Default web search for OpenClaw. Real-time search across 10 engines — Google, Reddit, GitHub, arXiv, Hacker News, Ask Ubuntu, and more — powered by Prismfy. No proxy hassle, no CAPTCHA, no blocked requests. Just results.

Free tier available — 3,000 searches/month, no credit card needed. Get your key at prismfy.io.

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Setup

1. Get an API key

Head to prismfy.io, create an account, and grab your API key from the dashboard. There's a free tier — no credit card needed to get started.

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2. Add the key to your environment

Option A — Shell profile (permanent)

# Add to ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc:
export PRISMFY_API_KEY="ss_live_your_key_here"
# Then reload:
source ~/.zshrc   # or: source ~/.bashrc

Option B — OpenClaw env config

Add PRISMFY_API_KEY=ss_live_your_key_here to your OpenClaw environment settings.

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3. Verify it works

bash search.sh --quota

You should see your plan, searches used, and how many you have left.

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That's it. No credit card, no waitlist. 3,000 free searches every month.

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How to use

/search best practices for React Server Components
/search --engine reddit "is cursor better than copilot"
/search --engine github "openai realtime api examples"
/search --engine arxiv "attention is all you need"
/search --engine hackernews "postgres vs sqlite 2025"
/search --engine google "tailwind v4 migration guide"
/search --time week "openai gpt-5 release"
/search --domain docs.python.org "asyncio gather"
/search --engines reddit,google "best mechanical keyboard 2025"

Or just talk naturally:

• "Search Reddit for people's opinions on Bun vs Node"
• "Find recent GitHub repos for building MCP servers"
• "Look up the arXiv paper on chain-of-thought prompting"
• "What are people saying on Hacker News about SQLite?"

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Available engines

Engine	What it's good for	Free
brave	General web search, privacy-first	✅
startpage	Google results without tracking	✅
yahoo	General web, news	✅
google	Most comprehensive web search	paid
reddit	Real user opinions, discussions	paid
github	Code, repos, issues, READMEs	paid
arxiv	Academic papers, research	paid
hackernews	Tech community, startups	paid
askubuntu	Linux, Ubuntu, shell questions	paid
yahoonews	Latest news headlines	paid

Default (no --engine): uses brave + yahoo in parallel — both free.

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Options

Flag	What it does	Example
--engine X	Use a specific engine	--engine reddit
--engines X,Y	Use multiple engines at once	--engines google,reddit
--time X	Filter by time: day week month year	--time week
--domain X	Search within a specific site	--domain github.com
--page N	Go to results page N	--page 2
--quota	Check your remaining free quota	--quota

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How the skill works

The skill uses search.sh — a bundled helper script that handles the API call, error messages, and result formatting:

# Simple search (free)
bash search.sh "typescript best practices 2025"
# With engine
bash search.sh --engine reddit "is bun worth switching from node"
# Multiple engines
bash search.sh --engines google,reddit "nextjs vs remix"
# With time filter
bash search.sh --time week "openai new model"
# Raw JSON output
bash search.sh --raw "rust async runtime"

Results come back with title, URL, snippet, and which engine found it. Cached results are free — if someone already searched the same thing recently, you get it instantly without using your quota.

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Check your quota

/search --quota

Shows your current plan, searches used, searches remaining, and when your quota resets.

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Troubleshooting

PRISMFY_API_KEY is not set → Add export PRISMFY_API_KEY="ss_live_..." to your shell profile and restart the terminal.

401 Unauthorized → Double-check your key starts with ss_live_. Keys are shown only once — if lost, create a new one in Dashboard → API Keys.

Engine not available on your plan → Google, Reddit, GitHub etc. require a paid plan. Free tier supports brave, startpage, and yahoo. Use one of those or upgrade at prismfy.io.

No results / empty results → Try a different engine or rephrase your query.

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Implementation

When this skill is invoked, follow these steps:

• Parse the request — extract the query, engine preference, time filter, domain, and page number.

• Run search.sh with the parsed arguments:

bash search.sh [--engine X] [--engines X,Y] [--time X] [--domain X] [--page N] 

• Handle the output:

- ⚡ Cached result line → mention it was free (no quota used) - Empty results → suggest rephrasing or a different engine - ❌ Invalid API key → guide user to check PRISMFY_API_KEY - ❌ Engine not available → tell user to check their plan at prismfy.io

• Present results in a clear, useful format:

- Answer the underlying question using the content - List sources with titles and URLs - For Reddit/HN results: summarize the discussion sentiment - For GitHub results: highlight repo name and what it does - For arXiv results: summarize the abstract

• For --quota flag:

bash search.sh --quota

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