Awesome-openclaw-skills serpapi

Unified search API across Google, Amazon, Yelp, OpenTable, Walmart, and more. Use when searching for products, local businesses, restaurants, shopping, images, news, or any web search. One API key, many engines.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/serpapi" ~/.claude/skills/sundial-org-awesome-openclaw-skills-serpapi && rm -rf "$T"

OpenClaw · Install into ~/.openclaw/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.openclaw/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/serpapi" ~/.openclaw/skills/sundial-org-awesome-openclaw-skills-serpapi && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: skills/serpapi/SKILL.md

source content

SerpAPI - Unified Search

SerpAPI provides structured data from Google, Amazon, Yelp, OpenTable, and 20+ other search engines through a single API.

Setup

Get an API key from https://serpapi.com (free tier: 100 searches/month)
Set environment variable:
```
export SERPAPI_API_KEY=your-key-here
```

Optionally set default location in

<workspace>/TOOLS.md

## SerpAPI
Default location: Pittsburgh, PA

Usage

# General syntax
<skill>/scripts/serp.py <engine> "<query>" [options]

# Examples
serp.py google "best coffee shops"
serp.py google_maps "restaurants near me" --location "15238"
serp.py amazon "mechanical keyboard" --num 10
serp.py yelp "pizza" --location "New York, NY"
serp.py google_shopping "standing desk"

Engines

Engine	Use for	Key features
`google`	General web search	Organic results, knowledge graph, local pack
`google_maps`	Local places/businesses	Ratings, reviews, hours, GPS coordinates
`google_shopping`	Product search	Prices, merchants, reviews
`google_images`	Image search	Thumbnails, sources
`google_news`	News articles	Headlines, sources, dates
`amazon`	Amazon products	Prices, ratings, reviews, Prime status
`yelp`	Local businesses	Reviews, ratings, categories
`opentable`	Restaurant reviews	Dining reviews, ratings
`walmart`	Walmart products	Prices, availability
`ebay`	eBay listings	Prices, bids, conditions
`tripadvisor`	Travel/attractions	Hotels, restaurants, things to do

Options

Option Description

--location

-l

Location for local results (city, zip, address)

--num

-n

Number of results (default: 10)

--format

-f

Output format:

json

(default) or

text

--type

-t

Google search type:

shop

isch

nws

vid

--page

-p

Page number for pagination

--gl

Country code (e.g.,

us

uk

de

)

--hl

Language code (e.g.,

en

es

fr

)

When to Use Which Engine

Finding local businesses/restaurants:

```
google_maps
```
— Best for discovering places, hours, reviews
```
yelp
```
— Deep reviews and ratings for restaurants/services
```
opentable
```
— Restaurant-specific, dining reviews

Shopping/Products:

```
google_shopping
```
— Compare prices across merchants
```
amazon
```
— Amazon-specific search with Prime info
```
walmart
```
— Walmart inventory and prices
```
ebay
```
— Used items, auctions, collectibles

General research:

```
google
```
— Web pages, articles, general info
```
google_news
```
— Current events, news articles
```
google_images
```
— Finding images

Examples

Find restaurants near a location

serp.py google_maps "italian restaurants" --location "Pittsburgh, PA" --num 5

Compare product prices

serp.py google_shopping "sony wh-1000xm5" --num 10

Check Amazon reviews and pricing

serp.py amazon "standing desk" --num 10

Get Yelp reviews for local services

serp.py yelp "plumber" --location "15238"

Search news on a topic

serp.py google_news "AI regulation" --num 5

Output Formats

JSON (default): Full structured data from SerpAPI. Best for programmatic use or when you need all details.

Text (

--format text

): Human-readable summary. Best for quick answers.

Integration Notes

Results are structured JSON — parse and extract what you need
Local results include GPS coordinates for mapping
Shopping results include extracted prices for comparison
Knowledge graph provides entity information when available
Rate limits: 100/month on free tier, check your plan at serpapi.com/dashboard