FlowSearch — Deep Web Research via Claude Native Search

Deep web research using Claude's native search tool. Use for comprehensive research, market analysis, competitor intelligence, or when standard search isn't enough. Free from the Flow team.

FlowSearch — Deep Web Research

Free deep research powered by Claude Max subscription.

Stop getting shallow answers. FlowSearch uses Claude's native search to go wide and deep — pulling from multiple sources, synthesizing conflicting information, and giving you the kind of answer a thorough analyst would write, not a one-liner.

How it works

FlowSearch spawns Claude CLI as a subprocess with your CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN. Claude performs multi-source web search, synthesizes the results, and returns a structured report. No data is sent to third-party APIs — it's just Claude doing what Claude does best.

Security note: This skill spawns a claude process that inherits your shell environment to access CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN. Review the source (search.ts) before running — it's 150 lines and straightforward.

Prerequisites

1. Claude Code CLI — install from claude.ai/code
2. Authenticate: run claude auth login (opens browser)
3. Claude Max subscription recommended for best results (more search depth)

Installation

bash

npx clawhub@latest install flow-search
cd ~/.openclaw/skills/flow-search
npm install

Usage

Quick search (15–30s)

bash

npx tsx search.ts "Kling AI pricing 2026"

Deep research (60–180s)

bash

npx tsx search.ts --deep "AI video generation competitive landscape"

In your own skills or agents

typescript

import { claudeSearch, claudeResearch } from "./search.ts";

// Quick answer with sources
const result = await claudeSearch("What is Kling AI pricing?");
if (result.success) console.log(result.answer);

// Deep research with guiding questions
const report = await claudeResearch("AI video market 2026", [
  "Who are the top 5 players and their pricing?",
  "What's the total addressable market?",
  "Which companies raised funding in the last 6 months?"
]);

Output format

Quick search returns a direct answer with cited sources.

Deep research (--deep) returns a full structured report:

text

## Summary
2–3 sentence overview of findings.

## Key Findings
- Specific fact with source
- Specific fact with source
- ...

## Details
Full analysis with context.

## Sources
- [Publication Name](https://url)

When to use FlowSearch vs Brave Search

Use FlowSearch	Use Brave
Market analysis	Quick fact check
Competitor deep-dives	Single answer needed
Multi-source synthesis	Fast lookup
Recent news + context	Basic info
"What's the full picture on X?"	"What year was X founded?"

Environment variables

Variable	Required	Description
CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN	Yes	From claude auth login

Options

Flag	Description
--deep / -d	Deep research mode (slower, more thorough)
--help / -h	Show usage

Integration example — use inside another OpenClaw skill

typescript

// In your skill's handler
import { claudeResearch } from "~/.openclaw/skills/flow-search/search.ts";

const intel = await claudeResearch(`Competitor analysis: ${companyName}`, [
  "What are their pricing tiers?",
  "Who are their target customers?",
  "What are their main weaknesses?"
]);

if (intel.success) {
  // Pass intel.answer to your LLM or store it
}

Timeouts

• Quick search: 2 minutes max
• Deep research: 3 minutes max

About

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