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Youcom Search
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Crabsticksalad
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· v0.1.3
· MIT-0
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/install youcom-search
Description
you.com web search, deep research, and content extraction for OpenClaw. Free tier for basic search; research and extract require paid API key.
Usage Guidance
This package appears to implement the stated you.com search, research, and extract calls and the Python scripts look straightforward. However: (1) double-check the origin — the registry metadata claims no required env vars but the SKILL.md and scripts require YOUCOM_API_KEY for paid endpoints; that mismatch is suspicious. (2) The README/SKILL.md tell you to put your API key into ~/.openclaw/.env and restart openclaw-gateway — only do that if you trust the skill source. Prefer creating a limited API key on you.com (if possible) and monitor usage/charges. (3) Review the three Python scripts yourself or run them in an isolated environment before adding the key to your real agent config. (4) If you don't want to store the key persistently, you can export it in-session or provide it only when needed. If the skill came from an unknown/untrusted author, treat it as untrusted until you can verify the publisher and the endpoints (api.you.com and ydc-index.io) are legitimate for your account.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: youcom-search
Version: 0.1.3
The youcom-search skill bundle provides legitimate web search and research capabilities using the you.com API. The Python scripts (youcom_search.py, youcom_research.py, youcom_extract.py) use only the standard library and communicate exclusively with official you.com endpoints (api.you.com and ydc-index.io). No evidence of data exfiltration, unauthorized execution, or malicious prompt injection was found.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
The scripts and SKILL.md implement free search, paid research, and paid content extraction as advertised; network calls go to api.you.com and ydc-index.io which matches the stated purpose. However the registry metadata claims no required environment variables while the SKILL.md (and the research/extract scripts) require YOUCOM_API_KEY for paid endpoints — an inconsistency between claimed requirements and actual needs.
Instruction Scope
SKILL.md instructs the user to add YOUCOM_API_KEY to ~/.openclaw/.env and to restart the gateway via systemctl --user restart openclaw-gateway. Those are explicit system-level actions and reference a specific config path/service that were not declared in the registry metadata. The scripts themselves only perform straightforward HTTP requests and do not read arbitrary files, but the runtime instructions do ask the user to put secrets in a particular agent config file and restart a service, which broadens scope and should be confirmed by the user.
Install Mechanism
No install spec — this is instruction+scripts only. Required binary is python3 and scripts use only Python standard library (urllib, json, argparse). Nothing is downloaded or extracted by an automated install process.
Credentials
Only one credential (YOUCOM_API_KEY) is used by the code and it's appropriate for the paid endpoints; however the registry lists no required env vars while SKILL.md marks YOUCOM_API_KEY as required and the scripts raise an error if it's missing for research/extract. The SKILL.md also directs storing the key in ~/.openclaw/.env — reasonable but sensitive. No unrelated credentials are requested, but the mismatch between registry and skill instructions is a red flag.
Persistence & Privilege
always is false and the skill does not request persistent or elevated platform privileges. The only persistence-related action in SKILL.md is instructing the user to put the key in ~/.openclaw/.env (a user-level dotfile) and restart a user service; the skill itself does not modify other skills or system-wide config.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install youcom-search - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/youcom-search - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v0.1.3
- Added support for the --formats and --timeout options to youcom_extract (choose output format and set crawl timeout).
- SKILL.md and API documentation updated to reflect new youcom_extract options and usage.
- No changes to API endpoints or free search functionality.
- Bugfixes and clarifications in CLI help and documentation.
v0.1.2
you.com web search for OpenClaw
v0.1.0
Initial v0.1.0 - you.com web search, deep research, and content extraction for OpenClaw
Metadata
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Youcom Search?
you.com web search, deep research, and content extraction for OpenClaw. Free tier for basic search; research and extract require paid API key. It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 142 downloads so far.
How do I install Youcom Search?
Run "/install youcom-search" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Youcom Search free?
Yes, Youcom Search is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Youcom Search support?
Youcom Search is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Youcom Search?
It is built and maintained by Crabsticksalad (@crabsticksalad); the current version is v0.1.3.
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