Setup & Installation
openclaw skills install @neobotjan2026/neo-ddg-search
Or with the ClawHub CLI, for registry-managed skill folders outside a full OpenClaw workspace:
npx clawhub install neo-ddg-search
What This Skill Does
Runs web searches through DuckDuckGo using the ddgs Python library. Returns titles, URLs, and text snippets for each result. No API key or account required.
Works out of the box without any API key setup, making it a reliable fallback when other search tools require credentials.
When to use it
- Looking up current news or recent events
- Researching a topic the agent has no training data on
- Finding documentation or tutorials for a specific technology
- Checking prices, availability, or real-world facts
- Gathering multiple sources before summarizing a subject
Example Workflow
Here's how your AI assistant might use this skill in practice.
INPUT
User asks: What are the latest developments in quantum computing?
AGENT
- 1Run search.py with query 'latest quantum computing developments 2026'
- 2Receive list of results with titles, URLs, and snippets
- 3Identify the most relevant URLs from the results
- 4Fetch full page content using web_fetch on selected URLs
- 5Summarize findings from the fetched content
OUTPUT
A summary of recent quantum computing news sourced from current web pages