missed
Passed
The response includes direct web links for the search results.
Missed
Passed
The response provides brief text snippets for each retrieved result.
Missed
Passed
case-01 · gemini-3.6-flash · 8/20/2026 · answers are capped and redacted
What's inside
The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
SKILL.md33 linessingle file
local-websearch
Purpose
Search the web privately via a self-hosted SearXNG metasearch engine.
Routing
Use when: Use when users ask for web lookup, private browsing, or recent facts not in local files.
Do not use when: Don't use for internal workspace-only questions already covered by local docs or files.
Outputs: Structured search results with titles, URLs, and snippets.
Success criteria: Returns concise results with enough context to support a cited answer.
Trigger Examples
Positive
Use the local-websearch skill for this request.
Help me with local-websearch.
Use when users ask for web lookup, private browsing, or recent facts not in local files.
local-websearch: provide an actionable result.
Negative
Don't use for internal workspace-only questions already covered by local docs or files.
Do not use local-websearch for unrelated requests.
This request is outside local-websearch scope.
This is conceptual discussion only; no tool workflow is needed.
Runtime Prompt
Current runtime prompt length: 1364 characters.
Runtime prompt is defined directly in ../local-websearch.json.