diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b90d821
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+repos:
+  - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
+    rev: v0.6.9
+    hooks:
+      - id: ruff
+        args: [--fix]
+      - id: ruff-format
+  - repo: https://github.com/psf/black
+    rev: 24.8.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: black
+        args: [--quiet]
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 22f177a..71695ee 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ Contents
 - User-defined [custom bangs](#custom-bangs)
 - Optional location-based searching (i.e. results near \<city\>)
 - Optional NoJS mode to view search results in a separate window with JavaScript blocked
+- JSON output for results via content negotiation (see "JSON results (API)")
 
 <sup>*No third party JavaScript. Whoogle can be used with JavaScript disabled, but if enabled, uses JavaScript for things like presenting search suggestions.</sup>
 
@@ -463,6 +464,8 @@ There are a few optional environment variables available for customizing a Whoog
 | WHOOGLE_SHOW_FAVICONS | Show/hide favicons next to search result URLs. Default on.                               |
 | WHOOGLE_UPDATE_CHECK  | Enable/disable the automatic daily check for new versions of Whoogle. Default on.        |
 | WHOOGLE_FALLBACK_ENGINE_URL | Set a fallback Search Engine URL when there is internal server error or instance is rate-limited. Search query is appended to the end of the URL (eg. https://duckduckgo.com/?k1=-1&q=). |
+| WHOOGLE_BUNDLE_STATIC | When set to 1, serve a single bundled CSS and JS file generated at startup to reduce requests. Default off. |
+| WHOOGLE_HTTP2         | Enable HTTP/2 for upstream requests (via httpx). Default on — set to 0 to force HTTP/1.1. |
 
 ### Config Environment Variables
 These environment variables allow setting default config values, but can be overwritten manually by using the home page config menu. These allow a shortcut for destroying/rebuilding an instance to the same config state every time.
@@ -495,6 +498,28 @@ Same as most search engines, with the exception of filtering by time range.
 
 To filter by a range of time, append ":past <time>" to the end of your search, where <time> can be `hour`, `day`, `month`, or `year`. Example: `coronavirus updates :past hour`
 
+### JSON results (API)
+Whoogle can return filtered results as JSON using the same sanitization rules as the HTML view.
+
+- Send `Accept: application/json` or append `format=json` to the search URL.
+- Example: `/search?q=whoogle` with `Accept: application/json`, or `/search?q=whoogle&format=json`.
+- Response shape:
+
+```
+{
+  "query": "whoogle",
+  "search_type": "",
+  "results": [
+    {"href": "https://example.com/page", "text": "Example Page"},
+    ...
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+Special cases:
+- Feeling Lucky returns HTTP 303 with body `{ "redirect": "<url>" }`.
+- Temporary blocks (captcha) return HTTP 503 with `{ "blocked": true, "error_message": "...", "query": "..." }`.
+
 ## Extra Steps
 
 ### Set Whoogle as your primary search engine
@@ -630,6 +655,14 @@ server {
 
 You can then add SSL support using LetsEncrypt by following a guide such as [this one](https://www.nginx.com/blog/using-free-ssltls-certificates-from-lets-encrypt-with-nginx/).
 
+### Static asset bundling (optional)
+Whoogle can optionally serve a single bundled CSS and JS to reduce the number of HTTP requests.
+
+- Enable by setting `WHOOGLE_BUNDLE_STATIC=1` and restarting the app.
+- On startup, Whoogle concatenates local CSS/JS into hashed files under `app/static/build/` and templates will prefer those bundles.
+- When disabled (default), templates load individual CSS/JS files for easier development.
+- Note: Theme CSS (`*-theme.css`) are still loaded separately to honor user theme selection.
+
 ## Contributing
 
 Under the hood, Whoogle is a basic Flask app with the following structure:
diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index 99516ed..772d6d3 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import warnings
 from werkzeug.middleware.proxy_fix import ProxyFix
 
 from app.utils.misc import read_config_bool
+from app.services.http_client import HttpxClient
+from app.services.provider import close_all_clients
 from app.version import __version__
 
 app = Flask(__name__, static_folder=os.path.dirname(
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ app.config['STATIC_FOLDER'] = os.getenv(
 app.config['BUILD_FOLDER'] = os.path.join(
     app.config['STATIC_FOLDER'], 'build')
 app.config['CACHE_BUSTING_MAP'] = {}
+app.config['BUNDLE_STATIC'] = read_config_bool('WHOOGLE_BUNDLE_STATIC')
 app.config['LANGUAGES'] = json.load(open(
     os.path.join(app.config['STATIC_FOLDER'], 'settings/languages.json'),
     encoding='utf-8'))
@@ -86,6 +89,17 @@ app.config['BANG_FILE'] = os.path.join(
     app.config['BANG_PATH'],
     'bangs.json')
 
+# Global services registry (simple DI)
+app.services = {}
+
+
+@app.teardown_appcontext
+def _teardown_clients(exception):
+    try:
+        close_all_clients()
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+
 # Ensure all necessary directories exist
 if not os.path.exists(app.config['CONFIG_PATH']):
     os.makedirs(app.config['CONFIG_PATH'])
@@ -174,10 +188,54 @@ for cb_dir in cache_busting_dirs:
             map_path = map_path[1:]
         app.config['CACHE_BUSTING_MAP'][cb_file] = map_path
 
