Claw Search

Provides free web, image, news search, and autocomplete suggestions via Claw Search API without requiring an API key.

Security Scan

The skill is internally consistent: it exposes simple HTTP search endpoints on a third-party domain and requires no credentials or installs, with only minor documentation inconsistencies to verify before trusting the service.

Purpose & Capability

Name/description promise (free web/image/news search without API key) matches the code and SKILL.md which call https://www.claw-search.com/api/* endpoints. There are no unexpected binaries, installs, or credential requests that don't belong to a web-search skill.

Instruction Scope

SKILL.md instructs only simple fetch requests to the documented endpoints (search, images, news, suggest). Minor documentation mismatches: SKILL.md/README mention a DuckDuckGo fallback and an optional CLAW_SEARCH_URL env var, but index.js does not implement a DuckDuckGo fallback and the skill declares no required env vars. This is a documentation inconsistency rather than malicious behavior.

Install Mechanism

No install spec and no packaged installs — instruction-only usage with a small JS wrapper file. Nothing is downloaded or written to disk by an installer in the manifest.

Credentials

The skill requests no environment variables, credentials, or config paths. README mentions an optional CLAW_SEARCH_URL environment variable (not declared in requires.env) — a harmless convenience but not required. There are no secrets requested or accessed.

Persistence & Privilege

always is false and the skill does not request persistent system-level privileges or attempt to modify other skills. Autonomous invocation (default) is allowed but appropriate for a search integration.

Assessment

This skill appears to do what it claims: it makes HTTPS requests to https://www.claw-search.com and returns JSON search results. Before installing, consider: (1) Verify the legitimacy of the claw-search.com service (who operates it, privacy/data-retention and terms) since queries you send go to that third party. (2) Test endpoints manually to confirm behavior and rate limits. (3) Be cautious about sending sensitive data in queries because there is no API key or obvious access control. (4) Note the minor documentation mismatches (a claimed DuckDuckGo fallback and an optional CLAW_SEARCH_URL env var) — ask the publisher to clarify if you need those features. If you require stronger trust guarantees, prefer a search skill from a known publisher or a provider with published privacy/security policies.

Claw Search Skill

🦞 Free Search API for OpenClaw Agents

What This Does

Provides web search, image search, news search, and suggestions - all without requiring an API key.

When to Use

When your agent needs to search the web, find images, or get latest news. Replace paid APIs like Brave Search with this free alternative.

How to Use

// Web search
const results = await fetch('https://www.claw-search.com/api/search?q=your query');
const data = await results.json();

// Image search  
const images = await fetch('https://www.claw-search.com/api/images?q=cats');

API Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/api/search	Web search results
GET	/api/images	Image search
GET	/api/news	News search
GET	/api/suggest	Autocomplete suggestions

Parameters

• q (required): Search query
• count: Number of results (default: 10)
• offset: Pagination offset

Example

{
  "query": "OpenClaw AI",
  "web": {
    "results": [
      {
        "title": "OpenClaw - AI Assistant",
        "url": "https://openclaw.ai",
        "description": "Powerful AI assistant..."
      }
    ]
  }
}

Notes

• No API key needed
• 100 requests/minute
• Powered by DuckDuckGo (fallback)
• Works with all OpenClaw agents