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Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder and install it by following the included instructions. Tell me what you changed and call out any manual steps you could not complete." }, { "label": "Upgrade existing", "body": "I downloaded an updated skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder, compare it with my current installation, and upgrade it while preserving any custom configuration unless the package docs explicitly say otherwise. Summarize what changed and any follow-up checks I should run." } ] }, "documentation": { "source": "clawhub", "primaryDoc": "SKILL.md", "sections": [ { "title": "Vincent - Brave Search for agents", "body": "Use this skill to search the web and news using Brave Search. All requests are proxied through the Vincent backend, which handles authentication with the Brave Search API, enforces rate limits, tracks per-call costs, and deducts from your credit balance automatically.\n\nNo API keys to manage. The agent authenticates with a Vincent API key scoped to a DATA_SOURCES secret. Vincent handles the upstream Brave Search API credentials server-side -- the agent never sees or manages Brave API keys.\n\nAll commands use the @vincentai/cli package. API keys are stored and resolved automatically — you never handle raw keys or file paths." }, { "title": "Security Model", "body": "This skill is designed for autonomous agent operation with pay-per-call pricing and human oversight.\n\nNo environment variables are required because this skill uses agent-first onboarding: the agent creates a DATA_SOURCES secret at runtime by calling the Vincent API, which returns a scoped API key. The CLI stores the returned API key automatically during creation. The config paths where the key is persisted (${OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR:-$HOME/.openclaw}/credentials/datasources/ or ./datasources/) are declared in this skill's metadata.\n\nThe agent's API key is not a Brave Search API key. It is a scoped Bearer token for the Vincent proxy. The Vincent server authenticates with Brave Search on the agent's behalf. The agent cannot access the upstream API directly or bypass the proxy's credit and rate-limit enforcement.\n\nModel invocation is intentionally enabled. The purpose of this skill is to give AI agents autonomous web search capabilities. The agent is expected to search the web and news on its own. The human controls spending through credit balance and payment method management at https://heyvincent.ai.\n\nAll API calls go exclusively to heyvincent.ai over HTTPS/TLS. The Vincent server then calls the Brave Search API. The agent does not contact Brave directly.\n\nKey lifecycle:\n\nCreation: The agent runs secret create with --type DATA_SOURCES — the CLI stores the API key automatically and returns a keyId and claimUrl.\nClaim: The human operator uses the claim URL to take ownership, add credit, and manage payment at https://heyvincent.ai.\nCredit: Each API call costs a small amount (see Pricing below). The human adds credit via the frontend. Calls are rejected when credit runs out and no payment method is on file.\nRevocation: The secret owner can revoke the agent's API key at any time from the Vincent frontend." }, { "title": "Pricing", "body": "EndpointCost per callWeb search$0.005News search$0.005\n\nCredit is deducted automatically per call. The response includes _vincent.creditRemainingUsd so the agent can track remaining balance." }, { "title": "1. Check for Existing Keys", "body": "Before creating a new secret, check if one already exists:\n\nnpx @vincentai/cli@latest secret list --type DATA_SOURCES\n\nIf a key is returned, use its id as the --key-id for all subsequent commands. If no keys exist, create a new secret." }, { "title": "2. Create a Data Sources Secret", "body": "npx @vincentai/cli@latest secret create --type DATA_SOURCES --memo \"My agent data sources\"\n\nReturns keyId (use for all future commands) and claimUrl (share with the user).\n\nAfter creating, tell the user:\n\n\"Here is your data sources claim URL: . Use this to claim ownership and add credit for Brave Search and other data sources at https://heyvincent.ai.