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Kimi Search

Kimi Search

Section titled “Kimi Search”

OpenClaw supports Kimi as a web_search provider, using Moonshot web search to produce AI-synthesized answers with citations.

Get an API key

Section titled “Get an API key”

  1. Create a key

    Get an API key from Moonshot AI.

  2. Store the key

    Set KIMI_API_KEY or MOONSHOT_API_KEY in the Gateway environment, or configure via:

    Terminal window
    openclaw configure --section web

Config

Section titled “Config”
{
  plugins: {
    entries: {
      moonshot: {
        config: {
          webSearch: {
            apiKey: "sk-...", // optional if KIMI_API_KEY or MOONSHOT_API_KEY is set
          },
        },
      },
    },
  },
  tools: {
    web: {
      search: {
        provider: "kimi",
      },
    },
  },
}

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

How it works

Section titled “How it works”

Kimi uses Moonshot web search to synthesize answers with inline citations, similar to Gemini and Grok’s grounded response approach.

Supported parameters

Section titled “Supported parameters”

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

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