baidu-baike-search
The Baidu Baike Component is a knowledge service tool designed to query authoritative encyclopedia explanations for various nouns. Its core function is given a specific "noun" (object, person, location, concept, event, etc.) provided by the user, it returns a standardized, detailed entry explanation sourced from Baidu Baike.
Why use this skill?
Integrate authoritative Baidu Baike knowledge into your OpenClaw agent. Retrieve detailed encyclopedic entries for people, places, and concepts with ease.
Install via CLI (Recommended)
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/ide-rea/baidu-baike-searchWhat This Skill Does
The Baidu Baike Search skill is a specialized knowledge retrieval tool integrated into the OpenClaw AI agent ecosystem. It serves as a direct bridge to Baidu Baike, China's most comprehensive and authoritative encyclopedia. By leveraging this tool, agents can perform sophisticated lookups on a wide range of subjects, including historical figures, geographic locations, technical concepts, modern events, and scientific entities. The skill provides standardized, high-fidelity entry information, ensuring that agents have access to structured data like descriptions, entry summaries, and related entities. It supports two primary modes of operation: broad searching via titles to discover relevant lemma IDs and specific retrieval via ID or title to fetch granular, encyclopedic details. This ensures that even when search terms are ambiguous, the agent can programmatically resolve the correct subject.
Installation
To install this skill, use the OpenClaw CLI tool within your terminal. Ensure that you have the necessary permissions for your project directory before executing the following command:
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/ide-rea/baidu-baike-search
Once installed, you must configure your runtime environment. Obtain your API key by visiting the Baidu Cloud Platform console (https://console.bce.baidu.com/qianfan/ais/console/apiKey). Once acquired, export this to your environment variables as BAIDU_API_KEY. Without this key, the agent will be unable to authenticate requests to the Baidu backend.
Use Cases
- Fact Verification: Use the tool to quickly confirm dates, biographical details, or scientific facts provided by users during a conversation.
- Content Research: Ideal for agents acting as writing assistants to pull summary definitions for complex jargon or niche historical context.
- Disambiguation: Automatically handle queries with multiple meanings by first fetching a list of potential lemmas and refining the selection to the most authoritative entry.
- Context Enrichment: Add depth to chat responses by injecting structured encyclopedia summaries into the agent's output stream.
Example Prompts
- "Who is Ada Lovelace? Please provide a detailed summary of her contribution to computing using Baidu Baike."
- "Search Baidu Baike for 'Quantum Entanglement' and give me the core definition."
- "Tell me about the history of the Forbidden City in Beijing."
Tips & Limitations
For the best results, always ensure that your input is a clear noun or subject. Abstract sentences without clear targets may lead to unsuccessful API lookups. If a search result returns an unexpected entry, use the LemmaList API to view the available choices, then trigger a follow-up request with the correct unique lemma_id. The tool is designed for objective knowledge retrieval; it is not meant for real-time news updates or subjective opinion queries. Always verify the is_default flag in the API response to ensure the agent selects the most common or 'primary' interpretation of a search term.
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{
"plugins": {
"official-ide-rea-baidu-baike-search": {
"enabled": true,
"auto_update": true
}
}
}Tags(AI)
Flags: external-api
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