Matt Van Horn
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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>
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# feat: Skip native web search when running in Claude Code
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**Type:** enhancement
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**Date:** 2026-03-03
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**Detail level:** MINIMAL
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## Problem
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When `/last30days` runs in Claude Code, web search happens twice:
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1. The Python script uses Parallel AI / Brave / OpenRouter (costs API credits)
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2. SKILL.md tells Claude to run its built-in WebSearch tool (free, better quality)
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This is redundant. Claude's WebSearch is better and free. In OpenClaw, there's no WebSearch tool, so native backends are essential there.
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## Solution
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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.
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Update SKILL.md invocation to include the flag.
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## Changes
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### 1. `scripts/last30days.py`
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- [ ] Add `--no-native-web` argument to argparse (store_true, default False)
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- [ ] When `args.no_native_web` is True, force `web_backend = None` regardless of API keys
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- [ ] This naturally triggers `web_needed = True` → emits `### WEBSEARCH REQUIRED ###` signal
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- [ ] Update diagnostic banner to show "Web: deferred to assistant" when flag is active
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### 2. `SKILL.md`
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- [ ] Add `--no-native-web` to the invocation command on line 168:
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```
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python3 "${SKILL_ROOT}/scripts/last30days.py" "$ARGUMENTS" --emit=compact --no-native-web
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```
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### 3. OpenClaw / `--agent` mode
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- [ ] 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
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## Acceptance Criteria
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- [ ] Claude Code sessions: script skips Parallel AI, Claude uses WebSearch (no API credits spent)
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- [ ] OpenClaw sessions: script still uses Parallel AI / Brave / OpenRouter as before
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- [ ] `--no-native-web` flag can be combined with `--include-web` (flag wins, web deferred)
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- [ ] Diagnostic output clearly shows web is deferred to assistant
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