diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 5a9b855..0424dd8 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID=
 # FRED (선택) — 경제지표 실제 발표값
 FRED_API_KEY=
 
+# SearXNG (선택) — 설정하면 RSS 외에 메타검색 뉴스도 수집 (인스턴스에 json 포맷 활성화 필요)
+SEARXNG_BASE_URL=
+# 검색어 CSV. 비우면 기본값(us2kr/collectors/searx.py DEFAULT_QUERIES)
+US2KR_SEARXNG_QUERIES=
+
 # 실행 정책
 US2KR_RUN_OFFSET_MINUTES=75
 US2KR_CATCHUP_WINDOW_HOURS=3
diff --git a/tests/test_pipeline.py b/tests/test_pipeline.py
index b906896..793a13b 100644
--- a/tests/test_pipeline.py
+++ b/tests/test_pipeline.py
@@ -192,6 +192,70 @@ def test_build_payload_history_failure_is_a_gap(env):
     assert any(g.startswith("history:") for g in payload.data_gaps)
 
 
+def test_build_payload_skips_searx_when_not_configured(env):
+    def boom(*args, **kwargs):
+        raise AssertionError("fetch_searx_news must not be called without SEARXNG_BASE_URL")
+
+    env.monkeypatch.setattr(pipeline, "fetch_searx_news", boom)
+    payload = pipeline.build_payload(SESSION, env.settings, env.clock, env.store)
+    assert payload.data_gaps == []
+
+
+def test_build_payload_merges_searx_news(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    env = Env(
+        monkeypatch,
+        tmp_path,
+        SEARXNG_BASE_URL="http://searx.local:8888",
+        US2KR_SEARXNG_QUERIES="markets, fed",
+        US2KR_NEWS_MAX_ITEMS="3",
+    )
+    rss = sample_news()  # 1 item, published 17:00 ET
+    searx_items = [
+        NewsItem(  # duplicate of the RSS story by link; same timestamp -> RSS copy wins the tie
+            title="Stocks rally (search copy)",
+            link="https://example.com/1#utm",
+            source="Reuters",
+            published=datetime(2026, 8, 25, 17, 0, tzinfo=ET),
+        ),
+        NewsItem(
+            title="Chip stocks jump",
+            link="https://example.com/chips",
+            source="Barron's",
+            published=datetime(2026, 8, 25, 18, 30, tzinfo=ET),
+        ),
+    ]
+
+    def fetch_searx_news(base_url, since, queries=None, **kwargs):
+        env.calls["searxng"] = env.calls.get("searxng", 0) + 1
+        assert base_url == "http://searx.local:8888"
+        assert queries == ["markets", "fed"]
+        assert since == env.news_since
+        return searx_items
+
+    env.monkeypatch.setattr(pipeline, "fetch_searx_news", fetch_searx_news)
+    payload = pipeline.build_payload(SESSION, env.settings, env.clock, env.store)
+
+    assert env.calls["searxng"] == 1
+    assert [n.title for n in payload.news] == ["Chip stocks jump", "Stocks rally"]
+    assert payload.data_gaps == []
+    # the archived news blob is the merged list
+    assert "Chip stocks jump" in env.store.raw[(SESSION, "news")]
+    assert rss[0].title in env.store.raw[(SESSION, "news")]
+
+
+def test_build_payload_searx_failure_keeps_rss_news(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    env = Env(monkeypatch, tmp_path, SEARXNG_BASE_URL="http://searx.local:8888")
+
+    def boom(base_url, since, queries=None, **kwargs):
+        raise RuntimeError("all searxng queries failed: markets: HTTPError")
+
+    env.monkeypatch.setattr(pipeline, "fetch_searx_news", boom)
+    payload = pipeline.build_payload(SESSION, env.settings, env.clock, env.store)
+
+    assert [n.title for n in payload.news] == ["Stocks rally"]
