You.com Web Search & Research API

What this skill does

Integrate You.com APIs (Research, Search, Contents) into any language using direct HTTP calls — no SDK required. - MANDATORY TRIGGERS: YDC API, You.

You.com Web Search & Research API is part of the Research & Knowledge category — research and knowledge skills that gather, search, and summarize information. You can install it on its own or alongside other research & knowledge skills from the OpenClaw catalog.

How to install You.com Web Search & Research API

The easiest path is via the OpenClaw Easy desktop app — one click, no terminal required:

1. Download OpenClaw Easy for macOS or Windows (free, one-click installer, ~30 seconds).
2. Open the in-app Skills panel.
3. Search for youdotcom-api and click Install.
4. The skill activates automatically when an incoming message matches its description.

Install from the command line

If you already run the OpenClaw CLI, add You.com Web Search & Research API with a single command:

openclaw skills add youdotcom-api

This pulls youdotcom-api from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/youdotcom-api/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.

How to use You.com Web Search & Research API

Once installed, You.com Web Search & Research API 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:

1. Click the Download .zip button above to grab youdotcom-api-3.0.1.zip directly from our S3 mirror.
2. Unzip into ~/.openclaw/skills/youdotcom-api/ (create the directory if it does not exist).
3. Restart OpenClaw Easy (or the OpenClaw CLI gateway) so the new skill is discovered.

Frequently asked questions

How do I install You.com Web Search & Research API?

Install You.com Web Search & Research API in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for youdotcom-api, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add youdotcom-api. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/youdotcom-api/.

Is You.com Web Search & Research API free?

Yes. You.com Web Search & Research API 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 You.com Web Search & Research API do?

Integrate You.com APIs (Research, Search, Contents) into any language using direct HTTP calls — no SDK required. - MANDATORY TRIGGERS: YDC API, You.

Related: more research & knowledge skills

If You.com Web Search & Research API looks useful, you may also want to check out other research & knowledge skills in the OpenClaw catalog:

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