+# Optionally create simple bundled assets (opt-in via WHOOGLE_BUNDLE_STATIC=1)
+if app.config['BUNDLE_STATIC']:
+    # CSS bundle: include all css except theme files (end with -theme.css)
+    css_dir = os.path.join(app.config['STATIC_FOLDER'], 'css')
+    css_parts = []
+    for name in sorted(os.listdir(css_dir)):
+        if not name.endswith('.css'):
+            continue
+        if name.endswith('-theme.css'):
+            continue
+        try:
+            css_parts.append(open(os.path.join(css_dir, name), 'r', encoding='utf-8').read())
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+    css_bundle = '\n'.join(css_parts)
+    if css_bundle:
+        css_tmp = os.path.join(app.config['BUILD_FOLDER'], 'app.css')
+        open(css_tmp, 'w', encoding='utf-8').write(css_bundle)
+        css_hashed = gen_file_hash(app.config['BUILD_FOLDER'], 'app.css')
+        os.replace(css_tmp, os.path.join(app.config['BUILD_FOLDER'], css_hashed))
+        map_path = os.path.join('app/static/build', css_hashed)
+        app.config['CACHE_BUSTING_MAP']['bundle.css'] = map_path
+
+    # JS bundle: include all js files
+    js_dir = os.path.join(app.config['STATIC_FOLDER'], 'js')
+    js_parts = []
+    for name in sorted(os.listdir(js_dir)):
+        if not name.endswith('.js'):
+            continue
+        try:
+            js_parts.append(open(os.path.join(js_dir, name), 'r', encoding='utf-8').read())
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+    js_bundle = '\n;'.join(js_parts)
+    if js_bundle:
+        js_tmp = os.path.join(app.config['BUILD_FOLDER'], 'app.js')
+        open(js_tmp, 'w', encoding='utf-8').write(js_bundle)
+        js_hashed = gen_file_hash(app.config['BUILD_FOLDER'], 'app.js')
+        os.replace(js_tmp, os.path.join(app.config['BUILD_FOLDER'], js_hashed))
+        map_path = os.path.join('app/static/build', js_hashed)
+        app.config['CACHE_BUSTING_MAP']['bundle.js'] = map_path
+
 # Templating functions
 app.jinja_env.globals.update(clean_query=clean_query)
 app.jinja_env.globals.update(
     cb_url=lambda f: app.config['CACHE_BUSTING_MAP'][f.lower()])
+app.jinja_env.globals.update(
+    bundle_static=lambda: app.config.get('BUNDLE_STATIC', False))
 
 # Attempt to acquire tor identity, to determine if Tor config is available
 send_tor_signal(Signal.HEARTBEAT)
diff --git a/app/filter.py b/app/filter.py
index 42d175f..8c40dbe 100644
--- a/app/filter.py
+++ b/app/filter.py
@@ -649,50 +649,94 @@ class Filter:
         """Replaces link locations and page elements if "alts" config
         is enabled
         """
-        for site, alt in SITE_ALTS.items():
-            if site != "medium.com" and alt != "":
-                # Ignore medium.com replacements since these are handled
-                # specifically in the link description replacement, and medium
-                # results are never given their own "card" result where this
-                # replacement would make sense.
-                # Also ignore if the alt is empty, since this is used to indicate
-                # that the alt is not enabled.
-                for div in self.soup.find_all('div', text=re.compile(site)):
-                    # Use the number of words in the div string to determine if the
-                    # string is a result description (shouldn't replace domains used
-                    # in desc text).
-                    if len(div.string.split(' ')) == 1:
-                        div.string = div.string.replace(site, alt)
+        # Precompute regex for sites (escape dots) and common prefixes
+        site_keys = list(SITE_ALTS.keys())
+        if not site_keys:
+            return
+        sites_pattern = re.compile('|'.join([re.escape(k) for k in site_keys]))
+        prefix_pattern = re.compile(r'^(?:https?:\/\/)?(?:(?:www|mobile|m)\.)?')
 
-            for link in self.soup.find_all('a', href=True):
-                # Search and replace all link descriptions
-                # with alternative location
-                link['href'] = get_site_alt(link['href'])
-                link_desc = link.find_all(
-                    text=re.compile('|'.join(SITE_ALTS.keys())))
-                if len(link_desc) == 0:
-                    continue
+        # 1) Replace bare domain divs (single token) once, avoiding duplicates
+        for div in self.soup.find_all('div', text=sites_pattern):
+            if not div or not div.string:
+                continue
+            if len(div.string.split(' ')) != 1:
+                continue
+            match = sites_pattern.search(div.string)
+            if not match:
+                continue
+            site = match.group(0)
+            alt = SITE_ALTS.get(site, '')
+            if not alt:
+                continue
+            # Skip if already contains the alt to avoid old.old.* repetition
+            if alt in div.string:
+                continue
+            div.string = div.string.replace(site, alt)
 
-                # Replace link description
-                link_desc = link_desc[0]
-                if site not in link_desc or not alt:
-                    continue
+        # 2) Update link hrefs and descriptions in a single pass
+        for link in self.soup.find_all('a', href=True):
+            link['href'] = get_site_alt(link['href'])
 
-                new_desc = BeautifulSoup(features='html.parser').new_tag('div')
-                link_str = str(link_desc)
+            # Find a description text node matching a known site
+            desc_nodes = link.find_all(text=sites_pattern)
+            if not desc_nodes:
+                continue
+            desc_node = desc_nodes[0]
+            link_str = str(desc_node)
 
-                # Medium links should be handled differently, since 'medium.com'
-                # is a common substring of domain names, but shouldn't be
-                # replaced (i.e. 'philomedium.com' should stay as it is).
-                if 'medium.com' in link_str:
-                    if link_str.startswith('medium.com') or '.medium.com' in link_str:
-                        link_str = SITE_ALTS['medium.com'] + link_str[
-                            link_str.find('medium.com') + len('medium.com'):]
-                    new_desc.string = link_str
+            # Determine which site key is present in the description
+            site_match = sites_pattern.search(link_str)
+            if not site_match:
+                continue
+            site = site_match.group(0)
+            alt = SITE_ALTS.get(site, '')
+            if not alt:
+                continue
+
+            # Avoid duplication if alt already present
+            if alt in link_str:
+                continue
+
+            # Medium-specific handling remains to avoid matching substrings
+            if 'medium.com' in link_str:
+                if link_str.startswith('medium.com') or '.medium.com' in link_str:
+                    replaced = SITE_ALTS['medium.com'] + link_str[
+                        link_str.find('medium.com') + len('medium.com'):
+                    ]
                 else:
-                    new_desc.string = link_str.replace(site, alt)
+                    replaced = link_str
+            else:
+                # If the description looks like a URL with scheme, replace only the host
+                if '://' in link_str:
+                    scheme, rest = link_str.split('://', 1)
+                    host, sep, path = rest.partition('/')
+                    # Drop common prefixes from host when swapping to a fully-qualified alt
+                    alt_parsed = urlparse.urlparse(alt)
+                    alt_host = alt_parsed.netloc if alt_parsed.netloc else alt.replace('https://', '').replace('http://', '')
+                    # If alt includes a scheme, prefer its host; otherwise use alt as host
+                    if alt_parsed.scheme:
+                        new_host = alt_host
+                    else:
+                        # When alt has no scheme, still replace entire host
+                        new_host = alt
+                    # Prevent replacing if host already equals target
+                    if host == new_host:
+                        replaced = link_str
+                    else:
+                        replaced = f"{scheme}://{new_host}{sep}{path}"
+                else:
+                    # No scheme in the text; include optional prefixes in replacement
+                    # Replace any leading www./m./mobile. + site with alt host (no scheme)
+                    alt_parsed = urlparse.urlparse(alt)
+                    alt_host = alt_parsed.netloc if alt_parsed.netloc else alt.replace('https://', '').replace('http://', '')
+                    # Build a pattern that includes optional prefixes for the specific site
+                    site_with_prefix = re.compile(rf'(?:(?:www|mobile|m)\.)?{re.escape(site)}')
+                    replaced = site_with_prefix.sub(alt_host, link_str, count=1)
 