+    assert any(g.startswith("searxng: RuntimeError") for g in payload.data_gaps)
+
+
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- run_briefing
 def test_run_briefing_happy_path_saves_then_delivers(env):
     result = pipeline.run_briefing(SESSION, env.settings)
diff --git a/tests/test_searx.py b/tests/test_searx.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a38c1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_searx.py
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+"""Tests for us2kr.collectors.searx (no network: requests.get is mocked)."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+from datetime import UTC, datetime, timedelta
+
+import pytest
+import requests
+
+from us2kr.collectors import searx
+from us2kr.collectors.searx import _parse_published, fetch_searx_news
+
+SINCE = datetime(2026, 8, 25, 12, 0, tzinfo=UTC)
+
+
+def _result(title: str, url: str, published: str | None = None, **extra) -> dict:
+    result = {"title": title, "url": url, "content": extra.pop("content", "")}
+    if published is not None:
+        result["publishedDate"] = published
+    result.update(extra)
+    return result
+
+
+class _Resp:
+    def __init__(self, results: list | None, status: int = 200, body: str | None = None):
+        self.status_code = status
+        self._body = body if body is not None else json.dumps({"results": results})
+
+    def raise_for_status(self) -> None:
+        if self.status_code >= 400:
+            raise requests.HTTPError(f"{self.status_code} error")
+
+    def json(self):
+        return json.loads(self._body)
+
+
+def _iso(dt: datetime) -> str:
+    return dt.isoformat()
+
+
+def test_parse_published_variants():
+    assert _parse_published("2026-08-25T14:00:00+00:00") == datetime(2026, 8, 25, 14, 0, tzinfo=UTC)
+    assert _parse_published("2026-08-25T14:00:00Z") == datetime(2026, 8, 25, 14, 0, tzinfo=UTC)
+    # naive -> assumed UTC
+    assert _parse_published("2026-08-25T14:00:00") == datetime(2026, 8, 25, 14, 0, tzinfo=UTC)
+    assert _parse_published(None) is None
+    assert _parse_published("") is None
+    assert _parse_published("yesterday-ish") is None
+    assert _parse_published(1234) is None
+
+
+def test_filters_maps_and_floors_undated(mocker):
+    fresh = SINCE + timedelta(hours=2)
+    results = [
+        _result("Fed pauses", "https://n.example/fed", _iso(fresh), content="<p>Held &amp; steady</p>", source="Reuters"),
+        _result("Old story", "https://n.example/old", _iso(SINCE - timedelta(hours=3))),
+        _result("Undated wrap", "https://n.example/wrap", None, engine="bing news"),
+        _result("", "https://n.example/notitle", _iso(fresh)),
+        _result("No link", "", _iso(fresh)),
+    ]
+    get = mocker.patch("us2kr.collectors.searx.requests.get", return_value=_Resp(results))
+
+    items = fetch_searx_news("http://searx.local:8888", since=SINCE, queries=["markets"])
+
+    assert [i.title for i in items] == ["Fed pauses", "Undated wrap"]
+    assert items[0].summary == "Held & steady"
+    assert items[0].source == "Reuters"
+    assert items[0].published == fresh
+    # undated: kept, timestamped at the window floor, engine used as source fallback
+    assert items[1].published == SINCE
+    assert items[1].source == "bing news"
+
+    params = get.call_args.kwargs["params"]
+    assert params["format"] == "json"
