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+import type { RequestHandler } from './$types';
+import { getDb } from '$lib/server/db';
+import { json } from '@sveltejs/kit';
+
+export const GET: RequestHandler = async () => {
+  let dbOk = false;
+  try {
+    const db = getDb();
+    db.prepare('SELECT 1').get();
+    dbOk = true;
+  } catch {
+    dbOk = false;
+  }
+  const status = dbOk ? 200 : 503;
+  return json(
+    { db: dbOk ? 'ok' : 'error', searxng: 'unchecked', version: '0.1.0' },
+    { status }
+  );
+};