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name: google-search description: Search the web using Google Custom Search Engine (PSE). Use this when you need live information, documentation, or to research topics and the built-in web_search is unavailable.

Google Search Skill

This skill allows OpenClaw agents to perform web searches via Google's Custom Search API (PSE).

Setup

1. Google Cloud Console: Create a project and enable the "Custom Search API".
2. API Key: Generate an API Key.
3. Search Engine ID (CX): Create a Programmable Search Engine at cse.google.com, and get your CX ID.
4. Environment: Store your credentials in a .env file in your workspace:

   GOOGLE_API_KEY=your_key_here
   GOOGLE_CSE_ID=your_cx_id_here
   

Workflow

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Example Usage

GOOGLE_API_KEY=xxx GOOGLE_CSE_ID=yyy python3 skills/google-search/scripts/search.py "OpenClaw documentation"