A high-performance search skill that enables AI agents to retrieve, rank, and summarize real-time information from the live web in seconds.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install rey-web-search
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install rey-web-search using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Web Search (rey-web-search)?
The Web Search skill is an essential tool for AI agents that require up-to-the-minute information beyond their static training data. By integrating this capability into your Openclaw Skills library, agents can perform rapid fact-checks, monitor the latest news, and resolve technical issues by scanning documentation, GitHub, and Stack Overflow. It is designed to bridge the gap between a user's intent and the vast amount of data available online, delivering structured summaries rather than just raw links.
This skill is built for efficiency and security. It automatically optimizes user queries for better search engine indexing and filters out malicious or untrustworthy URLs. Whether it is a simple weather check or a complex API troubleshooting task, the Web Search skill ensures that the agent provides accurate, source-backed responses while maintaining high operational speed.
Web Search (rey-web-search) Use Cases
- Performing quick fact-checks and verifying data points in real-time.
- Troubleshooting code by searching official documentation, Stack Overflow, and GitHub Issues.
- Monitoring the latest news and industry trends for specific sectors like AI or finance.
- Retrieving localized information such as weather, event schedules, or regional news.
- Gathering multiple perspectives on a topic by synthesizing results from various high-authority sources.
How Web Search (rey-web-search) Works
- The skill triggers automatically when a user asks to "search," "look up," or "find info about" a specific topic.
- It performs query optimization, transforming simple user input into refined search strings for higher precision.
- The system queries multiple web sources simultaneously to gather a diverse set of results.
- It ranks the results based on relevance and source authority, prioritizing official documentation for technical queries and major media for news.
- A structured response is generated, providing a concise summary of the findings alongside clickable source URLs for traceability.
Web Search (rey-web-search) Setup
To add this search capability to your environment, use the CLI to install the skill and ensure your search provider credentials are set.
# Install the web search skill
openclaw install rey-web-search
# Set up your search API credentials in your environment
export SEARCH_PROVIDER_API_KEY="your_key_here"
Web Search (rey-web-search) Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill organizes data into a structured format to ensure clarity for the agent and the end-user. Below is the metadata taxonomy used:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
topic |
The primary subject identified from the user query. |
search_results |
A list of objects containing Title, a 2-3 sentence Summary, and the Source URL. |
summary |
A synthesized overview of all gathered information. |
source_type |
Categorization of the source (e.g., Technical, News, or Fact-check). |
security_status |
Verification that the URLs have been screened for malware or phishing. |
Web Search (rey-web-search) Advanced Features
- Intelligent query expansion that interprets ambiguous prompts into high-intent search terms.
- Adaptive source prioritization that switches between technical, news, and general databases based on query context.
- Built-in security filtering to block suspicious URLs and malware distribution sites automatically.
- Seamless hand-off to the deep-research skill for topics requiring more than 10+ sources and detailed analysis.
- Multi-agent support, allowing several Openclaw Skills to collaborate on fact-checking and trend analysis in parallel.
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