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xAI Search

by @aydencook03

Search X/Twitter and the web in real-time using xAI's Grok API with agentic search tools.

Versionv1.0.4
Downloads3,526
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TERMINAL
clawhub install xai-search

πŸ“– About This Skill


name: xai-search description: Search X/Twitter and the web in real-time using xAI's Grok API with agentic search tools. metadata: {"clawdbot":{"emoji":"πŸ”"}}

xAI Search (Grok API)

Use xAI's agentic search to query X/Twitter and the web in real-time. This leverages Grok's web_search and x_search tools.

Docs: https://docs.x.ai/docs/

Requirements

  • XAI_API_KEY environment variable
  • Python 3 + xai-sdk: pip install xai-sdk
  • Quick Usage (curl)

    Web Search

    curl -s https://api.x.ai/v1/chat/completions \
      -H "Authorization: Bearer $XAI_API_KEY" \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
      -d '{
        "model": "grok-3-fast",
        "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "YOUR QUERY HERE"}],
        "tools": [{"type": "function", "function": {"name": "web_search"}}]
      }' | jq -r '.choices[0].message.content'
    

    X/Twitter Search

    curl -s https://api.x.ai/v1/chat/completions \
      -H "Authorization: Bearer $XAI_API_KEY" \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
      -d '{
        "model": "grok-3-fast",
        "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "YOUR QUERY HERE"}],
        "tools": [{"type": "function", "function": {"name": "x_search"}}]
      }' | jq -r '.choices[0].message.content'
    

    Combined (Web + X)

    curl -s https://api.x.ai/v1/chat/completions \
      -H "Authorization: Bearer $XAI_API_KEY" \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
      -d '{
        "model": "grok-3-fast",
        "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "YOUR QUERY HERE"}],
        "tools": [
          {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "web_search"}},
          {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "x_search"}}
        ]
      }' | jq -r '.choices[0].message.content'
    

    Helper Script

    For convenience, use the xai-search.py script in the scripts/ folder:

    # Web search (adjust path to your skill location)
    python ~/.clawdbot/skills/xai-search/scripts/xai-search.py web "latest news about AI"

    X/Twitter search

    python ~/.clawdbot/skills/xai-search/scripts/xai-search.py x "what are people saying about Clawdbot"

    Both

    python ~/.clawdbot/skills/xai-search/scripts/xai-search.py both "current events today"

    Models

  • grok-3-fast β€” fast, good for quick searches
  • grok-4-1-fast β€” reasoning model, better for complex queries
  • X Search Filters

    You can filter X searches by:

  • allowed_x_handles / excluded_x_handles β€” limit to specific accounts
  • from_date / to_date β€” date range (ISO8601 format)
  • enable_image_understanding β€” analyze images in posts
  • enable_video_understanding β€” analyze videos in posts
  • Web Search Filters

  • allowed_domains / excluded_domains β€” limit to specific sites
  • enable_image_understanding β€” analyze images on pages
  • Tips

  • For breaking news: use X search
  • For factual/research queries: use web search or both
  • For sentiment/opinions: use X search
  • The model will make multiple search calls if needed (agentic)
  • πŸ“‹ Tips & Best Practices

  • For breaking news: use X search
  • For factual/research queries: use web search or both
  • For sentiment/opinions: use X search
  • The model will make multiple search calls if needed (agentic)