-                link_desc.replace_with(new_desc)
+            new_desc = BeautifulSoup(features='html.parser').new_tag('div')
+            new_desc.string = replaced
+            desc_node.replace_with(new_desc)
 
     def view_image(self, soup) -> BeautifulSoup:
         """Replaces the soup with a new one that handles mobile results and
diff --git a/app/request.py b/app/request.py
index 41523e9..2c11c03 100644
--- a/app/request.py
+++ b/app/request.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 from app.models.config import Config
 from app.utils.misc import read_config_bool
+from app.services.provider import get_http_client
 from datetime import datetime
 from defusedxml import ElementTree as ET
 import random
-import requests
-from requests import Response, ConnectionError
+import httpx
 import urllib.parse as urlparse
 import os
 from stem import Signal, SocketError
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ class Request:
         config: the user's current whoogle configuration
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, normal_ua, root_path, config: Config):
+    def __init__(self, normal_ua, root_path, config: Config, http_client=None):
         self.search_url = 'https://www.google.com/search?gbv=1&num=' + str(
             os.getenv('WHOOGLE_RESULTS_PER_PAGE', 10)) + '&q='
         # Send heartbeat to Tor, used in determining if the user can or cannot
@@ -249,6 +249,8 @@ class Request:
         self.tor = config.tor
         self.tor_valid = False
         self.root_path = root_path
+        # Initialize HTTP client (shared per proxies)
+        self.http_client = http_client or get_http_client(self.proxies)
 
     def __getitem__(self, name):
         return getattr(self, name)
@@ -286,7 +288,7 @@ class Request:
             return []
 
     def send(self, base_url='', query='', attempt=0,
-             force_mobile=False, user_agent='') -> Response:
+             force_mobile=False, user_agent=''):
         """Sends an outbound request to a URL. Optionally sends the request
         using Tor, if enabled by the user.
 
@@ -339,8 +341,9 @@ class Request:
         # Make sure that the tor connection is valid, if enabled
         if self.tor:
             try:
-                tor_check = requests.get('https://check.torproject.org/',
-                                         proxies=self.proxies, headers=headers)
+                tor_check = self.http_client.get('https://check.torproject.org/',
+                                                 headers=headers,
+                                                 retries=1)
                 self.tor_valid = 'Congratulations' in tor_check.text
 
                 if not self.tor_valid:
@@ -348,16 +351,18 @@ class Request:
                         "Tor connection succeeded, but the connection could "
                         "not be validated by torproject.org",
                         disable=True)
-            except ConnectionError:
+            except httpx.RequestError:
                 raise TorError(
                     "Error raised during Tor connection validation",
                     disable=True)
 
-        response = requests.get(
-            (base_url or self.search_url) + query,
-            proxies=self.proxies,
-            headers=headers,
-            cookies=cookies)
+        try:
+            response = self.http_client.get(
+                (base_url or self.search_url) + query,
+                headers=headers,
+                cookies=cookies)
+        except httpx.HTTPError as e:
+            raise
 
         # Retry query with new identity if using Tor (max 10 attempts)
         if 'form id="captcha-form"' in response.text and self.tor:
diff --git a/app/routes.py b/app/routes.py
index 65ab9d3..2205d27 100644
--- a/app/routes.py
+++ b/app/routes.py
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ from app.utils.session import valid_user_session
 from bs4 import BeautifulSoup as bsoup
 from flask import jsonify, make_response, request, redirect, render_template, \
     send_file, session, url_for, g
-from requests import exceptions
-from requests.models import PreparedRequest
+import httpx
 from cryptography.fernet import Fernet, InvalidToken
 from cryptography.exceptions import InvalidSignature
 from werkzeug.datastructures import MultiDict
@@ -166,7 +165,8 @@ def before_request_func():
     g.user_request = Request(
         request.headers.get('User-Agent'),
         get_request_url(request.url_root),
-        config=g.user_config)
+        config=g.user_config
+    )
 
     g.app_location = g.user_config.url
 
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ def search():
         get_req_str = urlparse.urlencode(post_data)
         return redirect(url_for('.search') + '?' + get_req_str)
 
-    search_util = Search(request, g.user_config, g.session_key)
+    search_util = Search(request, g.user_config, g.session_key, user_request=g.user_request)
     query = search_util.new_search_query()
 
     bang = resolve_bang(query)
@@ -320,7 +320,15 @@ def search():
             'tor']
         return redirect(url_for('.index'))
 
+    wants_json = (
+        request.args.get('format') == 'json' or
+        'application/json' in request.headers.get('Accept', '') or
+        'application/*+json' in request.headers.get('Accept', '')
+    )
+
     if search_util.feeling_lucky:
+        if wants_json:
+            return jsonify({'redirect': response}), 303
         return redirect(response, code=303)
 
     # If the user is attempting to translate a string, determine the correct
@@ -341,17 +349,26 @@ def search():
         app.logger.error('503 (CAPTCHA)')
         fallback_engine = os.environ.get('WHOOGLE_FALLBACK_ENGINE_URL', '')
         if (fallback_engine):
+            if wants_json:
+                return jsonify({'redirect': fallback_engine + query}), 302
             return redirect(fallback_engine + query)
         
