OpenClaw Search

Intelligent search for autonomous agents, powered by AIsa.

One API key gives you: - Structured web search - Scholar search - Hybrid scholar search - Tavily search and extraction tools - Perplexity Sonar answer-generation endpoints with citations

What This Skill Is Best For

Fast web lookup

Search the latest AI infrastructure launches and summarize the top sources.

Scholar-backed research

Find recent papers on multimodal reasoning from 2024 onward.

Citation-rich answers

Use Sonar Pro to answer which open-source agent frameworks are gaining traction and cite sources.

Deep research reports

Use Sonar Deep Research to produce a thorough market map of AI browser agents.

Quick Start

export AISA_API_KEY="your-key"

Search APIs

Web Search

curl -X POST "https://api.aisa.one/apis/v1/scholar/search/web?query=AI+frameworks&max_num_results=10" 
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AISA_API_KEY"

Scholar Search

curl -X POST "https://api.aisa.one/apis/v1/scholar/search/scholar?query=transformer+models&max_num_results=10" 
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AISA_API_KEY"

curl -X POST "https://api.aisa.one/apis/v1/scholar/search/scholar?query=LLM&max_num_results=10&as_ylo=2024&as_yhi=2025" 
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AISA_API_KEY"

Hybrid Scholar Search

curl -X POST "https://api.aisa.one/apis/v1/scholar/search/smart?query=machine+learning+optimization&max_num_results=10" 
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AISA_API_KEY"

Perplexity Sonar APIs

The deprecated /search/full and /search/smart nodes have been removed from this skill.

The replacement flow is the Perplexity API family:

Endpoint	Use case
/perplexity/sonar	Lightweight, cost-effective search answers with citations
/perplexity/sonar-pro	Better for complex queries and multi-step follow-ups
/perplexity/sonar-reasoning-pro	Stronger analytical reasoning with web search
/perplexity/sonar-deep-research	Exhaustive research and long-form reports

These descriptions are based on the AIsa docs: - Sonar - Sonar Pro - Sonar Reasoning Pro - Sonar Deep Research

Sonar

curl -X POST "https://api.aisa.one/apis/v1/perplexity/sonar" 
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AISA_API_KEY" 
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" 
  -d '{
    "model": "sonar",
    "messages": [
      {"role": "user", "content": "What changed in the AI agent ecosystem this week?"}
    ]
  }'

Sonar Pro

curl -X POST "https://api.aisa.one/apis/v1/perplexity/sonar-pro" 
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AISA_API_KEY" 
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" 
  -d '{
    "model": "sonar-pro",
    "messages": [
      {"role": "user", "content": "Compare the top browser-use agent frameworks and cite the key differences."}
    ]
  }'

Sonar Reasoning Pro

curl -X POST "https://api.aisa.one/apis/v1/perplexity/sonar-reasoning-pro" 
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AISA_API_KEY" 
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" 
  -d '{
    "model": "sonar-reasoning-pro",
    "messages": [
      {"role": "user", "content": "Analyze whether small vertical AI agents can defend against general-purpose copilots."}
    ]
  }'

Sonar Deep Research

curl -X POST "https://api.aisa.one/apis/v1/perplexity/sonar-deep-research" 
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AISA_API_KEY" 
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" 
  -d '{
    "model": "sonar-deep-research",
    "messages": [
      {"role": "user", "content": "Create a deep research report on AI coding agents in 2026, including product categories, pricing, and risks."}
    ]
  }'

Tavily APIs

curl -X POST "https://api.aisa.one/apis/v1/tavily/search" 
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AISA_API_KEY" 
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" 
  -d '{"query":"latest AI developments"}'

curl -X POST "https://api.aisa.one/apis/v1/tavily/extract" 
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AISA_API_KEY" 
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" 
  -d '{"urls":["https://example.com/article"]}'

curl -X POST "https://api.aisa.one/apis/v1/tavily/crawl" 
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AISA_API_KEY" 
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" 
  -d '{"url":"https://example.com","max_depth":2}'

curl -X POST "https://api.aisa.one/apis/v1/tavily/map" 
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AISA_API_KEY" 
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" 
  -d '{"url":"https://example.com"}'

Python Client

# Structured search
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/search_client.py web --query "latest AI news" --count 10
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/search_client.py scholar --query "transformer architecture" --count 10
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/search_client.py smart --query "autonomous agents" --count 10

# Perplexity Sonar family
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/search_client.py sonar --query "Summarize this week's AI launches"
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/search_client.py sonar-pro --query "Compare AI agent frameworks with citations"
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/search_client.py sonar-reasoning-pro --query "Analyze the defensibility of AI copilots"
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/search_client.py sonar-deep-research --query "Write a deep research report on AI browser agents"

# Optional system instruction
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/search_client.py sonar-pro 
  --query "Map the top coding agent products" 
  --system "Respond in markdown with a short executive summary first."

# Tavily utilities
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/search_client.py tavily-search --query "AI developments"
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/search_client.py tavily-extract --urls "https://example.com/article"

# Multi-source retrieval
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/search_client.py verity --query "Is quantum computing ready for enterprise?"

API Reference

Endpoint	Method	Description
/scholar/search/web	POST	Web search with structured results
/scholar/search/scholar	POST	Academic paper search
/scholar/search/smart	POST	Hybrid scholar search
/scholar/explain	POST	Generate result explanations
/perplexity/sonar	POST	Lightweight search answers with citations
/perplexity/sonar-pro	POST	Advanced search answers for complex tasks
/perplexity/sonar-reasoning-pro	POST	Analytical reasoning with web search
/perplexity/sonar-deep-research	POST	Exhaustive research reports
/tavily/search	POST	Tavily search integration
/tavily/extract	POST	Extract content from URLs
/tavily/crawl	POST	Crawl web pages
/tavily/map	POST	Generate site maps

Parameters

Scholar search query parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
query	string	Search query
max_num_results	integer	Max results (default 10)
as_ylo	integer	Year lower bound
as_yhi	integer	Year upper bound

Perplexity request body

This skill sends a minimal OpenAI-style payload:

{
  "model": "sonar-pro",
  "messages": [
    {"role": "system", "content": "Optional system instruction"},
    {"role": "user", "content": "Your question"}
  ]
}

Use messages because the AIsa Perplexity endpoints are presented as "Ask AI" endpoints in the official docs. This skill keeps the payload intentionally small for broad compatibility.

Notes

• /search/full and /search/smart are no longer documented here because you indicated those nodes have been retired.
• The existing scholar and Tavily endpoints remain available.
• verity still focuses on parallel retrieval from scholar, web, hybrid scholar, and Tavily sources.

Full API Reference

See API Reference for complete endpoint documentation.

Resources

• AIsa Verity - Reference implementation of confidence-scored search agent
• AIsa Documentation - Complete API documentation