Web Search Plus

What it does

When your agent uses it

• Tasks that involve Web search

Example prompts

• “/web-search-plus”

Requirements

• Python 3
• A Bash shell
• Docker
• A credential in SERPER_API_KEY
• A credential in TAVILY_API_KEY

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit b50970c. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

• Tool permissions

  Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

  From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

• Runs code

  Ships 2 files in scripts/ (Python and Shell), which the agent can run.

  Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

  • python3
  • docker

  From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

• Network

  Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

  • stripe.com

  Also links to:

  • serper.dev
  • tavily.com
  • exa.ai
  • kilo.ai
  • api.you.com
  • docs.searxng.org
  • perplexity.ai

  From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

• Credentials

  Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

  • SERPER_API_KEY
  • TAVILY_API_KEY

  From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Web Search Plus loads about 2.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 71 tokens; SKILL.md has 709 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it

~71

When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches

~2.4k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

• NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:57

  # Option A: .env file (recommended)

• NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:225

  s skill's scripts — keys auto-load from `.env`

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from CraftOS-dev/CraftBot at commit b50970c, republished under its MIT licence (© CraftOS-dev). 709 words, ~2,357 tokens.

name

web-search-plus

description

Unified search skill with Intelligent Auto-Routing. Uses multi-signal analysis to automatically select between Serper (Google), Tavily (Research), Exa (Neural), Perplexity (AI Answers), You.com (RAG/Real-time), and SearXNG (Privacy/Self-hosted) with confidence scoring.

version

2.8.1

tags

search, web-search, serper, tavily, exa, perplexity, you, searxng, google, research, semantic-search, auto-routing, multi-provider, shopping, rag, free-tier…

# Interactive setup (recommended for first run)
python3 scripts/setup.py

# Or manual: copy config and add your keys
cp config.example.json config.json

# Option A: .env file (recommended)
export SERPER_API_KEY="your-key"
export TAVILY_API_KEY="your-key"

# Option B: config.json
{ "serper": { "api_key": "your-key" } }

"iPhone 16 price"              → Serper (shopping keywords)
"how does quantum computing work" → Tavily (research question)
"companies like stripe.com"    → Exa (URL detected, similarity)
"events in Graz this weekend"  → Perplexity (local + direct answer)
"latest news on AI"            → You.com (real-time intent)
"search privately"             → SearXNG (privacy keywords)

python3 scripts/search.py -q "Tesla Model 3 price"
python3 scripts/search.py -q "explain machine learning"
python3 scripts/search.py -q "startups like Figma"

python3 scripts/search.py -p serper -q "weather Berlin"
python3 scripts/search.py -p tavily -q "quantum computing" --depth advanced
python3 scripts/search.py -p exa --similar-url "https://stripe.com" --category company
python3 scripts/search.py -p you -q "breaking tech news" --include-news
python3 scripts/search.py -p searxng -q "linux distros" --engines "google,bing"

{
  "auto_routing": {
    "enabled": true,
    "fallback_provider": "serper",
    "confidence_threshold": 0.3,
    "disabled_providers": []
  },
  "serper": {"country": "us", "language": "en"},
  "tavily": {"depth": "advanced"},
  "exa": {"type": "neural"},
  "you": {"country": "US", "include_news": true},
  "searxng": {"instance_url": "https://your-instance.example.com"}
}

# Docker (5 minutes)
docker run -d -p 8080:8080 searxng/searxng

{
  "provider": "serper",
  "query": "iPhone 16 price",
  "results": [{"title": "...", "url": "...", "snippet": "...", "score": 0.95}],
  "routing": {
    "auto_routed": true,
    "provider": "serper",
    "confidence": 0.78,
    "confidence_level": "high"
  }
}

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Files

SKILL.md and 11 other files (scripts) in skills/web-search-plus of CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.

• SKILL.md
• .clawhub/origin.json
• CHANGELOG.md
• FAQ.md
• README.md
• TROUBLESHOOTING.md
• _meta.json
• config.example.json
• package.json
• scripts/search.py
• scripts/setup.py
• test-auto-routing.sh

Open the folder on GitHubat commit b50970c

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in CraftOS-dev/CraftBot, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

• LeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skillsskills/web-search-plus