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Grok Search

OpenClaw supports Grok as a web_search provider, using xAI web-grounded responses to produce AI-synthesized answers backed by live search results with citations.

Get an API key

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Create a key

Get an API key from xAI.
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Store the key

Set XAI_API_KEY in the Gateway environment, or configure via:

Config

Environment alternative: set XAI_API_KEY in the Gateway environment. For a gateway install, put it in ~/.openclaw/.env.

How it works

Grok uses xAI web-grounded responses to synthesize answers with inline citations, similar to Gemini’s Google Search grounding approach.

Supported parameters

Grok search supports the standard query and count parameters. Provider-specific filters are not currently supported.