Search

ownllm search "mortgage amortization"      # looks in your saved notes (works offline)
ownllm search --web "mortgage amortization" # ALSO asks DuckDuckGo: your words leave this computer

• Your notes first. Notes you add with ownllm context add are searched locally.
• Your own SearXNG, optionally. Set OWNLLM_SEARXNG_URL to a SearXNG server you run (https://... or http://localhost...). SearXNG is a separate open-source project (AGPL-3.0); it is not part of OwnLLM.
• The web, only if you ask. --web (or OWNLLM_SEARCH_WEB=1) sends your words to DuckDuckGo's public instant-answer service. Nothing is sent otherwise.
• No invented results. If nothing matches, it says "No results".

ownllm_search.py --serve starts a small local server with a SearXNG-style /search?q=...&format=json endpoint on 127.0.0.1 (this computer only; it needs python3, which most computers already have).