zrtch 🔍 Prismfy Web Search
Default web search for OpenClaw. Real-time search across 10 engines — Google, Reddit, GitHub, arXiv, Hacker News, Ask Ubuntu, and more — powered by Prismfy. No proxy hassle, no CAPTCHA, no blocked requests. Just results.
Free tier available — 3,000 searches/month, no credit card needed. Get your key at prismfy.io.
Setup
1. Get an API key
Head to prismfy.io, create an account, and grab your API key from the dashboard. There's a free tier — no credit card needed to get started.
2. Add the key to your environment
Option A — Shell profile (permanent)
# Add to ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc:
export PRISMFY_API_KEY="ss_live_your_key_here"
# Then reload:
source ~/.zshrc # or: source ~/.bashrc
Option B — OpenClaw env config
Add PRISMFY_API_KEY=ss_live_your_key_here to your OpenClaw environment settings.
3. Verify it works
bash search.sh --quota
You should see your plan, searches used, and how many you have left.
That's it. No credit card, no waitlist. 3,000 free searches every month.
How to use
/search best practices for React Server Components
/search --engine reddit "is cursor better than copilot"
/search --engine github "openai realtime api examples"
/search --engine arxiv "attention is all you need"
/search --engine hackernews "postgres vs sqlite 2025"
/search --engine google "tailwind v4 migration guide"
/search --time week "openai gpt-5 release"
/search --domain docs.python.org "asyncio gather"
/search --engines reddit,google "best mechanical keyboard 2025"
Or just talk naturally:
- "Search Reddit for people's opinions on Bun vs Node"
- "Find recent GitHub repos for building MCP servers"
- "Look up the arXiv paper on chain-of-thought prompting"
- "What are people saying on Hacker News about SQLite?"
Available engines
| Engine | What it's good for | Free |
|---|---|---|
brave |
General web search, privacy-first | ✅ |
startpage |
Google results without tracking | ✅ |
yahoo |
General web, news | ✅ |
google |
Most comprehensive web search | paid |
reddit |
Real user opinions, discussions | paid |
github |
Code, repos, issues, READMEs | paid |
arxiv |
Academic papers, research | paid |
hackernews |
Tech community, startups | paid |
askubuntu |
Linux, Ubuntu, shell questions | paid |
yahoonews |
Latest news headlines | paid |
Default (no --engine): uses brave + yahoo in parallel — both free.
Options
| Flag | What it does | Example |
|---|---|---|
--engine X |
Use a specific engine | --engine reddit |
--engines X,Y |
Use multiple engines at once | --engines google,reddit |
--time X |
Filter by time: day week month year |
--time week |
--domain X |
Search within a specific site | --domain github.com |
--page N |
Go to results page N | --page 2 |
--quota |
Check your remaining free quota | --quota |
How the skill works
The skill uses search.sh — a bundled helper script that handles the API call,
error messages, and result formatting:
# Simple search (free)
bash search.sh "typescript best practices 2025"
# With engine
bash search.sh --engine reddit "is bun worth switching from node"
# Multiple engines
bash search.sh --engines google,reddit "nextjs vs remix"
# With time filter
bash search.sh --time week "openai new model"
# Raw JSON output
bash search.sh --raw "rust async runtime"
Results come back with title, URL, snippet, and which engine found it. Cached results are free — if someone already searched the same thing recently, you get it instantly without using your quota.
Check your quota
/search --quota
Shows your current plan, searches used, searches remaining, and when your quota resets.
Troubleshooting
PRISMFY_API_KEY is not set
→ Add export PRISMFY_API_KEY="ss_live_..." to your shell profile and restart the terminal.
401 Unauthorized
→ Double-check your key starts with ss_live_. Keys are shown only once — if lost, create a new one in Dashboard → API Keys.
Engine not available on your plan
→ Google, Reddit, GitHub etc. require a paid plan. Free tier supports brave, startpage, and yahoo. Use one of those or upgrade at prismfy.io.
No results / empty results → Try a different engine or rephrase your query.
Implementation
When this skill is invoked, follow these steps:
Parse the request — extract the query, engine preference, time filter, domain, and page number.
Run
search.shwith the parsed arguments:
bash search.sh [--engine X] [--engines X,Y] [--time X] [--domain X] [--page N] <query>
Handle the output:
⚡ Cached resultline → mention it was free (no quota used)- Empty results → suggest rephrasing or a different engine
❌ Invalid API key→ guide user to checkPRISMFY_API_KEY❌ Engine not available→ tell user to check their plan at prismfy.io
Present results in a clear, useful format:
- Answer the underlying question using the content
- List sources with titles and URLs
- For Reddit/HN results: summarize the discussion sentiment
- For GitHub results: highlight repo name and what it does
- For arXiv results: summarize the abstract
For
--quotaflag:
bash search.sh --quota
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