cl0q - Open search engine for OSINT
cl0q is an open-source search engine powered by a distributed community network of crawlers that index thousands of web pages daily. Designed with privacy as a strict default, it processes search queries entirely in memory without logging user history, storing behavioral profiles, or setting tracking cookies. In addition to using the public web service, individuals and teams can self-host the complete infrastructure locally using Docker.
Core Features
- Privacy-First Architecture: Processes all search queries in memory and discards them immediately without writing them to a database.
- Distributed Crawler Network: Relies on community-driven nodes to continuously discover, parse, and index public web pages.
- Self-Hostable Stack: Allows users to run the entire search infrastructure locally on their own hardware using Docker containers.
- Advanced Power Operators: Supports precise text filters like exact phrases, term exclusion, domain scoping, and title queries.
- Infrastructure Pivots: Enables searches across technical network metadata including IP addresses, autonomous system numbers, and hosting providers.
- Optional Passkey Accounts: Restricts user accounts strictly to community features without linking them to search history.
Built for developers, privacy advocates, and technical users seeking an auditable and transparent alternative to traditional commercial search engines, cl0q provides both a public interface and an open codebase.
