google-web-search

✓Verified·Scanned 2/18/2026

Enables grounded question answering by automatically executing the Google Search tool within Gemini models. Use when the required information is recent (post knowledge cutoff) or requires verifiable citation.

from clawhub.ai·v6a93cf0·9.2 KB·0 installs
Scanned from 1.0.1 at 6a93cf0 · Transparency log ↗
$ vett add clawhub.ai/theoseo/google-web-search

Google Web Search (Gemini Grounding)

Real-time web search using Gemini API's google_search grounding tool.

Features

  • ✅ Real-time web search with grounded citations
  • ✅ Natural language answers (no JSON parsing needed)
  • ✅ Configurable Gemini model selection
  • ✅ Simple Python API

Quick Start

1. Set API Key

export GEMINI_API_KEY=your_key_here

Get your API key at Google AI Studio

2. Use in OpenClaw

from skills.google-web-search.scripts.example import get_grounded_response

# Ask a question
answer = get_grounded_response("What is the weather in Seoul today?")
print(answer)
# Output: Natural language answer with citations

3. Optional: Change Model

export GEMINI_MODEL=gemini-3-pro-preview

Supported models:

  • gemini-2.5-flash-lite (default) - Fast & cheap
  • gemini-3-flash-preview - Latest flash
  • gemini-3-pro-preview - More capable

Use Cases

  • 📰 Real-time news and events
  • 💹 Current prices (stocks, crypto, etc.)
  • 🌤️ Weather forecasts
  • 📊 Latest statistics and data
  • 🔍 Any information requiring recent sources

How It Works

This skill uses Gemini's grounding with Google Search tool, which:

  1. Executes a Google search for your query
  2. Processes the search results
  3. Generates a natural language answer
  4. Includes verifiable citations

Key advantage: You get curated answers instead of raw search results.

Requirements

  • Python ≥ 3.11
  • google-genai ≥ 1.50.0
  • pydantic-settings ≥ 2.0.0

License

Same as OpenClaw project