Setup & Installation
Or with the ClawHub CLI, for registry-managed skill folders outside a full OpenClaw workspace:
Version History
- No changes detected in this release. - Version number remains at 1.0.0. - All features, documentation, and usage remain the same.
What This Skill Does
Enables agents to run web and news searches via Brave Search, proxied through the Vincent backend. Authentication and rate limiting are handled server-side. Each search call costs $0.005 and deducts from a prepaid credit balance.
Agents can search the web without managing Brave Search API credentials directly — Vincent handles upstream authentication, rate limiting, and billing through a single proxied call.
When to use it
- Checking today's headlines on a specific topic
- Looking up current pricing or availability for a product
- Finding recent articles for a research summary
- Monitoring breaking news during an ongoing event
- Retrieving up-to-date facts before drafting a report
Example Workflow
Here's how your AI assistant might use this skill in practice.
User asks: Search the web for the latest news on AI regulation
- 1Check for an existing DATA_SOURCES key with `secret list --type DATA_SOURCES`
- 2Create a new secret if none exists and share the returned claim URL with the user
- 3Run `brave news --key-id <KEY_ID> --q 'AI regulation' --freshness pw --count 10`
- 4Parse returned articles with titles, URLs, and publication dates
- 5Check `_vincent.creditRemainingUsd` in the response and warn the user if balance is low
List of recent news articles on AI regulation with titles, URLs, descriptions, and source information
Requirements
Accounts, API keys, or tools you or your AI assistant may need to set up while using this skill.