OpenClaw Web Search, Scraping & Research Integration
Add real-time web search, web scraping, and multi-source research capabilities to your OpenClaw AI agent. A direct Brave Search API replacement with built-in web crawling, content extraction, and LLM-optimized output — all in three bash scripts with zero dependencies.
Venym Search provides AI agents with live internet access. Unlike Brave Search or SerpAPI, Venym Search combines web search with full-page content extraction and scraping in a single API. Built specifically for autonomous agents, LLMs, and AI workflows.
Drop-in replacement for Brave Search API, SerpAPI, Google Custom Search, and Tavily. Real-time search results with clean, structured JSON output ready for LLM consumption.
Unlike search-only APIs, Venym Search includes full-page web scraping with JavaScript rendering, content extraction, and automatic text cleaning — no separate scraping service needed.
All content is cleaned, deduplicated, and formatted as markdown with word counts and reading times. Token-efficient output reduces LLM context waste by up to 60%.
Venym Search vs Brave Search API vs SerpAPI
| Feature | Venym Search | Brave Search | SerpAPI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Web Search | |||
| Web Scraping | — | — | |
| Deep Research | — | — | |
| LLM-Optimized Output | — | — | |
| Free Tier | — | ||
| Zero Dependencies | — | — | |
| Starting Price | Free | $3/1K queries | $50/month |
No Python SDK, no Node.js package, no pip install. Just curl and jq. Works on any system with bash — Raspberry Pi, VPS, macOS, Linux. Perfect for resource-constrained AI agent deployments.
- • Search — Real-time web search (Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo)
- • Scrape — Full-page web scraping with content extraction
Content is cleaned, deduplicated, and formatted as markdown. Boilerplate, navigation, footers, and ads are stripped automatically. Word counts and reading times included — reduce LLM context waste by up to 60%.
Designed for autonomous AI agents, not humans. JSON output on stdout, errors on stderr, exit codes for success/failure. Credits-based billing means predictable costs for agentic workloads.
Quick Setup
1. Get your free API key
Sign up at search.venym.io — free plan includes 5,000 credits/month (enough for ~5,000 searches or ~300 research queries).
2. Install the skill
# Copy into your OpenClaw workspace cp -r integrations/openclaw/skills/VENYM_SEARCH \ ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/ # Set your API key export VENYM_SEARCH_API_KEY="sk_live_YOUR_API_KEY_API_KEY_key_here" # Make scripts executable chmod +x ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/VENYM_SEARCH/scripts/*.sh # Test it ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/VENYM_SEARCH/scripts/web_search.sh \ "latest AI news" --count 3
3. Use in your agent
# Web search ./scripts/web_search.sh "best restaurants in Tokyo" --count 5 # URL scraping ./scripts/web_scrape.sh "https://example.com" # Deep research ./scripts/web_research.sh "quantum computing breakthroughs" --pages 10
All scripts output JSON to stdout, errors to stderr. Exit code 0 on success.
API Response Format
Search — Web Search Response
{
"query": "AI agents 2025",
"search_results": [
{
"title": "The Rise of Autonomous AI Agents",
"link": "https://example.com/article",
"snippet": "Cleaned, relevant snippet...",
"position": 1
}
],
"credits_used": 1,
"remaining_credits": 4999,
"results_count": 10
}Scrape — Web Scraping Response
{
"url": "https://example.com/article",
"title": "Article Title",
"text": "Cleaned markdown content...",
"links": [...],
"metadata": {"status_code": 200},
"word_count": 1234,
"reading_time": "6 min"
}Requirements & Notes
- Always use
search.venym.io— notwww.search.venym.io. The www subdomain can redirect and strip Authorization headers. - Requires jq for JSON construction. Install:
apt install jqorbrew install jq. - Pricing: Free ($0) → Starter ($9/mo) → Builder ($49/mo) → Unicorn ($199/mo). No per-query overage fees.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is Venym Search different from Brave Search API?
Brave Search API only provides search results. Venym Search combines search with web scraping, content extraction, and deep research in a single API. All content is cleaned and optimized for LLM token efficiency. Plus, Venym Search has a free tier with 5,000 credits/month.
Can Venym Search replace Tavily or SerpAPI for my AI agent?
Yes. Venym Search is a direct replacement for Tavily, SerpAPI, Brave Search, and Google Custom Search. It provides real-time search results in the same JSON format, plus adds web scraping and content extraction that those APIs don't offer.
Does Venym Search work on Raspberry Pi or low-resource devices?
Yes. The OpenClaw integration uses pure bash scripts with curl and jq — no Python or Node.js runtime needed. It works on ARM devices, Raspberry Pi, and any system with bash.
What does "LLM-optimized" output mean?
Venym Search strips boilerplate (navigation, footers, ads, cookie banners), deduplicates content, normalizes whitespace, and formats output as clean markdown. This reduces token waste by up to 60% compared to raw search results or unprocessed scraped HTML.