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/install grok-search
Description
Search the web or X/Twitter using xAI Grok server-side tools (web_search, x_search) via the xAI Responses API. Use when you need tweets/threads/users from X, want Grok as an alternative to Brave, or you need structured JSON + citations.
Usage Guidance
Install only if you are comfortable giving the skill access to an xAI API key and sending search queries, chat prompts, and any image file you explicitly name to xAI. Use a dedicated revocable key where possible, avoid sensitive prompts or images unless acceptable, monitor provider usage, and run the self-test only when you intend to make real API calls.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: grok-search
Version: 0.2.1
The OpenClaw AgentSkills skill bundle for 'grok-search' is benign. The scripts (`chat.mjs`, `grok_search.mjs`, `models.mjs`) legitimately access the `XAI_API_KEY` from environment variables or `~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json` to authenticate with the official xAI API (api.x.ai). File system access is limited to reading this configuration and user-specified image files for vision chat, which is directly aligned with the skill's stated purpose. There is no evidence of data exfiltration to unauthorized endpoints, malicious execution of arbitrary commands, persistence mechanisms, or prompt injection attempts against the OpenClaw agent in `SKILL.md`.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
The primary purpose is xAI web/X search, and the artifacts also disclose adjacent chat, vision chat, model listing, and self-test commands. Those broaden the skill beyond the name but are visible and user-invoked.
Instruction Scope
Commands are explicit CLI invocations using provided query, prompt, flags, or image path. Broad triggers such as "grok" and "xai" could load the skill for generic mentions, but the artifacts do not instruct automatic network use without a command.
Install Mechanism
No installer, dependency fetch, install-time execution, or persistence setup is shown; the bundle contains markdown and local Node scripts.
Credentials
Use of XAI_API_KEY and network calls to api.x.ai are proportionate to the xAI integration. The optional vision command reads only user-specified image paths but transmits their contents to xAI.
Persistence & Privilege
Scripts read the API key from the environment or documented ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json locations and set store:false in response requests. No background worker, credential storage, local indexing, or account mutation is present.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install grok-search - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/grok-search - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v0.2.1
Fix: better citations (dedupe by tweet id, prioritize result URLs, cap size) + keep JSON stable.
v0.2.0
Upgrade: key lookup via skills.entries; X filters (days/from/to/handles/exclude); output modes (links-only/text/raw); citations merged from annotations; added chat + models scripts.
v0.1.0
Initial release: xAI Grok web_search + x_search wrapper (scripts/grok_search.mjs)
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is grok-search?
Search the web or X/Twitter using xAI Grok server-side tools (web_search, x_search) via the xAI Responses API. Use when you need tweets/threads/users from X, want Grok as an alternative to Brave, or you need structured JSON + citations. It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 5609 downloads so far.
How do I install grok-search?
Run "/install grok-search" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is grok-search free?
Yes, grok-search is completely free (open-source). You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does grok-search support?
grok-search is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created grok-search?
It is built and maintained by notabhay (@notabhay); the current version is v0.2.1.
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