Quick setup
Open the kRouter dashboard at http://localhost:20128
Go to Providers → click SearXNG
Paste your API key, click Save
Test the connection
Use in your IDE
Point any OpenAI-compatible client at kRouter using your local API key.
# Endpoint
http://localhost:20128/v1
# API key (from Dashboard → API Keys)
sk-krouter-XXXX
# Model
searxng/<model-id>How SearXNG billing works with kRouter
SearXNG is pay-per-token. You bring your own API key and kRouter routes to it, so you keep your own rate limits and billing relationship. kRouter authenticates it via free.
Through kRouter, SearXNG serves web search, exposed on /v1/search so an agent can look things up mid-conversation. Requests reach it through the same local OpenAI-compatible endpoint as every other provider, so switching to or from SearXNG is a one-line model change in your client rather than a rewrite.
SearXNG links
SearXNG FAQ
Is SearXNG free through kRouter?
SearXNG is pay-per-token: you bring your own API key and are billed by SearXNG at their rates. kRouter adds nothing on top and is free and MIT-licensed.
How do I use SearXNG with Claude Code or Cursor?
Connect SearXNG in the kRouter dashboard, then point your tool at kRouter's local endpoint (http://localhost:20128/v1) with a kRouter API key. Any OpenAI-compatible client works, and models are addressed as searxng/<model>.
What happens when SearXNG is rate limited?
kRouter detects the limit, parks that account until its real reset time, and fails over to your next connected account or provider — so the request still completes instead of erroring.