Setup & Installation
Or with the ClawHub CLI, for registry-managed skill folders outside a full OpenClaw workspace:
What This Skill Does
Uses the BrowserAct API to search the web when an AI assistant's direct access is blocked or restricted. Queries up to 50 results from Google, Bing, or DuckDuckGo, extracts key facts, and compiles a structured research report with citations.
Routes searches through BrowserAct infrastructure, bypassing IP blocks, CAPTCHAs, and geographic restrictions that stop standard web fetch tools.
When to use it
- Researching a competitor whose site blocks AI crawlers
- Pulling current news on a topic for a written report
- Accessing content from geo-restricted sources
- Supplementing local knowledge with live web data
- Aggregating multi-source findings into a single document
Example Workflow
Here's how your AI assistant might use this skill in practice.
User asks: Research AI technology trends from the past week
- 1Checks for BROWSERACT_API_KEY environment variable, prompts user if missing
- 2Sends query to BrowserAct with time_range=past_week and content_type=news
- 3Retrieves and de-duplicates results across up to 50 sources
- 4Extracts titles, URLs, snippets, and key statistics from each result
- 5Compiles findings into a structured markdown report with source citations
Markdown research report listing recent AI trend articles, key facts, and source URLs
Requirements
Accounts, API keys, or tools you or your AI assistant may need to set up while using this skill.