multi-search-engine

What This Skill Does

The multi-search-engine skill for OpenClaw provides a unified, powerful interface to access 17 different search engines without the need for cumbersome API keys. By leveraging native search query URLs, this tool empowers users to crawl, research, and retrieve data from a mix of domestic and international search platforms. It integrates major giants like Google and Bing alongside privacy-focused alternatives like DuckDuckGo and Brave, as well as specialized engines like WeChat and WolframAlpha for mathematical computation. This skill is essential for users requiring diverse web perspective, geo-specific search results, or advanced filtering for data collection tasks. It essentially turns your OpenClaw agent into a sophisticated search power-user, capable of executing complex Boolean queries, file-type filtering, and time-restricted searches on the fly.

Installation

To integrate this skill into your environment, use the OpenClaw CLI tool. Ensure you have the necessary permissions enabled for web interaction. Run the following command in your terminal:

clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/phucanh08/multi-search-engine-2

Once installed, verify the installation by checking the loaded skills list in your OpenClaw dashboard to ensure the module is active and ready for dispatch.

Use Cases

1. Market Research: Utilize domestic engines like Baidu and Toutiao to analyze trends in the Chinese market while comparing them with Google or Yahoo results for global reach.
2. Academic & Technical Sourcing: Use advanced operators like filetype:pdf combined with site:edu or site:github.com to find authoritative papers, technical documentation, and source code quickly.
3. Knowledge Computation: Use the WolframAlpha integration to perform complex unit conversions, resolve math problems, or retrieve real-time data on stocks and weather without leaving the agent workspace.
4. Privacy-Conscious Browsing: Use the DuckDuckGo or Startpage wrappers to gather intelligence without leaving digital footprints associated with standard tracking-heavy search engines.

Example Prompts

1. "Perform a search for 'React state management' on Google, limiting the results to documents uploaded in the past week."
2. "Find the current exchange rate for 500 EUR to USD using WolframAlpha."
3. "Search for 'machine learning tutorials' on GitHub using DuckDuckGo's bang shortcut."

Tips & Limitations

• Rate Limiting: Because this skill uses direct search queries rather than official APIs, excessive rapid-fire requests may trigger anti-bot measures (CAPTCHAs) on specific engines. Use with moderation.
• Operators: Not all engines support every advanced operator. While Google and Bing are robust, smaller or localized engines might ignore specific tags like tbs=qdr:w.
• Privacy: While privacy engines are included, note that your agent is still interacting with external servers; ensure you are not sending sensitive personal data in your search keywords.
• Formatting: Always ensure your web_fetch URLs are properly encoded to prevent syntax errors when using special characters in search terms.