Copilot tool that queries a SearXNG JSON API instance and returns search results for use in Copilot Chat.
Features
- Adds a Copilot tool named
searxng_search.
- Queries a SearXNG JSON API endpoint with your query.
- Returns
title, url, snippet, and score fields, filtered by a configurable score threshold.
Extension Settings
This extension contributes the following settings:
searxngCopilotTool.endpoint: Your SearXNG JSON API endpoint URL (typically the /search endpoint of your instance).searxngCopilotTool.token: API token sent as an X-API-Key header.searxngCopilotTool.scoreThreshold: Minimum score required to include a result. Set to 0 to include all results.
Usage
- Configure the settings above in your VS Code settings.
- In Copilot Chat, attach the tool with
#searxng_search and ask your question.
If the endpoint or token is missing, the tool will return an error message instead of results.
Build and Release
- Local test package: run
pnpm run package to create a VSIX file in the repo root.
- CI build: the build workflow packages a VSIX artifact on pushes and pull requests.
- Marketplace release: pushing a tag like
v0.1.0 triggers the release workflow.
- Set a GitHub Actions secret named
VSCE_PAT with your Marketplace PAT.
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