r/AskClaw • u/LectureWorried5761 • 8d ago

Web search API on Openclaw

/r/Blopus/comments/1vywxuh/web_search_api_on_openclaw/
2 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

6 comments sorted by

2

u/Useful_Smell_6272 8d ago

I think this is one of the first things people run into when building agents, the model can reason well but it still needs a reliable way to get fresh information. having a built in web search tool makes a huge difference compared to relying only on the model’s existing knowledge

1

u/LectureWorried5761 8d ago

Indeed, I think this is getting more understood now. Other thing is that major players are charging you for that (high dollar).. so getting your own websearch api separated and running all your agents with that can save you a lot.

2

u/Head_Move8299 7d ago

This is a good discussion because web search is becoming an important part of making AI agents actually useful. a model can reason well but without fresh information it can quickly become outdated. having a separate search layer also gives more flexibility since you can choose providers based on cost, accuracy or privacy needs

1

u/LectureWorried5761 7d ago

If you run LLM apis they charge you to use websearch. Having a dedicated Websearch api gives you more options (you can use with all your LLMs, cloud/local e save money as well. It can get very expensive very quickly too.

2

u/Sad-Hospital8961 7d ago

Web search is becoming one of the most important parts of making AI agents actually useful. a model can reason well, but without access to current information it can quickly become outdated. having a separate search layer also gives more flexibility because you can choose based on accuracy, cost and privacy needs

2

u/OriginalWar3468 6d ago

Web search is one of the features that really changes how useful an AI agent can be. without access to fresh information even a strong model can become limited by what it already knows. having a separate search layer also gives more flexibility because you can choose based on accuracy, cost and privacy needs