Web Search

Web Search is the zero-friction starting point for giving your Claude agent access to current web information. It uses DuckDuckGo under the hood, meaning no account, no API key, and no rate-limit billing — just install and search. Privacy is baked in: DuckDuckGo does not track queries or build user profiles.

The skill returns the top 10 organic results per query, including title, URL, and a short snippet. It handles standard search operators (site:, filetype:, quotes for exact phrases) so you can run targeted searches without switching to a dedicated API. Response time is typically under one second for most queries.

This skill is ideal for quick factual lookups, checking if a URL is live, finding documentation pages, or verifying information during a conversation. For heavier research tasks — multi-source synthesis, deep dives, or structured data extraction — consider upgrading to Tavily Search or ByteRover. Web Search is best used as a lightweight complement to other skills or as a standalone tool when you need a fast, free answer. It works offline-aware too: if DuckDuckGo is unreachable, it returns a graceful error rather than hanging. The most downloaded skill in the ClawHub search category, trusted by 50K+ users worldwide.

Installation

clawhub install web-search

Install: clawhub install web-search