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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+# pylint: disable=missing-module-docstring
+
+import mock
+from lxml import html
+from urllib.parse import parse_qs
+
+from searx.engines import kagi
+from searx.exceptions import SearxEngineAPIException
+from tests import SearxTestCase
+
+
+class TestKagiEngine(SearxTestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.test_html = """
+        <div class="_0_main-search-results">
+            <div class="_0_SRI search-result">
+                <div class="_0_TITLE __sri-title">
+                    <h3 class="__sri-title-box">
+                        <a class="__sri_title_link _ext_t" href="https://example1.com">Result 1</a>
+                    </h3>
+                </div>
+                <div class="__sri-url-box">
+                    <span class="host">example1.com</span>
+                </div>
+                <div class="__sri-body">
+                    <div class="__sri-desc">Content 1</div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="_0_SRI search-result">
+                <div class="_0_TITLE __sri-title">
+                    <h3 class="__sri-title-box">
+                        <a class="__sri_title_link _ext_t" href="https://example2.com">Result 2</a>
+                    </h3>
+                </div>
+                <div class="__sri-url-box">
+                    <span class="host">example2.com</span>
+                </div>
+                <div class="__sri-body">
+                    <div class="__sri-desc">Content 2</div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        """
+
+    def test_request(self):
+        # Test with missing API token
+        kagi.token = None
+        params = {'pageno': 1, 'headers': {}}
+        self.assertRaises(SearxEngineAPIException, kagi.request, 'test query', params)
+
+        # Test with valid API token but no cookie
+        kagi.token = 'test_token'
+        params = {'pageno': 1, 'headers': {}, 'cookies': {}}
+        query = 'test query'
+        request_params = kagi.request(query, params)
+
+        self.assertIn('url', request_params)
+        self.assertIn('token=test_token', request_params['url'])
+        self.assertIn('q=test+query', request_params['url'])
+        self.assertEqual(request_params['max_redirects'], 1)
+        self.assertTrue(request_params['allow_redirects'])
+
+        # Test with both required cookies
+        params['cookies']['kagi_session'] = 'test_session'
+        params['cookies']['_kagi_search_'] = 'test_search'
+        request_params = kagi.request(query, params)
+        self.assertNotIn('token=', request_params['url'])
+        self.assertIn('q=test+query', request_params['url'])
+        self.assertEqual(request_params['max_redirects'], 1)
+        self.assertTrue(request_params['allow_redirects'])
+
+        # Test with missing search cookie
+        params['cookies'] = {'kagi_session': 'test_session'}
+        request_params = kagi.request(query, params)
+        self.assertIn('token=', request_params['url'])
+
+        # Test with missing session cookie
+        params['cookies'] = {'_kagi_search_': 'test_search'}
+        request_params = kagi.request(query, params)
+        self.assertIn('token=', request_params['url'])
+
+        # Test pagination
+        params['pageno'] = 2
+        request_params = kagi.request(query, params)
+        self.assertIn('batch=2', request_params['url'])
+        self.assertEqual(request_params['max_redirects'], 1)
+
+    def test_response(self):
+        def verify_cookie_capture(cookie_headers, expected_session, expected_search):
+            mock_headers = mock.Mock()
+            mock_headers.get_list = mock.Mock(return_value=cookie_headers)
+            mock_headers.__contains__ = mock.Mock(return_value=True)
+
+            response = mock.Mock(
+                text=self.test_html, status_code=200, headers=mock_headers, search_params={'cookies': {}}
+            )
+            results = kagi.response(response)
+
+            self.assertEqual(response.search_params['cookies'].get('kagi_session'), expected_session)
+            self.assertEqual(response.search_params['cookies'].get('_kagi_search_'), expected_search)
+            return results
+
+        # Test cookie capture with standard attributes
+        results = verify_cookie_capture(
+            ['kagi_session=test_session; Path=/; HttpOnly', '_kagi_search_=test_search; Path=/; HttpOnly'],
+            'test_session',
+            'test_search',
+        )
+
+        # Test cookie capture with additional attributes
+        results = verify_cookie_capture(
+            [
+                'kagi_session=test_session2; Path=/; HttpOnly; SameSite=Lax',
+                '_kagi_search_=test_search2; Domain=.kagi.com; Path=/; SameSite=Lax',
+            ],
+            'test_session2',
+            'test_search2',
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(type(results), list)
+        self.assertEqual(len(results), 2)  # 2 search results
+
+        # Check first result
+        self.assertEqual(results[0]['title'], 'Result 1')
+        self.assertEqual(results[0]['url'], 'https://example1.com')
+        self.assertEqual(results[0]['content'], 'Content 1')
+        self.assertEqual(results[0]['domain'], 'example1.com')
+
+        # Check second result
+        self.assertEqual(results[1]['title'], 'Result 2')
+        self.assertEqual(results[1]['url'], 'https://example2.com')
+        self.assertEqual(results[1]['content'], 'Content 2')
+        self.assertEqual(results[1]['domain'], 'example2.com')
+
+    def test_response_error_handling(self):
+        # Test invalid token/cookie response
+        response = mock.Mock(
+            text='', status_code=401, search_params={'cookies': {'kagi_session': 'invalid_session'}}, headers={}
+        )
+        self.assertRaises(SearxEngineAPIException, kagi.response, response)
+        # Verify invalid cookie was cleared
+        self.assertNotIn('kagi_session', response.search_params['cookies'])
+
+        # Test rate limit response
+        response = mock.Mock(text='', status_code=429, search_params={'cookies': {}}, headers={})
+        self.assertRaises(SearxEngineAPIException, kagi.response, response)
+
+        # Test other error response
+        response = mock.Mock(text='', status_code=500, search_params={'cookies': {}}, headers={})
+        self.assertRaises(SearxEngineAPIException, kagi.response, response)