- name
- yep-search
- description
- Web search via Yep Search API. Own index, fast results with domain filtering and date ranges.
- homepage
- https://platform.yep.com
- compatibility
- Requires Python 3.8+ (stdlib only, no pip install needed)
- metadata
- {"clawdbot":{"emoji":"🔍","requires":{"bins":["python3"],"env":["YEP_API_KEY"]},"primaryEnv":"YEP_API_KEY"}}
Yep Search
Web search using the Yep Search API. Independent index — not a Google/Bing proxy. Returns URLs, titles, descriptions, and optional content highlights.
Search
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/search.py "query"
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/search.py "query" -n 20
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/search.py "query" --highlights
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/search.py "query" --mode fast
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/search.py "query" --lang en
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/search.py "query" --include-domains "docs.rs,crates.io"
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/search.py "query" --safe
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/search.py "query" --after 2026-01-01Options
-n <count>: Number of results (default: 10, max: 100)--highlights: Return content highlights (costs ~$0.009/call vs $0.004 basic)--mode <mode>:fastorbalanced(default)--lang <code>: ISO 639-1 language code (e.g.,en,de,ja)--include-domains <domains>: Comma-separated domains to restrict search to--exclude-domains <domains>: Comma-separated domains to exclude--safe: Enable safe search (exclude adult content)--after <date>: Only results published after this date (ISO 8601)--before <date>: Only results published before this date (ISO 8601)--crawl-after <date>: Only results crawled after this date--crawl-before <date>: Only results crawled before this date
Notes:
- Requires
YEP_API_KEYfrom https://platform.yep.com/app - $10 free credit on signup (no card required)
- Basic search: $0.004/call ($4/1k), Highlights: ~$0.009/call (~$9/1k)
- Rate limits: 60/min, 3,600/hr, 86,400/day
- 180+ languages supported
- Zero external dependencies — uses only Python stdlib