+    assert params["categories"] == "news"
+    assert params["time_range"] == "day"
+    assert get.call_args.args[0] == "http://searx.local:8888/search"
+
+
+def test_naive_since_is_treated_as_utc(mocker):
+    fresh = SINCE + timedelta(hours=1)
+    mocker.patch(
+        "us2kr.collectors.searx.requests.get",
+        return_value=_Resp([_result("A", "https://n.example/a", _iso(fresh))]),
+    )
+    items = fetch_searx_news("http://searx.local:8888", since=SINCE.replace(tzinfo=None), queries=["q"])
+    assert len(items) == 1
+    assert items[0].published.tzinfo is not None
+
+
+def test_dedup_across_queries_and_max_per_query(mocker):
+    fresh = SINCE + timedelta(hours=1)
+    per_query = {
+        "q1": _Resp(
+            [
+                _result("Story A", "https://n.example/a/", _iso(fresh)),
+                _result("Story B", "https://n.example/b", _iso(fresh)),
+            ]
+        ),
+        # same article as q1's Story A modulo trailing slash / fragment
+        "q2": _Resp([_result("Story A again", "https://n.example/a#frag", _iso(fresh))]),
+    }
+    mocker.patch(
+        "us2kr.collectors.searx.requests.get",
+        side_effect=lambda url, params, **kw: per_query[params["q"]],
+    )
+    items = fetch_searx_news("http://searx.local:8888", since=SINCE, queries=["q1", "q2"], max_per_query=1)
+    # max_per_query=1 keeps only Story A from q1; q2's duplicate link is dropped
+    assert [i.title for i in items] == ["Story A"]
+
+
+def test_partial_failure_is_tolerated(mocker, caplog):
+    fresh = SINCE + timedelta(hours=1)
+    per_query = {
+        "bad": _Resp(None, status=500),
+        "good": _Resp([_result("Kept", "https://n.example/k", _iso(fresh))]),
+    }
+    mocker.patch(
+        "us2kr.collectors.searx.requests.get",
+        side_effect=lambda url, params, **kw: per_query[params["q"]],
+    )
+    items = fetch_searx_news("http://searx.local:8888", since=SINCE, queries=["bad", "good"])
+    assert [i.title for i in items] == ["Kept"]
+
+
+def test_all_queries_failing_raises(mocker):
+    mocker.patch("us2kr.collectors.searx.requests.get", return_value=_Resp(None, status=502))
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="all searxng queries failed"):
+        fetch_searx_news("http://searx.local:8888", since=SINCE, queries=["a", "b"])
+
+
+def test_malformed_response_counts_as_failure(mocker):
+    mocker.patch(
+        "us2kr.collectors.searx.requests.get",
+        return_value=_Resp(None, body=json.dumps({"unexpected": True})),
+    )
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="all searxng queries failed"):
+        fetch_searx_news("http://searx.local:8888", since=SINCE, queries=["only"])
+
+
+def test_default_queries_used_when_none(mocker):
+    calls: list[str] = []
+
+    def record(url, params, **kw):
+        calls.append(params["q"])
+        return _Resp([])
+
+    mocker.patch("us2kr.collectors.searx.requests.get", side_effect=record)
+    assert fetch_searx_news("http://searx.local:8888", since=SINCE) == []
+    assert calls == searx.DEFAULT_QUERIES
diff --git a/us2kr/collectors/news.py b/us2kr/collectors/news.py
index fd621c3..ffb76f2 100644
--- a/us2kr/collectors/news.py
+++ b/us2kr/collectors/news.py
@@ -125,6 +125,23 @@ def _parse_feed(source: str, content: bytes, since: datetime) -> list[NewsItem]:
     return items
 
