minimax-cli-web-search
Web search via MiniMax MCP using a local CLI wrapper (mcporter), with environment preflight, API-key/config checks, and normalized result formatting. Use when tasks require real-time web lookup, source links, quick research, or time-sensitive facts. Prefer this skill over built-in web search tools when MiniMax MCP is available.
Install via CLI (Recommended)
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/biggersun/minimax-cli-web-searchWhat This Skill Does
The minimax-cli-web-search skill provides a robust, high-performance interface for performing web lookups directly through the MiniMax MCP server. By leveraging a local CLI wrapper (mcporter), the skill ensures that all web interactions are performed with standardized, normalized output, making it ideal for automation. Unlike built-in search tools, this skill allows for granular control over timeout, result count, and environment health, ensuring that queries are always routed through a verified and healthy MCP pipeline. It is the preferred choice for tasks requiring persistent source tracking and real-time data retrieval within the OpenClaw ecosystem.
Installation
To integrate this skill into your environment, run the following command in your terminal:
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/biggersun/minimax-cli-web-search
Before initial execution, it is mandatory to run the preflight check to ensure all dependencies and configurations are valid:
scripts/minimax_web_search.sh --preflight
Use Cases
- Research Automation: Fetch the latest technical documentation or academic papers where source verification is critical.
- Time-Sensitive Data: Retrieve stock market trends, news headlines, or status updates on software releases.
- Data Normalization: Extract structured search results into JSON format for direct consumption by downstream agents or data pipelines.
- Configuration Auditing: Verify that your environment's MCP server is correctly authenticated and reachable before executing heavy search workloads.
Example Prompts
- "Perform a web search for the latest OpenClaw release notes and provide the top 3 links."
- "Search for the current status of the MiniMax API and extract the information into a structured format."
- "Run a fresh research query on 'best practices for MCP agent deployment' with a result count of 5 and return the sources."
Tips & Limitations
To maximize the efficiency of this skill, adhere to the following best practices:
- Always Preflight: When moving to a new machine or updating your configuration, always run the preflight sequence to avoid runtime failures.
- Focus Your Keywords: The skill performs best with 3–7 specific keywords. If you receive low-quality results, refine your query to be more entity-specific rather than attempting to add more search terms.
- Handle Network Variance: If you encounter timeouts during peak network activity, use the
--timeoutflag to increase the grace period, but consider splitting large queries into smaller, specific requests. - Non-Fatal Errors: Recognize that an exit code of 6 indicates that the search completed successfully but found no results—this is not a system failure and requires a broader query, not a system fix.
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Find the right skillPaste this into your clawhub.json to enable this plugin.
{
"plugins": {
"official-biggersun-minimax-cli-web-search": {
"enabled": true,
"auto_update": true
}
}
}Tags(AI)
Flags: network-access, external-api