diff --git a/.dir-locals.el b/.dir-locals.el
index 43d6fa551..419311ee7 100644
--- a/.dir-locals.el
+++ b/.dir-locals.el
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
 ;; Jedi, flycheck & other python stuff should use the 'python-shell-interpreter'
 ;; from the local py3 environment.
 ;;
+;; For pyright support you need to install::
+;;
+;;    M-x package-install lsp-pyright
+;;
 ;; Other useful jedi stuff you might add to your ~/.emacs::
 ;;
 ;;     (global-set-key [f6] 'flycheck-mode)
@@ -104,7 +108,10 @@
 
  (python-mode
   . ((eval . (progn
-
+               ;; use nodejs from the (local) NVM environment (see nvm-dir)
+               (nvm-use-for-buffer)
+               (if (featurep 'lsp-pyright)
+                   (lsp))
                (setq-local python-environment-virtualenv
                            (list (expand-file-name "bin/virtualenv" python-shell-virtualenv-root)
                                  ;;"--system-site-packages"
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index efea6c872..9b3eff158 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# to sync with .dockerignore
+# to sync with .dockerignore & pyrightconfig.json
 
 *.pyc
 */*.pyc
@@ -16,3 +16,6 @@ dist/
 local/
 gh-pages/
 *.egg-info/
+
+/package-lock.json
+/node_modules/
diff --git a/.nvm_packages b/.nvm_packages
deleted file mode 100644
index 13eabc5c2..000000000
--- a/.nvm_packages
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8; mode: conf-unix -*-
-#
-# Developement tools pre-installed in NVM's node installation [1]
-#
-# [1] https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm#default-global-packages-from-file-while-installing
-
-eslint
-
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9d49e8d5f..0c0ec6c0a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ search.checker.%: install
 	$(Q)./manage pyenv.cmd searx-checker -v "$(subst _, ,$(patsubst search.checker.%,%,$@))"
 
 PHONY += test ci.test test.shell
-ci.test: test.yamllint test.black test.pylint test.unit test.robot test.rst
-test:    test.yamllint test.black test.pylint test.unit test.robot test.rst test.shell
+ci.test: test.yamllint test.black test.pyright test.pylint test.unit test.robot test.rst
+test:    test.yamllint test.black test.pyright test.pylint test.unit test.robot test.rst test.shell
 test.shell:
 	$(Q)shellcheck -x -s dash \
 		dockerfiles/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ MANAGE += py.build py.clean
 MANAGE += pyenv pyenv.install pyenv.uninstall
 MANAGE += pypi.upload pypi.upload.test
 MANAGE += format.python
-MANAGE += test.yamllint test.pylint test.black test.unit test.coverage test.robot test.rst test.clean
+MANAGE += test.yamllint test.pylint test.pyright test.black test.unit test.coverage test.robot test.rst test.clean
 MANAGE += themes.all themes.oscar themes.simple themes.simple.test pygments.less
 MANAGE += static.build.commit static.build.drop static.build.restore
 MANAGE += nvm.install nvm.clean nvm.status nvm.nodejs
diff --git a/manage b/manage
index 1f4ffa53b..6cc98c1be 100755
--- a/manage
+++ b/manage
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ source "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/utils/lib_go.sh"
 # shellcheck source=utils/lib_redis.sh
 source "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/utils/lib_redis.sh"
 
+PATH="${REPO_ROOT}/node_modules/.bin:${PATH}"
+
 # config
 
 PYOBJECTS="searx"
@@ -103,6 +105,7 @@ format.:
 test.:
   yamllint  : lint YAML files (YAMLLINT_FILES)
   pylint    : lint PYLINT_FILES, searx/engines, searx & tests
+  pyright   : static type check of python sources
   black     : check black code format
   unit      : run unit tests
   coverage  : run unit tests with coverage
@@ -558,6 +561,12 @@ node.env() {
     dump_return $?
 }
 
+node.env.devtools() {
+    nodejs.ensure
+    build_msg INSTALL "package.json: developer and CI tools"
+    npm install
+}
+
 node.clean() {
     if ! required_commands npm 2>/dev/null; then
         build_msg CLEAN "npm is not installed / ignore npm dependencies"
@@ -682,6 +691,16 @@ test.pylint() {
     dump_return $?
 }
 
+test.pyright() {
+    build_msg TEST "[pyright] static type check of python sources"
+    node.env.devtools
+    # We run Pyright in the virtual environment because Pyright
+    # executes "python" to determine the Python version.
+    pyenv.cmd npx --no-install pyright -p pyrightconfig-ci.json
+    dump_return $?
+}
+
+
 test.black() {
     build_msg TEST "[black] \$BLACK_TARGETS"
     pyenv.cmd black --check --diff "${BLACK_OPTIONS[@]}" "${BLACK_TARGETS[@]}"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e65e0585d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "dependencies": {
+    "eslint": "^8.7.0",
+    "pyright": "^1.1.212"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/pyrightconfig-ci.json b/pyrightconfig-ci.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9082b0790
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyrightconfig-ci.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+    "venvPath": "local",
+    "venv": "py3",
+    "include": [
+        "searx",
+        "searxng_extra",
+        "tests"
+    ],
+    "typeCheckingMode": "off"
+}
diff --git a/pyrightconfig.json b/pyrightconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..56573c75f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyrightconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "venvPath": "local",
+    "venv": "py3",
+    "include": [
+        "searx",
+        "searxng_extra",
+        "tests"
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/utils/lib_nvm.sh b/utils/lib_nvm.sh
index 267ba8a4a..ec0ed5c8f 100755
--- a/utils/lib_nvm.sh
+++ b/utils/lib_nvm.sh
@@ -117,7 +117,9 @@ nvm.install() {
     info_msg "checkout ${NVM_VERSION_TAG}"
     git checkout "${NVM_VERSION_TAG}" 2>&1 | prefix_stdout "  ${_Yellow}||${_creset} "
     popd &> /dev/null
-    cp "${REPO_ROOT}/.nvm_packages" "${NVM_DIR}/default-packages"
+    if [ -f "${REPO_ROOT}/.nvm_packages" ]; then
+        cp "${REPO_ROOT}/.nvm_packages" "${NVM_DIR}/default-packages"
+    fi
     nvm.env
 }