\"\n\nImportant: The secret must be claimed and have credit (or a payment method on file) before API calls will succeed." }, { "title": "3. Web Search", "body": "npx @vincentai/cli@latest brave web --key-id --q \"latest AI news\" --count 10\n\nParameters:\n\n--q (required): Search query (1-400 characters)\n--count (optional): Number of results, 1-20 (default: 10)\n--offset (optional): Pagination offset, 0-9\n--freshness (optional): Time filter — pd (past day), pw (past week), pm (past month), py (past year)\n--country (optional): 2-letter country code for localized results (e.g., us, gb, de)\n\nReturns web results with titles, URLs, descriptions, and metadata." }, { "title": "4. News Search", "body": "npx @vincentai/cli@latest brave news --key-id --q bitcoin --count 10\n\nParameters:\n\n--q (required): Search query (1-400 characters)\n--count (optional): Number of results, 1-20 (default: 10)\n--freshness (optional): Time filter — pd (past day), pw (past week), pm (past month), py (past year)\n\nReturns news articles with titles, URLs, descriptions, publication dates, and source information." }, { "title": "Response Metadata", "body": "Every successful response includes a _vincent object with:\n\n{\n \"_vincent\": {\n \"costUsd\": 0.005,\n \"creditRemainingUsd\": 4.99\n }\n}\n\nUse creditRemainingUsd to warn the user when credit is running low." }, { "title": "Output Format", "body": "Web search results:\n\n{\n \"web\": {\n \"results\": [\n {\n \"title\": \"Article Title\",\n \"url\": \"https://example.com/article\",\n \"description\": \"A brief description of the article content.\"\n }\n ]\n },\n \"_vincent\": {\n \"costUsd\": 0.005,\n \"creditRemainingUsd\": 4.99\n }\n}\n\nNews search results follow the same structure with additional age and source fields per result." }, { "title": "Error Handling", "body": "ErrorCauseResolution401 UnauthorizedInvalid or missing API keyCheck that the key-id is correct; re-link if needed402 Insufficient CreditCredit balance is zero and no payment method on fileUser must add credit at heyvincent.ai429 Rate LimitedExceeded 60 requests/minuteWait and retry with backoffKey not foundAPI key was revoked or never createdRe-link with a new token from the secret owner" }, { "title": "Rate Limits", "body": "60 requests per minute per API key across all data source endpoints (Twitter + Brave Search combined)\nIf rate limited, you'll receive a 429 response. Wait and retry." }, { "title": "Re-linking (Recovering API Access)", "body": "If the agent loses its API key, the secret owner can generate a re-link token from the frontend. The agent then exchanges this token for a new API key.\n\nnpx @vincentai/cli@latest secret relink --token \n\nThe CLI exchanges the token for a new API key, stores it automatically, and returns the new keyId. Re-link tokens are one-time use and expire after 10 minutes." }, { "title": "Adding Credits", "body": "When your credit balance runs low, you can purchase more credits autonomously using USDC on Base via the x402 payment protocol — no human intervention required.\n\nAvailable tiers: $1, $5, $10, $25, $50, $100" }, { "title": "Check Balance", "body": "npx @vincentai/cli@latest credits balance --key-id " }, { "title": "Purchase Credits via x402 (USDC on Base)", "body": "npx @vincentai/cli@latest credits add --key-id --amount 10\n\nHow it works:\n\nThe CLI sends a POST request to the x402 credit endpoint\nThe server returns HTTP 402 with a dynamic USDC deposit address on Base\nThe CLI signs the payment using your agent's wallet\nThe CLI retries the request with the payment proof\nThe server verifies the payment and adds credits to your account\n\nRequirements:\n\nAn x402-compatible wallet with USDC on Base (chain ID 8453)\nYour Vincent DATA_SOURCES API key" }, { "title": "Purchase Credits via Card (Human)", "body": "npx @vincentai/cli@latest credits checkout --key-id \n\nReturns a Stripe Checkout URL. Share this with the user to complete payment with a card." }, { "title": "MCP Tools", "body": "ToolDescriptionvincent_credit_balanceCheck current credit balance and top-up optionsvincent_add_creditsGet x402 payment instructions for purchasing credits" }, { "title": "Auto-Replenish Pattern", "body": "For long-running agents, check your balance before expensive operations and top up when low:\n\nBALANCE=$(npx @vincentai/cli@latest credits balance --key-id --json | jq -r '.balance')\nif (( $(echo \"$BALANCE < 2.00\" | bc -l) )); then\n npx @vincentai/cli@latest credits add --key-id --amount 10\nfi" }, { "title": "Important Notes", "body": "A single DATA_SOURCES API key works for all data sources (Twitter, Brave Search, etc.). You do not need a separate key per data source.\nAlways share the claim URL with the user after creating a secret.