-        return render_template(
-            'error.html',
-            blocked=True,
-            error_message=translation['ratelimit'],
-            translation=translation,
-            farside='https://farside.link',
-            config=g.user_config,
-            query=urlparse.unquote(query),
-            params=g.user_config.to_params(keys=['preferences'])), 503
+        if wants_json:
+            return jsonify({
+                'blocked': True,
+                'error_message': translation['ratelimit'],
+                'query': urlparse.unquote(query)
+            }), 503
+        else:
+            return render_template(
+                'error.html',
+                blocked=True,
+                error_message=translation['ratelimit'],
+                translation=translation,
+                farside='https://farside.link',
+                config=g.user_config,
+                query=urlparse.unquote(query),
+                params=g.user_config.to_params(keys=['preferences'])), 503
 
     response = bold_search_terms(response, query)
 
@@ -382,6 +399,29 @@ def search():
     home_url = f"home?preferences={preferences}" if preferences else "home"
     cleanresponse = str(response).replace("andlt;","&lt;").replace("andgt;","&gt;")
 
+    if wants_json:
+        # Build a parsable JSON from the filtered soup
+        json_soup = bsoup(str(response), 'html.parser')
+        results = []
+        seen = set()
+        for a in json_soup.find_all('a', href=True):
+            href = a['href']
+            if not href.startswith('http'):
+                continue
+            if href in seen:
+                continue
+            text = a.get_text(strip=True)
+            if not text:
+                continue
+            seen.add(href)
+            results.append({'href': href, 'text': text})
+
+        return jsonify({
+            'query': urlparse.unquote(query),
+            'search_type': search_util.search_type,
+            'results': results
+        })
+
     return render_template(
         'display.html',
         has_update=app.config['HAS_UPDATE'],
@@ -521,7 +561,7 @@ def element():
         tmp_mem.seek(0)
 
         return send_file(tmp_mem, mimetype=src_type)
-    except exceptions.RequestException:
+    except httpx.HTTPError:
         pass
 
     return send_file(io.BytesIO(empty_gif), mimetype='image/gif')
diff --git a/app/services/__init__.py b/app/services/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..139597f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/services/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+
diff --git a/app/services/http_client.py b/app/services/http_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ca5d03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/services/http_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+import threading
+import time
+from typing import Any, Dict, Optional, Tuple
+
+import httpx
+from cachetools import TTLCache
+
+
+class HttpxClient:
+    """Thin wrapper around httpx.Client providing simple retries and optional TTL caching.
+
+    The client is intended to be safe for reuse across requests. Per-request
+    overrides for headers/cookies are supported.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+            self,
+            proxies: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
+            timeout_seconds: float = 15.0,
+            cache_ttl_seconds: int = 30,
+            cache_maxsize: int = 256,
+            http2: bool = True) -> None:
+        client_kwargs = dict(http2=http2,
+                             timeout=timeout_seconds,
+                             follow_redirects=True)
+        # Prefer future-proof mounts when proxies are provided; fall back to proxies=
+        self._proxies = proxies or {}
+        if self._proxies:
+            # If both schemes map to the same proxy, try the newer proxy= API first
+            proxy_values = list(self._proxies.values())
+            single_proxy = proxy_values[0] if proxy_values and all(v == proxy_values[0] for v in proxy_values) else None
+            if single_proxy:
+                try:
+                    self._client = httpx.Client(proxy=single_proxy, **client_kwargs)
+                except TypeError:
+                    # Older httpx that doesn't support proxy=; try proxies=
+                    try:
+                        self._client = httpx.Client(proxies=self._proxies, **client_kwargs)
+                    except TypeError:
+                        mounts: Dict[str, httpx.Proxy] = {}
+                        for scheme_key, url in self._proxies.items():
+                            prefix = f"{scheme_key}://"
+                            mounts[prefix] = httpx.Proxy(url)
+                        self._client = httpx.Client(mounts=mounts, **client_kwargs)
+            else:
+                # Distinct proxies per scheme; use mounts fallback if needed
+                try:
+                    self._client = httpx.Client(proxies=self._proxies, **client_kwargs)
+                except TypeError:
+                    mounts: Dict[str, httpx.Proxy] = {}
+                    for scheme_key, url in self._proxies.items():
+                        prefix = f"{scheme_key}://"
+                        mounts[prefix] = httpx.Proxy(url)
+                    self._client = httpx.Client(mounts=mounts, **client_kwargs)
+        else:
+            self._client = httpx.Client(**client_kwargs)
+        self._timeout_seconds = timeout_seconds
+        self._cache = TTLCache(maxsize=cache_maxsize, ttl=cache_ttl_seconds)
+        self._cache_lock = threading.Lock()
+
+    @property
+    def proxies(self) -> Dict[str, str]:
+        return self._proxies
+
+    def _cache_key(self, method: str, url: str, headers: Optional[Dict[str, str]]) -> Tuple[str, str, Tuple[Tuple[str, str], ...]]:
+        normalized_headers = tuple(sorted((headers or {}).items()))
+        return (method.upper(), url, normalized_headers)
+
+    def get(self,
+            url: str,
+            headers: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
+            cookies: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
+            retries: int = 2,
+            backoff_seconds: float = 0.5,
+            use_cache: bool = False) -> httpx.Response:
+        if use_cache:
+            key = self._cache_key('GET', url, headers)
+            with self._cache_lock:
+                cached = self._cache.get(key)
+            if cached is not None:
+                return cached
+
+        last_exc: Optional[Exception] = None
+        attempt = 0
+        while attempt <= retries:
+            try:
+                response = self._client.get(url, headers=headers, cookies=cookies)
+                if use_cache and response.status_code == 200:
+                    with self._cache_lock:
+                        self._cache[key] = response
+                return response
+            except httpx.HTTPError as exc:
+                last_exc = exc
+                if attempt == retries:
+                    raise
+                time.sleep(backoff_seconds * (2 ** attempt))
+                attempt += 1
+
+        # Should not reach here
+        if last_exc:
+            raise last_exc
+        raise httpx.HTTPError('Unknown HTTP error')
+
+    def close(self) -> None:
+        self._client.close()
+
+
diff --git a/app/services/provider.py b/app/services/provider.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f2e65f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/services/provider.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import os
+from typing import Dict, Tuple
+
+from app.services.http_client import HttpxClient
+
+
+_clients: Dict[tuple, HttpxClient] = {}
+
+
+def _proxies_key(proxies: Dict[str, str]) -> Tuple[Tuple[str, str], Tuple[str, str]]:
+    if not proxies:
+        return tuple(), tuple()
+    # Separate http/https for stable key
+    items = sorted((proxies or {}).items())
+    return tuple(items), tuple(items)
+
+
+def get_http_client(proxies: Dict[str, str]) -> HttpxClient:
+    # Determine HTTP/2 enablement from env (default on)
+    http2_env = os.environ.get('WHOOGLE_HTTP2', '1').lower()
+    http2_enabled = http2_env in ('1', 'true', 't', 'yes', 'y')
+
+    key = (_proxies_key(proxies or {}), http2_enabled)
+    client = _clients.get(key)
+    if client is not None:
+        return client
+    client = HttpxClient(proxies=proxies or None, http2=http2_enabled)
+    _clients[key] = client
+    return client
+
+
+def close_all_clients() -> None:
+    for client in list(_clients.values()):
+        try:
+            client.close()
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+    _clients.clear()
+
+
diff --git a/app/templates/display.html b/app/templates/display.html
index 686fc2b..c044512 100644
--- a/app/templates/display.html
+++ b/app/templates/display.html
@@ -9,10 +9,14 @@
     {% endif %}
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
     <meta name="referrer" content="no-referrer">
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ cb_url('logo.css') }}">
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ cb_url('input.css') }}">
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ cb_url('search.css') }}">
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ cb_url('header.css') }}">
+    {% if bundle_static() %}
+        <link rel="stylesheet" href="/{{ cb_url('bundle.css') }}">
+    {% else %}
+        <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ cb_url('logo.css') }}">
+        <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ cb_url('input.css') }}">
+        <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ cb_url('search.css') }}">
+        <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ cb_url('header.css') }}">
+    {% endif %}
     {% if config.theme %}
         {% if config.theme == 'system' %}
             <style>
@@ -39,10 +43,14 @@
 {{ response|safe }}
 </body>
 {% include 'footer.html' %}
-{% if autocomplete_enabled == '1' %}
-    <script src="{{ cb_url('autocomplete.js') }}"></script>
+{% if bundle_static() %}
+    <script src="/{{ cb_url('bundle.js') }}" defer></script>
+{% else %}
+    {% if autocomplete_enabled == '1' %}
+        <script src="{{ cb_url('autocomplete.js') }}"></script>
+    {% endif %}
+    <script src="{{ cb_url('utils.js') }}"></script>
+    <script src="{{ cb_url('keyboard.js') }}"></script>
+    <script src="{{ cb_url('currency.js') }}"></script>
 {% endif %}
-<script src="{{ cb_url('utils.js') }}"></script>
-<script src="{{ cb_url('keyboard.js') }}"></script>
-<script src="{{ cb_url('currency.js') }}"></script>
 </html>
diff --git a/app/templates/error.html b/app/templates/error.html
index 48dad7b..839f8bc 100644
--- a/app/templates/error.html
+++ b/app/templates/error.html
@@ -10,8 +10,12 @@
 {% else %}
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ cb_url(('dark' if config.dark else 'light') + '-theme.css') }}"/>
 {% endif %}
+{% if bundle_static() %}
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/{{ cb_url('bundle.css') }}">
+{% else %}
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ cb_url('main.css') }}">
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ cb_url('error.css') }}">
+{% endif %}
 <style>{{ config.style }}</style>
 <div>
     <h1>Error</h1>
diff --git a/app/templates/header.html b/app/templates/header.html
index 3f3ba49..5d0b857 100644
--- a/app/templates/header.html
+++ b/app/templates/header.html
@@ -155,4 +155,8 @@
     </div>
 </div>
 
