kagi-search
Web search using Kagi Search API. Use when you need to search the web for current information, facts, or references. Requires KAGI_API_KEY in the environment.
Why use this skill?
Integrate powerful, ad-free web searching into your OpenClaw agent using the Kagi Search API. Get accurate, real-time data, clean snippets, and structured JSON results.
Install via CLI (Recommended)
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/silversteez/kagi-searchWhat This Skill Does
The kagi-search skill is a robust interface for the Kagi Search API, integrated seamlessly into the OpenClaw ecosystem. It provides the AI agent with the capability to perform real-time web searches, retrieving high-quality, ad-free results directly from the Kagi index. Unlike standard search tools that often return noisy or cluttered results, this skill processes web data into a structured format, enabling the AI to extract titles, URLs, and comprehensive snippets. It includes built-in support for pagination, result limiting, and raw JSON output, making it an essential tool for agents tasked with research, fact-checking, or gathering current information from the internet.
Installation
To integrate this skill, ensure you have your Kagi API credentials ready. First, register for an account at Kagi.com and obtain your API key. Install the skill using the OpenClaw package manager by running: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/silversteez/kagi-search. After installation, export your credentials as an environment variable in your terminal session: export KAGI_API_KEY="your_api_key". For permanent usage, add this line to your .bashrc or .zshrc profile. The script is lightweight and requires no external dependencies beyond Python 3.7+.
Use Cases
This skill is perfect for scenarios requiring factual accuracy and up-to-date data. Use it when the agent needs to provide summarized answers on recent news, verify technical documentation for a specific coding framework, or find scholarly references. It is particularly useful for workflows that require parsing search data programmatically, as the --json flag allows the AI to ingest search results as structured objects for further analysis or summarization.
Example Prompts
- "Perform a search on Kagi for the latest advancements in large language model reasoning and summarize the top three articles."
- "Search for the current documentation and best practices for asynchronous Python development and highlight the major pitfalls mentioned in the results."
- "Look up the most recent market updates regarding renewable energy technologies and provide a list of relevant links found in the search results."
Tips & Limitations
To maximize the efficiency of this skill, utilize the --limit flag to avoid overwhelming the context window with unnecessary data. Remember that the Kagi Search API is a premium service; monitor your API balance reported in the output to manage your subscription usage effectively. The tool is designed for textual web search, so it will not return images or rich media assets directly. Always ensure your environment variables are configured correctly before initializing the agent, as unauthorized or missing keys will prevent the tool from executing search queries.
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{
"plugins": {
"official-silversteez-kagi-search": {
"enabled": true,
"auto_update": true
}
}
}Tags(AI)
Flags: network-access, external-api