\nIf a call is rejected with a credit error, tell the user to add credit at https://heyvincent.ai." } ], "body": "Vincent - Brave Search for agents\n\nUse this skill to search the web and news using Brave Search. All requests are proxied through the Vincent backend, which handles authentication with the Brave Search API, enforces rate limits, tracks per-call costs, and deducts from your credit balance automatically.\n\nNo API keys to manage. The agent authenticates with a Vincent API key scoped to a DATA_SOURCES secret. Vincent handles the upstream Brave Search API credentials server-side -- the agent never sees or manages Brave API keys.\n\nAll commands use the @vincentai/cli package. API keys are stored and resolved automatically — you never handle raw keys or file paths.\n\nSecurity Model\n\nThis skill is designed for autonomous agent operation with pay-per-call pricing and human oversight.\n\nNo environment variables are required because this skill uses agent-first onboarding: the agent creates a DATA_SOURCES secret at runtime by calling the Vincent API, which returns a scoped API key. The CLI stores the returned API key automatically during creation. The config paths where the key is persisted (${OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR:-$HOME/.openclaw}/credentials/datasources/ or ./datasources/) are declared in this skill's metadata.\n\nThe agent's API key is not a Brave Search API key. It is a scoped Bearer token for the Vincent proxy. The Vincent server authenticates with Brave Search on the agent's behalf. The agent cannot access the upstream API directly or bypass the proxy's credit and rate-limit enforcement.\n\nModel invocation is intentionally enabled. The purpose of this skill is to give AI agents autonomous web search capabilities. The agent is expected to search the web and news on its own. The human controls spending through credit balance and payment method management at https://heyvincent.ai.\n\nAll API calls go exclusively to heyvincent.ai over HTTPS/TLS. The Vincent server then calls the Brave Search API. The agent does not contact Brave directly.\n\nKey lifecycle:\n\nCreation: The agent runs secret create with --type DATA_SOURCES — the CLI stores the API key automatically and returns a keyId and claimUrl.\nClaim: The human operator uses the claim URL to take ownership, add credit, and manage payment at https://heyvincent.ai.\nCredit: Each API call costs a small amount (see Pricing below). The human adds credit via the frontend. Calls are rejected when credit runs out and no payment method is on file.\nRevocation: The secret owner can revoke the agent's API key at any time from the Vincent frontend.\nPricing\nEndpoint\tCost per call\nWeb search\t$0.005\nNews search\t$0.005\n\nCredit is deducted automatically per call. The response includes _vincent.creditRemainingUsd so the agent can track remaining balance.\n\nQuick Start\n1. Check for Existing Keys\n\nBefore creating a new secret, check if one already exists:\n\nnpx @vincentai/cli@latest secret list --type DATA_SOURCES\n\n\nIf a key is returned, use its id as the --key-id for all subsequent commands. If no keys exist, create a new secret.\n\n2. Create a Data Sources Secret\nnpx @vincentai/cli@latest secret create --type DATA_SOURCES --memo \"My agent data sources\"\n\n\nReturns keyId (use for all future commands) and claimUrl (share with the user).\n\nAfter creating, tell the user:\n\n\"Here is your data sources claim URL: . Use this to claim ownership and add credit for Brave Search and other data sources at https://heyvincent.ai.\"\n\nImportant: The secret must be claimed and have credit (or a payment method on file) before API calls will succeed.\n\n3. Web Search\nnpx @vincentai/cli@latest brave web --key-id --q \"latest AI news\" --count 10\n\n\nParameters:\n\n--q (required): Search query (1-400 characters)\n--count (optional): Number of results, 1-20 (default: 10)\n--offset (optional): Pagination offset, 0-9\n--freshness (optional): Time filter — pd (past day), pw (past week), pm (past month), py (past year)\n--country (optional): 2-letter country code for localized results (e.g., us, gb, de)\n\nReturns web results with titles, URLs, descriptions, and metadata.\n\n4. News Search\nnpx @vincentai/cli@latest brave news --key-id --q bitcoin --count 10\n\n\nParameters:\n\n--q (required): Search query (1-400 characters)\n--count (optional): Number of results, 1-20 (default: 10)\n--freshness (optional): Time filter — pd (past day), pw (past week), pm (past month), py (past year)\n\nReturns news articles with titles, URLs, descriptions, publication dates, and source information.