+{% if bundle_static() %}
+<script src="/{{ cb_url('bundle.js') }}" defer></script>
+{% else %}
 <script type="text/javascript" src="{{ cb_url('header.js') }}"></script>
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/app/templates/index.html b/app/templates/index.html
index bb5e6a9..09dd943 100644
--- a/app/templates/index.html
+++ b/app/templates/index.html
@@ -17,13 +17,21 @@
     <meta name="referrer" content="no-referrer">
     <meta name="msapplication-TileColor" content="#ffffff">
     <meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="static/img/favicon/ms-icon-144x144.png">
-    {% if autocomplete_enabled == '1' %}
-        <script src="{{ cb_url('autocomplete.js') }}"></script>
+    {% if bundle_static() %}
+        <script src="/{{ cb_url('bundle.js') }}" defer></script>
+    {% else %}
+        {% if autocomplete_enabled == '1' %}
+            <script src="{{ cb_url('autocomplete.js') }}"></script>
+        {% endif %}
+        <script type="text/javascript" src="{{ cb_url('controller.js') }}"></script>
     {% endif %}
-    <script type="text/javascript" src="{{ cb_url('controller.js') }}"></script>
     <link rel="search" href="opensearch.xml" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" title="Whoogle Search">
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ cb_url('logo.css') }}">
+    {% if bundle_static() %}
+        <link rel="stylesheet" href="/{{ cb_url('bundle.css') }}">
+    {% else %}
+        <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ cb_url('logo.css') }}">
+    {% endif %}
     {% if config.theme %}
         {% if config.theme == 'system' %}
             <style>
@@ -36,7 +44,9 @@
     {% else %}
         <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ cb_url(('dark' if config.dark else 'light') + '-theme.css') }}"/>
     {% endif %}
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ cb_url('main.css') }}">
+    {% if not bundle_static() %}
+        <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ cb_url('main.css') }}">
+    {% endif %}
     <noscript>
         <style>
             #main {
diff --git a/app/utils/bangs.py b/app/utils/bangs.py
index ea6a060..de9f109 100644
--- a/app/utils/bangs.py
+++ b/app/utils/bangs.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import json
-import requests
+import httpx
 import urllib.parse as urlparse
 import os
 import glob
@@ -63,12 +63,9 @@ def gen_bangs_json(bangs_file: str) -> None:
         None
 
     """
-    try:
-        # Request full list from DDG
-        r = requests.get(DDG_BANGS)
-        r.raise_for_status()
-    except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as err:
-        raise SystemExit(err)
+    # Request full list from DDG
+    r = httpx.get(DDG_BANGS)
+    r.raise_for_status()
 
