Web Research Assistant

# SearXNG Configuration Verified ✅ ## Your Configuration Summary ### Enabled Engines: 13 Total #### 🌐 General Web (3) - ✅ DuckDuckGo - Primary general search - ✅ Brave - Backup general search - ✅ Qwant - Additional coverage #### 💻 Code & Developer (4) ⭐ CRITICAL - ✅ GitHub - Code repositories - ✅ GitLab - More code repos - ✅ Codeberg - Open source repos - ✅ Stack Overflow - Code Q&A #### 📚 Documentation (2) - ✅ MDN - Web documentation - ✅ Wikipedia - General knowledge #### 📰 Tech Community (2) - ✅ Reddit - Discussions & tutorials - ✅ Hacker News - Tech articles #### 📦 Package Registries (3) - ✅ npm - JavaScript packages - ✅ PyPI - Python packages - ✅ Crates.io - Rust packages ### Optimizations Applied - ✅ Autocomplete: DuckDuckGo - ✅ IT Category: All code engines included - ✅ Categories: Properly configured --- ## What This Means for search_examples ### Before Configuration ❌ Only MDN results ❌ No code examples ❌ No Stack Overflow ❌ No GitHub repos ### After Configuration ✅ ✅ GitHub repositories with code ✅ Stack Overflow Q&A ✅ Reddit discussions ✅ Hacker News articles ✅ MDN documentation ✅ GitLab & Codeberg repos --- ## Expected Results Now ### Query: "React hooks examples" **Before:** ``` 1. Site glossary - MDN 2. XSS documentation - MDN 3. HTTP headers - MDN ``` **After (Expected):** ``` 1. [GitHub] facebook/react - Hooks documentation 2. [Stack Overflow] How to use React hooks? 3. [Article] React Hooks Tutorial - Reddit 4. [GitHub] awesome-react-hooks - Collection 5. React Hooks - MDN ``` ### Query: "Rust async await examples" **Before:** ``` 1. "Site" glossary - MDN 2. Generic docs - MDN ``` **After (Expected):** ``` 1. [GitHub] tokio-rs/tokio - Async runtime 2. [Stack Overflow] Rust async/await patterns 3. [GitHub] async-book examples 4. [Article] Rust async tutorial - Reddit 5. [Hacker News] Async Rust discussion ``` ### Query: "FastAPI dependency injection" **Before:** ``` 1. SQL injection glossary - MDN 2. HTTP 424 status - MDN ``` **After (Expected):** ``` 1. [GitHub] tiangolo/fastapi - Official repo 2. [Stack Overflow] FastAPI dependency injection 3. [GitHub] fastapi-users examples 4. [Article] FastAPI DI tutorial - Reddit 5. FastAPI docs - MDN (if available) ``` --- ## Testing Instructions ### 1. Restart Your SearXNG Instance ```bash docker restart searxng # or systemctl restart searxng ``` ### 2. Test with MCP Tool ```python # Test 1: Code search search_examples( query="React hooks examples", content_type="code", max_results=5 ) # Test 2: Article search search_examples( query="Rust async tutorial", content_type="articles", max_results=5 ) # Test 3: Mixed search search_examples( query="FastAPI dependency injection", content_type="both", max_results=5 ) ``` ### 3. Verify Results You should now see: - ✅ Multiple different domains (github.com, stackoverflow.com, reddit.com) - ✅ Source indicators ([GitHub], [Stack Overflow], [Article]) - ✅ Relevant code examples and tutorials - ✅ No more "all MDN" results --- ## What Changed ### search_examples Tool Behavior **Query Enhancement (Already Working):** - Code searches: Adds `site:github.com OR site:stackoverflow.com` - Article searches: Adds `tutorial OR guide OR article` - Uses IT category for technical content **Now Effective Because:** - SearXNG can actually access GitHub ✅ - SearXNG can actually access Stack Overflow ✅ - SearXNG can access Reddit & Hacker News ✅ - IT category has all these engines enabled ✅ ### Warnings (Should No Longer Appear) The tool's warning messages should rarely trigger now: ``` ℹ️ Note: All results are from the same source... ``` This warning only appears when all results come from one domain. With your new config, results should be diverse! --- ## Performance Expectations ### Response Time - Should remain fast (< 2 seconds) - Multiple engines running in parallel - SearXNG aggregates efficiently ### Result Quality - **High relevance** - Multiple sources voting - **Diversity** - GitHub, Stack Overflow, Reddit, etc. - **Fresh content** - Time filtering works when supported - **Code-focused** - IT category prioritizes developer content ### Rate Limits All enabled engines are FREE with no rate limits for reasonable use: - GitHub: Public API, no auth needed for search - Stack Overflow: Free, no limits - Reddit: Free, no API key - DuckDuckGo/Brave/Qwant: Free - npm/PyPI/Crates: Free --- ## Troubleshooting ### Still seeing only MDN? 1. **Restart SearXNG** (required for config changes) 2. **Check settings.yml** was saved correctly 3. **Verify IT category** includes code engines 4. **Test directly** in SearXNG UI (http://localhost:2288) ### Slow searches? 1. **Reduce engines** - Start with 8 core ones 2. **Disable unused categories** - Focus on IT category 3. **Check timeouts** in settings.yml ### Some engines not working? 1. **Network issues** - Some sites blocked? 2. **Engine down** - GitHub/SO occasionally has issues 3. **Check logs** - SearXNG logs show engine errors --- ## Optimal Usage Patterns ### For Code Examples ```python search_examples( query="specific library/framework + feature", content_type="code", # GitHub + Stack Overflow max_results=5 ) ``` ### For Tutorials ```python search_examples( query="technology + tutorial/guide", content_type="articles", # Reddit + HN + blogs max_results=5 ) ``` ### For Comprehensive Research ```python search_examples( query="technology + concept", content_type="both", # All sources max_results=10 ) ``` --- ## Success Metrics Your configuration is successful if: - ✅ Queries return 3+ different domains - ✅ GitHub repos appear in code searches - ✅ Stack Overflow Q&A appears in results - ✅ Reddit/HN articles appear for tutorials - ✅ Results are relevant to query - ✅ No "all same source" warnings --- ## Next Steps 1. **Restart SearXNG** if not already done 2. **Test with our MCP tool** - Try the example queries above 3. **Verify diversity** - Check multiple domains in results 4. **Adjust if needed** - Enable/disable engines based on results 5. **Enjoy high-quality code search!** 🎉 --- **Your SearXNG is now optimized for the search_examples tool!** The tool will automatically leverage all these search engines when you use it. No changes needed to the MCP server - it will just work better now!