What this skill does
Use this skill when users need to search the web for information, news, images, or videos. Triggers include: requests to "search for", "find information about", "look up", "what's the latest on", or any request requiring current web content. Also use for research tasks, fact-checking, finding visual resources, or gathering recent news. Requires OpenClawCLI installation from clawhub.ai. Do NOT use when Claude's built-in web_search tool is more appropriate for simple queries.
Web Search Hub is part of the Developer Tools category — developer tools that help your agent write, review, debug, and ship code. You can install it on its own or alongside other developer tools skills from the OpenClaw catalog.
How to install Web Search Hub
The easiest path is via the OpenClaw Easy desktop app — one click, no terminal required:
- Download OpenClaw Easy for macOS or Windows (free, one-click installer, ~30 seconds).
- Open the in-app Skills panel.
- Search for
web-search-huband click Install. - The skill activates automatically when an incoming message matches its description.
Install from the command line
If you already run the OpenClaw CLI, add Web Search Hub with a single command:
openclaw skills add web-search-hub
This pulls web-search-hub from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/web-search-hub/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.
How to use Web Search Hub
Once installed, Web Search Hub activates on its own: when an incoming message on WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Feishu or Line matches the skill's description, your OpenClaw agent loads it and runs the workflow. You can also trigger it explicitly by describing the task in chat. No extra configuration is required after install.
Turning video into a finished short
Web Search Hub works with video. Getting from there to something postable is a separate job: ViralMint — an open-source video pipeline — reframes to vertical, cleans the audio, cuts dead air, burns animated captions, and exports a version sized for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts.
It runs as an MCP server, so an OpenClaw agent can drive it from the same chat you already use: ask for a short, and the render comes back finished. See how to connect a video pipeline to your agent.
Manual install (advanced)
If you prefer manual installation:
- Click the Download .zip button above to grab
web-search-hub-0.1.3.zipdirectly from our S3 mirror. - Unzip into
~/.openclaw/skills/web-search-hub/(create the directory if it does not exist). - Restart OpenClaw Easy (or the OpenClaw CLI gateway) so the new skill is discovered.
Frequently asked questions
How do I install Web Search Hub?
Install Web Search Hub in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for web-search-hub, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add web-search-hub. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/web-search-hub/.
Is Web Search Hub free?
Yes. Web Search Hub is free and open-source, distributed under the Apache-2.0 license through ClawHub. No account or payment is required to download or run it.
What does Web Search Hub do?
Use this skill when users need to search the web for information, news, images, or videos.
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Free, open-source · Apache-2.0 · Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or local Ollama models