     # Convert to json
     data = json.loads(r.text)
diff --git a/app/utils/misc.py b/app/utils/misc.py
index b0c74c2..20a2640 100644
--- a/app/utils/misc.py
+++ b/app/utils/misc.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import io
 import os
 import re
 
-from requests import exceptions, get
+import httpx
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 from bs4 import BeautifulSoup as bsoup
 from cryptography.fernet import Fernet
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ def get_proxy_host_url(r: Request, default: str, root=False) -> str:
 def check_for_update(version_url: str, current: str) -> int:
     # Check for the latest version of Whoogle
     has_update = ''
-    with contextlib.suppress(exceptions.ConnectionError, AttributeError):
-        update = bsoup(get(version_url).text, 'html.parser')
+    with contextlib.suppress(httpx.RequestError, AttributeError):
+        update = bsoup(httpx.get(version_url).text, 'html.parser')
         latest = update.select_one('[class="Link--primary"]').string[1:]
         current = int(''.join(filter(str.isdigit, current)))
         latest = int(''.join(filter(str.isdigit, latest)))
diff --git a/app/utils/search.py b/app/utils/search.py
index 0f2d7fe..bee3db7 100644
--- a/app/utils/search.py
+++ b/app/utils/search.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class Search:
         config: the current user config settings
         session_key: the flask user fernet key
     """
-    def __init__(self, request, config, session_key, cookies_disabled=False):
+    def __init__(self, request, config, session_key, cookies_disabled=False, user_request=None):
         method = request.method
         self.request = request
         self.request_params = request.args if method == 'GET' else request.form
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ class Search:
         self.query = ''
         self.widget = ''
         self.cookies_disabled = cookies_disabled
+        self.user_request = user_request
         self.search_type = self.request_params.get(
             'tbm') if 'tbm' in self.request_params else ''
 
@@ -152,9 +153,10 @@ class Search:
                       # and self.config.view_image
                       # and not g.user_request.mobile)
 
-        get_body = g.user_request.send(query=full_query,
-                                       force_mobile=self.config.view_image,
-                                       user_agent=self.user_agent)
+        client = self.user_request or g.user_request
+        get_body = client.send(query=full_query,
+                               force_mobile=self.config.view_image,
+                               user_agent=self.user_agent)
 
         # Produce cleanable html soup from response
         get_body_safed = get_body.text.replace("&lt;","andlt;").replace("&gt;","andgt;")
@@ -166,7 +168,7 @@ class Search:
             # html_soup = content_filter.view_image(html_soup)
 
         # Indicate whether or not a Tor connection is active
-        if g.user_request.tor_valid:
+        if (self.user_request or g.user_request).tor_valid:
             html_soup.insert(0, bsoup(TOR_BANNER, 'html.parser'))
 
         formatted_results = content_filter.clean(html_soup)
diff --git a/misc/update-translations.py b/misc/update-translations.py
index d5388f1..6777fdf 100644
--- a/misc/update-translations.py
+++ b/misc/update-translations.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import json
 import pathlib
-import requests
+import httpx
 
 lingva = 'https://lingva.ml/api/v1/en'
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def translate(v: str, lang: str) -> str:
 
     lingva_req = f'{lingva}/{lang}/{v}'
 
-    response = requests.get(lingva_req).json()
+    response = httpx.get(lingva_req).json()
 
