What this skill does
Real-time web intelligence powered by Nimble Search API. Perform intelligent web searches with 8 specialized focus modes (general, coding, news, academic, shopping, social, geo, location). This skill provides real-time search results when you need to search the web, find current information, discover URLs, research topics, or gather up-to-date data. Use when: searching for information, finding recent news, looking up academic papers, searching for coding examples, finding shopping results, discovering social media posts, researching topics, or getting latest real-time data.
Nimble Web Search is part of the Developer Tools category — developer tools that help your agent write, review, debug, and ship code. You can install it on its own or alongside other developer tools skills from the OpenClaw catalog.
How to install Nimble Web Search
The easiest path is via the OpenClaw Easy desktop app — one click, no terminal required:
- Download OpenClaw Easy for macOS or Windows (free, one-click installer, ~30 seconds).
- Open the in-app Skills panel.
- Search for
nimble-web-searchand click Install. - The skill activates automatically when an incoming message matches its description.
Install from the command line
If you already run the OpenClaw CLI, add Nimble Web Search with a single command:
openclaw skills add nimble-web-search
This pulls nimble-web-search from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/nimble-web-search/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.
How to use Nimble Web Search
Once installed, Nimble Web Search activates on its own: when an incoming message on WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Feishu or Line matches the skill's description, your OpenClaw agent loads it and runs the workflow. You can also trigger it explicitly by describing the task in chat. No extra configuration is required after install.
Manual install (advanced)
If you prefer manual installation:
- Click the Download .zip button above to grab
nimble-web-search-0.1.0.zipdirectly from our S3 mirror. - Unzip into
~/.openclaw/skills/nimble-web-search/(create the directory if it does not exist). - Restart OpenClaw Easy (or the OpenClaw CLI gateway) so the new skill is discovered.
Frequently asked questions
How do I install Nimble Web Search?
Install Nimble Web Search in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for nimble-web-search, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add nimble-web-search. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/nimble-web-search/.
Is Nimble Web Search free?
Yes. Nimble Web Search is free and open-source, distributed under the Apache-2.0 license through ClawHub. No account or payment is required to download or run it.
What does Nimble Web Search do?
Real-time web intelligence powered by Nimble Search API.
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Free, open-source · Apache-2.0 · Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or local Ollama models