 
+def dedup_news(items: list[NewsItem]) -> list[NewsItem]:
+    """Newest first, deduplicated by normalised title and by link (fragment/trailing slash ignored)."""
+    seen_titles: set[str] = set()
+    seen_links: set[str] = set()
+    unique: list[NewsItem] = []
+    # Stable sort newest first before dedup so the freshest duplicate is the one kept.
+    for item in sorted(items, key=lambda n: n.published, reverse=True):
+        tkey = normalize_title(item.title)
+        lkey = item.link.split("#", 1)[0].rstrip("/").lower()
+        if tkey in seen_titles or lkey in seen_links:
+            continue
+        seen_titles.add(tkey)
+        seen_links.add(lkey)
+        unique.append(item)
+    return unique
+
+
 def fetch_news(since: datetime, max_items: int = 40) -> list[NewsItem]:
     """Collect headlines published at/after `since` from all feeds, deduplicated, newest first.
 
@@ -151,18 +168,7 @@ def fetch_news(since: datetime, max_items: int = 40) -> list[NewsItem]:
     if failures and len(failures) == len(FEEDS):
         raise RuntimeError("all news feeds failed: " + "; ".join(failures))
 
-    seen_titles: set[str] = set()
-    seen_links: set[str] = set()
-    unique: list[NewsItem] = []
-    # Stable sort newest first before dedup so the freshest duplicate is the one kept.
-    for item in sorted(collected, key=lambda n: n.published, reverse=True):
-        tkey = normalize_title(item.title)
-        lkey = item.link.split("#", 1)[0].rstrip("/").lower()
-        if tkey in seen_titles or lkey in seen_links:
-            continue
-        seen_titles.add(tkey)
-        seen_links.add(lkey)
-        unique.append(item)
+    unique = dedup_news(collected)
 
     log.info(
         "news: %d raw -> %d unique, returning %d (feeds failed: %d/%d)",
diff --git a/us2kr/collectors/searx.py b/us2kr/collectors/searx.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19e45d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/us2kr/collectors/searx.py
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+"""SearXNG news collector: supplements the RSS feeds with meta-search results.
+
+Used only when ``SEARXNG_BASE_URL`` is configured. Each query is fetched independently so that
+one failing query never spoils the others. Only if *every* query fails does
+`fetch_searx_news` raise. The instance must have the JSON output format enabled
+(searxng settings.yml: ``search.formats`` includes ``json``).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+from datetime import UTC, datetime
+from urllib.parse import urljoin
+
+import requests
+
+from us2kr.collectors.news import USER_AGENT, strip_html
+from us2kr.models import NewsItem
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+SEARX_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 15.0
+MAX_PER_QUERY = 15
+
+# Complements the fixed RSS feeds: broad market wrap + macro + the Korea/semis angle the
+# briefing cares about. Override with US2KR_SEARXNG_QUERIES (CSV).
+DEFAULT_QUERIES: list[str] = [
+    "US stock market",
+    "Federal Reserve",
+    "semiconductor stocks",
+]
+
+
+def _parse_published(raw: object) -> datetime | None:
+    """ISO-8601 publishedDate -> tz-aware UTC datetime, or None when absent/garbled."""
+    if not raw or not isinstance(raw, str):
+        return None
+    try:
+        parsed = datetime.fromisoformat(raw)
+    except ValueError:
+        return None
+    if parsed.tzinfo is None:
+        parsed = parsed.replace(tzinfo=UTC)
+    return parsed.astimezone(UTC)
+
+
+def _fetch_query(base_url: str, query: str) -> list[dict]:
+    resp = requests.get(
+        urljoin(base_url.rstrip("/") + "/", "search"),
+        params={"q": query, "format": "json", "categories": "news", "time_range": "day"},
+        timeout=SEARX_TIMEOUT_SECONDS,
+        headers={"User-Agent": USER_AGENT},
+    )
+    resp.raise_for_status()
+    results = resp.json().get("results")
+    if not isinstance(results, list):  # malformed server payload, not a caller type error
+        raise ValueError("malformed SearXNG response: no results list")  # noqa: TRY004
+    return results
+
+
+def fetch_searx_news(
+    base_url: str,
+    since: datetime,
+    queries: list[str] | None = None,
+    max_per_query: int = MAX_PER_QUERY,
+) -> list[NewsItem]:
+    """Search the news category for each query, returning items published at/after `since`.
+
+    Results without a publishedDate are kept (time_range=day already bounds their age) but
+    timestamped at `since`, so they sort last and never win deduplication against a dated copy.
+    Raises RuntimeError only when every query failed.
+    """
+    if since.tzinfo is None:
+        since = since.replace(tzinfo=UTC)
+    else:
+        since = since.astimezone(UTC)
+
+    queries = queries or DEFAULT_QUERIES
+    collected: list[NewsItem] = []
+    failures: list[str] = []
+    seen_links: set[str] = set()  # the same article routinely matches several queries
+    for query in queries:
+        try:
+            results = _fetch_query(base_url, query)
+        except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 - per-query isolation
+            log.warning("searxng query %r failed: %s: %s", query, type(exc).__name__, str(exc)[:200])
+            failures.append(f"{query}: {type(exc).__name__}")
+            continue
+        kept = undated = 0
+        for result in results:
+            title = (result.get("title") or "").strip()
+            link = (result.get("url") or "").strip()
+            if not title or not link:
+                continue
+            lkey = link.split("#", 1)[0].rstrip("/").lower()
+            if lkey in seen_links:
+                continue
+            published = _parse_published(result.get("publishedDate"))
+            if published is None:
+                undated += 1
+                published = since
+            elif published < since:
+                continue
+            seen_links.add(lkey)
+            collected.append(
+                NewsItem(
+                    title=title,
+                    summary=strip_html(result.get("content") or ""),
+                    link=link,
+                    source=result.get("source") or result.get("engine") or "SearXNG",
+                    published=published,
+                )
+            )
+            kept += 1
+            if kept >= max_per_query:
+                break
+        log.info("searxng query %r: %d kept (%d undated) of %d results", query, kept, undated, len(results))
+
+    if failures and len(failures) == len(queries):
+        raise RuntimeError("all searxng queries failed: " + "; ".join(failures))
+    return collected
diff --git a/us2kr/config.py b/us2kr/config.py
index 0ba0790..8f818d6 100644
--- a/us2kr/config.py
+++ b/us2kr/config.py
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     # --- Optional data keys ---
     fred_api_key: str | None = Field(default=None, alias="FRED_API_KEY")
 