     if 'translation' in response:
         return response['translation']
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9787c3b..0422ce1 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
 [build-system]
 requires = ["setuptools", "wheel"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[tool.ruff]
+line-length = 100
+target-version = "py311"
+lint.select = [
+  "E", "F", "W",  # pycodestyle/pyflakes
+  "I",              # isort
+]
+lint.ignore = []
+
+[tool.black]
+line-length = 100
+target-version = ['py311']
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 4b61a24..45865c3 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 attrs==22.2.0
 beautifulsoup4==4.11.2
 brotli==1.0.9
-cachelib==0.10.2
 certifi==2024.7.4
 cffi==1.17.1
-chardet==5.1.0
 click==8.1.3
 cryptography==3.3.2; platform_machine == 'armv7l'
 cryptography==45.0.7; platform_machine != 'armv7l'
@@ -23,13 +21,14 @@ pycparser==2.22
 pyOpenSSL==19.1.0; platform_machine == 'armv7l'
 pyOpenSSL==25.3.0; platform_machine != 'armv7l'
 pyparsing==3.0.9
-PySocks==1.7.1
 pytest==7.2.1
 python-dateutil==2.8.2
-requests==2.32.2
+httpx[http2,socks]==0.28.1
+cachetools==5.5.0
 soupsieve==2.4
 stem==1.8.1
-urllib3==1.26.19
+httpcore>=1.0.9
+h11>=0.16.0
 validators==0.22.0
 waitress==3.0.1
 wcwidth==0.2.6
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 6e61f45..45229e2 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ install_requires=
     defusedxml
     Flask
     python-dotenv
-    requests
+    httpx[http2,socks]
     stem
     validators
     waitress
diff --git a/test/test_alts.py b/test/test_alts.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e017a43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_alts.py
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+import copy
+import os
+
+from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
+
+from app.filter import Filter
+from app.models.config import Config
+from app.utils.session import generate_key
+from app.utils import results as results_mod
+
+
+def build_soup(html: str):
+    return BeautifulSoup(html, 'html.parser')
+
+
+def make_filter(soup: BeautifulSoup):
+    secret_key = generate_key()
+    cfg = Config(**{'alts': True})
+    f = Filter(user_key=secret_key, config=cfg)
+    f.soup = soup
+    return f
+
+
+def test_no_duplicate_alt_prefix_reddit(monkeypatch):
+    original_site_alts = copy.deepcopy(results_mod.SITE_ALTS)
+    try:
+        # Simulate user setting alt to old.reddit.com
+        monkeypatch.setitem(results_mod.SITE_ALTS, 'reddit.com', 'old.reddit.com')
+
+        html = '''
+        <div id="main">
+          <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/whoogle">www.reddit.com</a>
+          <div>www.reddit.com</div>
+          <div>old.reddit.com</div>
+        </div>
+        '''
+        soup = build_soup(html)
+        f = make_filter(soup)
+        f.site_alt_swap()
+
+        # Href replaced once
+        a = soup.find('a')
+        assert a['href'].startswith('https://old.reddit.com')
+
+        # Bare domain replaced, but already-alt text stays unchanged (no old.old...)
+        divs = [d.get_text() for d in soup.find_all('div') if d.get_text().strip()]
+        assert 'old.reddit.com' in divs
+        assert 'old.old.reddit.com' not in ''.join(divs)
+    finally:
+        results_mod.SITE_ALTS.clear()
+        results_mod.SITE_ALTS.update(original_site_alts)
+
+
+def test_wikipedia_simple_no_lang_param(monkeypatch):
+    original_site_alts = copy.deepcopy(results_mod.SITE_ALTS)
+    try:
+        monkeypatch.setitem(results_mod.SITE_ALTS, 'wikipedia.org', 'https://wikiless.example')
+
+        html = '''
+        <div id="main">
+          <a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whoogle">https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whoogle</a>
+          <div>simple.wikipedia.org</div>
+        </div>
+        '''
+        soup = build_soup(html)
+        f = make_filter(soup)
+        f.site_alt_swap()
+
+        a = soup.find('a')
+        # Should be rewritten to the alt host, without ?lang
+        assert a['href'].startswith('https://wikiless.example')
+        assert '?lang=' not in a['href']
+
+        # Description host replaced once
+        text = soup.find('div').get_text()
+        assert 'wikiless.example' in text
+        assert 'simple.wikipedia.org' not in text
+    finally:
+        results_mod.SITE_ALTS.clear()
+        results_mod.SITE_ALTS.update(original_site_alts)
+
+
+def test_single_pass_description_replacement(monkeypatch):
+    original_site_alts = copy.deepcopy(results_mod.SITE_ALTS)
+    try:
+        monkeypatch.setitem(results_mod.SITE_ALTS, 'twitter.com', 'https://nitter.example')
+
+        html = '''
+        <div id="main">
+          <a href="https://twitter.com/whoogle">https://twitter.com/whoogle</a>
+          <div>https://www.twitter.com</div>
+        </div>
+        '''
+        soup = build_soup(html)
+        f = make_filter(soup)
+        f.site_alt_swap()
+
+        a = soup.find('a')
+        assert a['href'].startswith('https://nitter.example')
+
+        # Ensure description got host swapped once, no double scheme or duplication
+        text = soup.find('div').get_text()
+        assert text.startswith('https://nitter.example')
+        assert 'https://https://' not in text
+        assert 'nitter.examplenitter.example' not in text
+    finally:
+        results_mod.SITE_ALTS.clear()
+        results_mod.SITE_ALTS.update(original_site_alts)
+
+
diff --git a/test/test_autocomplete_xml.py b/test/test_autocomplete_xml.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0f36f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_autocomplete_xml.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+from app.request import Request
+from app.models.config import Config
+
+
+class FakeHttpClient:
+    def get(self, url, headers=None, cookies=None, retries=0, backoff_seconds=0.5, use_cache=False):
+        # Minimal XML in Google Toolbar Autocomplete format
+        xml = (
+            '<?xml version="1.0"?>\n'
+            '<topp>\n'
+            '  <CompleteSuggestion><suggestion data="whoogle"/></CompleteSuggestion>\n'
+            '  <CompleteSuggestion><suggestion data="whoogle search"/></CompleteSuggestion>\n'
+            '</topp>'
+        )
+        class R:
+            text = xml
+        return R()
+
+    def close(self):
+        pass
+
+
+def test_autocomplete_parsing():
+    cfg = Config(**{})
+    req = Request(normal_ua='UA', root_path='http://localhost:5000', config=cfg, http_client=FakeHttpClient())
+    suggestions = req.autocomplete('who')
+    assert 'whoogle' in suggestions
+    assert 'whoogle search' in suggestions
+
diff --git a/test/test_http_client.py b/test/test_http_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b545a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_http_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import types
+
+import httpx
+import pytest
+
+from app.services.http_client import HttpxClient
+
+
+def test_httpxclient_follow_redirects_and_proxy(monkeypatch):
+    calls = []
+
+    class FakeClient:
+        def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+            calls.append(kwargs)
+        def get(self, *args, **kwargs):
+            class R:
+                status_code = 200
+                text = ''
+            return R()
+        def close(self):
+            pass
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(httpx, 'Client', FakeClient)
+
+    proxies = {'http': 'socks5://127.0.0.1:9050', 'https': 'socks5://127.0.0.1:9050'}
+    client = HttpxClient(proxies=proxies)
+
+    # Ensure the constructor attempted to set follow_redirects and one of proxy/proxies
+    assert len(calls) == 1
+    kwargs = calls[0]
+    assert kwargs.get('follow_redirects') is True
+    assert ('proxy' in kwargs) or ('proxies' in kwargs) or ('mounts' in kwargs)
+
diff --git a/test/test_json.py b/test/test_json.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ad84b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_json.py
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import json
+import types
+
+import pytest
+
+from app.models.endpoint import Endpoint
+from app.utils import search as search_mod
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def stubbed_search_response(monkeypatch):
+    # Stub Search.new_search_query to return a stable query
+    def fake_new_query(self):
+        self.query = 'whoogle'
+        return self.query
+
+    # Return a minimal filtered HTML snippet with a couple of links
+    html = (
+        '<div id="main">'
+        '  <a href="https://example.com/page">Example Page</a>'
+        '  <a href="/relative">Relative</a>'
+        '  <a href="https://example.org/other">Other</a>'
+        '</div>'
+    )
+
+    def fake_generate(self):
+        return html
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(search_mod.Search, 'new_search_query', fake_new_query)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(search_mod.Search, 'generate_response', fake_generate)
+
+
+def test_search_json_accept(client, stubbed_search_response):
+    rv = client.get(f'/{Endpoint.search}?q=whoogle', headers={'Accept': 'application/json'})
+    assert rv._status_code == 200
+    data = json.loads(rv.data)
+    assert data['query'] == 'whoogle'
+    assert isinstance(data['results'], list)
+    hrefs = {item['href'] for item in data['results']}
+    assert 'https://example.com/page' in hrefs
+    assert 'https://example.org/other' in hrefs
+    # Relative href should be excluded
+    assert not any(href.endswith('/relative') for href in hrefs)
+
+
+def test_search_json_format_param(client, stubbed_search_response):
+    rv = client.get(f'/{Endpoint.search}?q=whoogle&format=json')
+    assert rv._status_code == 200
+    data = json.loads(rv.data)
+    assert data['query'] == 'whoogle'
+    assert len(data['results']) >= 2
+
+
+def test_search_json_feeling_lucky(client, monkeypatch):
+    # Force query to be interpreted as feeling lucky and return a redirect URL
+    def fake_new_query(self):
+        self.query = 'whoogle !'
+        # emulate behavior of new_search_query setting feeling_lucky
+        self.feeling_lucky = True
+        return self.query
+
+    def fake_generate(self):
+        return 'https://example.com/lucky'
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(search_mod.Search, 'new_search_query', fake_new_query)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(search_mod.Search, 'generate_response', fake_generate)
+
+    rv = client.get(f'/{Endpoint.search}?q=whoogle%20!', headers={'Accept': 'application/json'})
+    assert rv._status_code == 303
+    data = json.loads(rv.data)
+    assert data['redirect'] == 'https://example.com/lucky'
+
+
diff --git a/test/test_results.py b/test/test_results.py
index a22b57b..930e89b 100644
--- a/test/test_results.py
+++ b/test/test_results.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from app.filter import Filter
 from app.models.config import Config
 from app.models.endpoint import Endpoint
 from app.utils import results
+from app.utils import search as search_mod
 from app.utils.session import generate_key
 from datetime import datetime
 from dateutil.parser import ParserError, parse
@@ -32,18 +33,24 @@ def get_search_results(data):
     return result_divs
 