\n\nResponse Metadata\n\nEvery successful response includes a _vincent object with:\n\n{\n \"_vincent\": {\n \"costUsd\": 0.005,\n \"creditRemainingUsd\": 4.99\n }\n}\n\n\nUse creditRemainingUsd to warn the user when credit is running low.\n\nOutput Format\n\nWeb search results:\n\n{\n \"web\": {\n \"results\": [\n {\n \"title\": \"Article Title\",\n \"url\": \"https://example.com/article\",\n \"description\": \"A brief description of the article content.\"\n }\n ]\n },\n \"_vincent\": {\n \"costUsd\": 0.005,\n \"creditRemainingUsd\": 4.99\n }\n}\n\n\nNews search results follow the same structure with additional age and source fields per result.\n\nError Handling\nError\tCause\tResolution\n401 Unauthorized\tInvalid or missing API key\tCheck that the key-id is correct; re-link if needed\n402 Insufficient Credit\tCredit balance is zero and no payment method on file\tUser must add credit at heyvincent.ai\n429 Rate Limited\tExceeded 60 requests/minute\tWait and retry with backoff\nKey not found\tAPI key was revoked or never created\tRe-link with a new token from the secret owner\nRate Limits\n60 requests per minute per API key across all data source endpoints (Twitter + Brave Search combined)\nIf rate limited, you'll receive a 429 response. Wait and retry.\nRe-linking (Recovering API Access)\n\nIf the agent loses its API key, the secret owner can generate a re-link token from the frontend. The agent then exchanges this token for a new API key.\n\nnpx @vincentai/cli@latest secret relink --token \n\n\nThe CLI exchanges the token for a new API key, stores it automatically, and returns the new keyId. Re-link tokens are one-time use and expire after 10 minutes.\n\nAdding Credits\n\nWhen your credit balance runs low, you can purchase more credits autonomously using USDC on Base via the x402 payment protocol — no human intervention required.\n\nAvailable tiers: $1, $5, $10, $25, $50, $100\n\nCheck Balance\nnpx @vincentai/cli@latest credits balance --key-id \n\nPurchase Credits via x402 (USDC on Base)\nnpx @vincentai/cli@latest credits add --key-id --amount 10\n\n\nHow it works:\n\nThe CLI sends a POST request to the x402 credit endpoint\nThe server returns HTTP 402 with a dynamic USDC deposit address on Base\nThe CLI signs the payment using your agent's wallet\nThe CLI retries the request with the payment proof\nThe server verifies the payment and adds credits to your account\n\nRequirements:\n\nAn x402-compatible wallet with USDC on Base (chain ID 8453)\nYour Vincent DATA_SOURCES API key\nPurchase Credits via Card (Human)\nnpx @vincentai/cli@latest credits checkout --key-id \n\n\nReturns a Stripe Checkout URL. Share this with the user to complete payment with a card.\n\nMCP Tools\nTool\tDescription\nvincent_credit_balance\tCheck current credit balance and top-up options\nvincent_add_credits\tGet x402 payment instructions for purchasing credits\nAuto-Replenish Pattern\n\nFor long-running agents, check your balance before expensive operations and top up when low:\n\nBALANCE=$(npx @vincentai/cli@latest credits balance --key-id --json | jq -r '.balance')\nif (( $(echo \"$BALANCE < 2.00\" | bc -l) )); then\n npx @vincentai/cli@latest credits add --key-id --amount 10\nfi\n\nImportant Notes\nA single DATA_SOURCES API key works for all data sources (Twitter, Brave Search, etc.). You do not need a separate key per data source.\nAlways share the claim URL with the user after creating a secret.\nIf a call is rejected with a credit error, tell the user to add credit at https://heyvincent.ai." }, "trust": { "sourceLabel": "tencent", "provenanceUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/glitch003/vincent-brave-search", "publisherUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/glitch003/vincent-brave-search", "owner": "glitch003", "version": "1.0.69", "license": null, "verificationStatus": "Indexed source record" }, "links": { "detailUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/vincent-brave-search", "downloadUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/vincent-brave-search", "agentUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/vincent-brave-search/agent", "manifestUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/vincent-brave-search/agent.json", "briefUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/vincent-brave-search/agent.md" } }