+    # --- SearXNG (optional news search; instance must enable the json output format) ---
+    searxng_base_url: str | None = Field(default=None, alias="SEARXNG_BASE_URL")
+    # Empty -> collector defaults (us2kr.collectors.searx.DEFAULT_QUERIES).
+    searxng_queries: Annotated[list[str], NoDecode] = Field(
+        default_factory=list, alias="US2KR_SEARXNG_QUERIES"
+    )
+
     # --- Paths ---
     data_dir: Path = Field(default=Path("data"), alias="US2KR_DATA_DIR")
     reports_dir: Path = Field(default=Path("reports"), alias="US2KR_REPORTS_DIR")
@@ -60,7 +67,7 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
 
     log_level: str = Field(default="INFO", alias="US2KR_LOG_LEVEL")
 
-    @field_validator("minimax_fallback_models", "krx_extra_holidays", mode="before")
+    @field_validator("minimax_fallback_models", "krx_extra_holidays", "searxng_queries", mode="before")
     @classmethod
     def _split_csv(cls, v):
         if isinstance(v, str):
diff --git a/us2kr/pipeline.py b/us2kr/pipeline.py
index f083824..daaf2b2 100644
--- a/us2kr/pipeline.py
+++ b/us2kr/pipeline.py
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 from us2kr.collectors.base import run_safely
 from us2kr.collectors.events import fetch_earnings, fetch_events
-from us2kr.collectors.news import fetch_news
+from us2kr.collectors.news import dedup_news, fetch_news
 from us2kr.collectors.prices import fetch_quotes
+from us2kr.collectors.searx import fetch_searx_news
 from us2kr.config import KST, Settings
 from us2kr.deliver import build_deliverers
 from us2kr.llm.base import LLMError
@@ -79,6 +80,20 @@ def build_payload(session: date, settings: Settings, clock: MarketClock, store:
     news = run_safely(
         "news", lambda: fetch_news(since=news_since, max_items=settings.news_max_items), [], gaps
     )
+    if settings.searxng_base_url:
+        searx_news = run_safely(
+            "searxng",
+            lambda: fetch_searx_news(
+                settings.searxng_base_url,  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+                since=news_since,
+                queries=settings.searxng_queries or None,
+            ),
+            [],
+            gaps,
+        )
+        if searx_news:
+            # RSS first so it wins timestamp ties in dedup; cap stays at news_max_items overall.
+            news = dedup_news([*news, *searx_news])[: settings.news_max_items]
     events = run_safely("events", lambda: fetch_events(session, settings.fred_api_key), [], gaps)
     tickers = earnings_tickers()
     earnings = run_safely("earnings", lambda: fetch_earnings(session, tickers), [], gaps)