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Matt Van Horn b990aed40e feat: add --no-native-web flag to skip Parallel AI in Claude Code

When running in Claude Code, the assistant has a built-in WebSearch tool
that's free and higher quality than Parallel AI/Brave/OpenRouter. Adding
--no-native-web to the SKILL.md invocation defers web search to the
assistant, saving API credits. OpenClaw invocations don't pass this flag,
so they continue using native web backends.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

2026-03-03 06:34:03 -08:00

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feat: Skip native web search when running in Claude Code

Type: enhancement Date: 2026-03-03 Detail level: MINIMAL

Problem

When /last30days runs in Claude Code, web search happens twice:

The Python script uses Parallel AI / Brave / OpenRouter (costs API credits)
SKILL.md tells Claude to run its built-in WebSearch tool (free, better quality)

This is redundant. Claude's WebSearch is better and free. In OpenClaw, there's no WebSearch tool, so native backends are essential there.

Solution

Add a --no-native-web CLI flag to last30days.py. When set, the script skips native web search backends even if API keys are configured, and emits the ### WEBSEARCH REQUIRED ### signal so the assistant handles it.

Update SKILL.md invocation to include the flag.

Changes

1. `scripts/last30days.py`

Add --no-native-web argument to argparse (store_true, default False)
When args.no_native_web is True, force web_backend = None regardless of API keys
This naturally triggers web_needed = True → emits ### WEBSEARCH REQUIRED ### signal
Update diagnostic banner to show "Web: deferred to assistant" when flag is active

2. `SKILL.md`

Add --no-native-web to the invocation command on line 168:

python3 "${SKILL_ROOT}/scripts/last30days.py" "$ARGUMENTS" --emit=compact --no-native-web

3. OpenClaw / `--agent` mode

No changes needed — OpenClaw invocations don't read SKILL.md, they call the script directly without --no-native-web, so Parallel AI/Brave/OpenRouter still work

Acceptance Criteria

Claude Code sessions: script skips Parallel AI, Claude uses WebSearch (no API credits spent)
OpenClaw sessions: script still uses Parallel AI / Brave / OpenRouter as before
--no-native-web flag can be combined with --include-web (flag wins, web deferred)
Diagnostic output clearly shows web is deferred to assistant

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