- name
- nano-web-search
- description
- AI-powered web search via NanoGPT API with multiple providers (linkup, tavily, exa, kagi, perplexity, valyu, brave). Supports searchResults, sourcedAnswer, and structured output formats.
- homepage
- https://nano-gpt.com
- metadata
- {"clawdbot":{"requires":{"bins":["python3","curl"],"packages":["requests"],"env":["NANOGPT_API_KEY"]},"primaryEnv":"NANOGPT_API_KEY"}}
NanoGPT Web Search
AI-powered web search via NanoGPT API with multiple providers.
Requirements
python3- For payload building and output formattingcurl- For HTTP requestsrequestsPython package - For Python API usage
Setup
Install the requests package:
pip install requestsSet your NanoGPT API key as an environment variable:
export NANOGPT_API_KEY="sk-nano-your-key-here"Get your API key from nano-gpt.com.
Usage
# Basic search
./search.sh "your query"
# With specific provider
./search.sh "AI trends 2025" --provider tavily
# Deep search
./search.sh "quantum computing" --depth deep
# Search with date filter
./search.sh "climate news" --from-date 2025-01-01 --to-date 2025-02-18
# Sourced answer (synthesized response with citations)
./search.sh "what is RAG" --output-type sourcedAnswer
# JSON output (for scripting)
./search.sh "python tutorials" --jsonProviders
linkup(default) - $0.006 standard, $0.06 deeptavily- $0.008 standard, $0.016 deepexa- $0.005 base + per-pagekagi- $0.002 web/news, $0.025 searchperplexity- $0.005 flatvalyu- ~$0.0015/resultbrave- $0.005 flat
Options
--provider- Search provider (default: linkup)--depth- Search depth: standard or deep--output-type- Output format: searchResults, sourcedAnswer, structured--from-date- Start date filter (YYYY-MM-DD)--to-date- End date filter (YYYY-MM-DD)--include-domains- Comma-separated domains to include--exclude-domains- Comma-separated domains to exclude--max-results- Max results (provider-specific)--json- Output raw JSON
Python API
from search import NanoWebSearch
# Pass API key explicitly (recommended)
search = NanoWebSearch(api_key="sk-nano-your-key")
# Or use NANOGPT_API_KEY environment variable
search = NanoWebSearch()
results = search.search("AI trends", provider="tavily", depth="deep")
for r in results['data']:
print(f"{r['title']}: {r['url']}")