 
-def test_get_results(client):
-    # FIXME: Temporary fix while #1211 is investigated
-    return
+def test_get_results(client, monkeypatch):
+    def fake_generate(self):
+        # Build 10 results under #main, each with a single inner div
+        items = []
+        for i in range(10):
+            items.append(f'<div><div><a href="https://example.com/{i}">Item {i}</a></div></div>')
+        return f'<div id="main">{"".join(items)}</div>'
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(search_mod.Search, 'generate_response', fake_generate)
 
     rv = client.get(f'/{Endpoint.search}?q=test')
     assert rv._status_code == 200
 
     # Depending on the search, there can be more
     # than 10 result divs
-    results = get_search_results(rv.data)
-    assert len(results) >= 10
-    assert len(results) <= 15
+    results_divs = get_search_results(rv.data)
+    assert len(results_divs) >= 10
+    assert len(results_divs) <= 15
 
 
 def test_post_results(client):
@@ -87,9 +94,12 @@ def test_block_results(client):
         assert result_site not in 'pinterest.com'
 
 
-def test_view_my_ip(client):
-    # FIXME: Temporary fix while #1211 is investigated
-    return
+def test_view_my_ip(client, monkeypatch):
+    def fake_generate(self):
+        # Minimal page; ip card is injected later by routes when widget == 'ip'
+        return '<div id="main"></div>'
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(search_mod.Search, 'generate_response', fake_generate)
 
     rv = client.get(f'/{Endpoint.search}?q=my ip address')
     assert rv._status_code == 200
@@ -100,9 +110,16 @@ def test_view_my_ip(client):
     assert '127.0.0.1' in str_data
 
 
-def test_recent_results(client):
-    # FIXME: Temporary fix while #1211 is investigated
-    return
+def test_recent_results(client, monkeypatch):
+    def fake_generate(self):
+        # Create results with a span containing today's date so it passes all windows
+        today = datetime.now().strftime('%b %d, %Y')
+        items = []
+        for i in range(5):
+            items.append(f'<div><div><span>{today}</span></div></div>')
+        return f'<div id="main">{"".join(items)}</div>'
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(search_mod.Search, 'generate_response', fake_generate)
 
     times = {
         'tbs=qdr:y': 365,
diff --git a/test/test_routes_json.py b/test/test_routes_json.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a823701
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_routes_json.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import json
+
+import pytest
+
+from app.models.endpoint import Endpoint
+from app.utils import search as search_mod
+
+
+def test_captcha_json_block(client, monkeypatch):
+    def fake_new_query(self):
+        self.query = 'test'
+        return self.query
+
+    def fake_generate(self):
+        # Inject a captcha marker into HTML so route returns 503 JSON
+        return '<div>div class="g-recaptcha"</div>'
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(search_mod.Search, 'new_search_query', fake_new_query)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(search_mod.Search, 'generate_response', fake_generate)
+
+    rv = client.get(f'/{Endpoint.search}?q=test&format=json')
+    assert rv._status_code == 503
+    data = json.loads(rv.data)
+    assert data['blocked'] is True
+    assert 'error_message' in data
+
diff --git a/test/test_tor.py b/test/test_tor.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a764d6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_tor.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import pytest
+
+from app.request import Request, TorError
+from app.models.config import Config
+
+
+class FakeResponse:
+    def __init__(self, text: str = '', status_code: int = 200, content: bytes = b''):
+        self.text = text
+        self.status_code = status_code
+        self.content = content or b''
+
+
+class FakeHttpClient:
+    def __init__(self, tor_ok: bool):
+        self._tor_ok = tor_ok
+
+    def get(self, url, headers=None, cookies=None, retries=0, backoff_seconds=0.5, use_cache=False):
+        if 'check.torproject.org' in url:
+            return FakeResponse(text=('Congratulations' if self._tor_ok else 'Not Tor'))
+        return FakeResponse(text='', status_code=200, content=b'OK')
+
+    def close(self):
+        pass
+
+
+def build_config(tor: bool) -> Config:
+    # Minimal config with tor flag
+    return Config(**{'tor': tor})
+
+
+def test_tor_validation_success():
+    cfg = build_config(tor=True)
+    req = Request(normal_ua='TestUA', root_path='http://localhost:5000', config=cfg, http_client=FakeHttpClient(tor_ok=True))
+    resp = req.send(base_url='https://example.com', query='')
+    assert req.tor_valid is True
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+
+
+def test_tor_validation_failure():
+    cfg = build_config(tor=True)
+    req = Request(normal_ua='TestUA', root_path='http://localhost:5000', config=cfg, http_client=FakeHttpClient(tor_ok=False))
+    with pytest.raises(TorError):
+        _ = req.send(base_url='https://example.com', query='')
+