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# Session: 2026-03-04 05:59:11 UTC
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- **Session Key**: agent:main:main
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- **Session ID**: ea228594-a618-43ab-b8ce-ad2a64e46c32
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- **Source**: gateway:sessions.reset
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## Conversation Summary
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user: Sender (untrusted metadata):
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```json
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{
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"label": "openclaw-tui (gateway-client)",
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"id": "gateway-client",
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"name": "openclaw-tui",
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"username": "openclaw-tui"
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}
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```
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[Wed 2026-03-04 05:47 UTC] Vector DB?
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assistant: [[reply_to_current]] Yep — that’s the same idea in practice.
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“Embeddings” are vectors, and they’re stored in a **vector DB/index** for semantic search.
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So when I run memory recall, I query that vector index to find likely relevant notes, then read the source lines from files.
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So: **files = truth**, **vector DB = smart lookup**.
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user: Sender (untrusted metadata):
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```json
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{
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"label": "openclaw-tui (gateway-client)",
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"id": "gateway-client",
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"name": "openclaw-tui",
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"username": "openclaw-tui"
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}
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```
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[Wed 2026-03-04 05:48 UTC] You also have a regular search?
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assistant: [[reply_to_current]] Yep — three “search” modes, basically:
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- **Memory semantic search** (vector DB over `MEMORY.md` + `memory/*.md`)
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- **Regular web search** (Brave tool, when API key is configured)
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- **Local web search** via your **SearXNG** instance (now working with JSON)
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So I can do both “search your memory” and “search the internet.”
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user: Sender (untrusted metadata):
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```json
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{
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"label": "openclaw-tui (gateway-client)",
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"id": "gateway-client",
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"name": "openclaw-tui",
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"username": "openclaw-tui"
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}
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```
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[Wed 2026-03-04 05:49 UTC] I see.
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Can we add duck duck go?
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assistant: [[reply_to_current]] Yep — and you basically already have it.
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Your SearXNG results are already pulling from **DuckDuckGo** (I saw `Engines: ... duckduckgo ...` in test output). So DDG is currently integrated via SearXNG aggregation.
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If you mean a **separate direct DDG tool** (outside SearXNG), we don’t currently have a first-class tool for that in this runtime.
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But functionally, SearXNG+DDG gives you that coverage already.
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user: Sender (untrusted metadata):
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```json
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{
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"label": "openclaw-tui (gateway-client)",
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"id": "gateway-client",
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"name": "openclaw-tui",
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"username": "openclaw-tui"
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}
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```
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[Wed 2026-03-04 05:50 UTC] How do you decide which engine to use between Brave and searxng?
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assistant: [[reply_to_current]] Good question. I use a simple priority rule:
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1. **SearXNG first** for general web lookups
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- local, private-ish, multi-engine (incl. DDG/Google/Startpage/etc.)
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2. **Brave** when it’s a better fit or fallback
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- especially if SearXNG is down, thin results, or you want Brave-specific result quality/freshness.
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Right now, in your setup, SearXNG is the natural default (and it’s working).
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Also: Brave tool in this session currently lacks API key config, so SearXNG is the reliable path anyway.
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If you want, I can lock a policy like:
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- default = SearXNG
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- fallback = Brave
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- always mention which source I used in research answers.
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user: Sender (untrusted metadata):
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```json
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{
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"label": "openclaw-tui (gateway-client)",
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"id": "gateway-client",
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"name": "openclaw-tui",
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"username": "openclaw-tui"
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}
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```
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[Wed 2026-03-04 05:51 UTC] I have an API key for Brave
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assistant: [[reply_to_current]] Nice — then we should wire it so Brave is available as a clean fallback.
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Quick setup options:
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### Option A (recommended): OpenClaw config flow
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Run:
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```bash
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openclaw configure --section web
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```
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Then paste your Brave key when prompted.
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### Option B: environment variable
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Set `BRAVE_API_KEY` in the Gateway service environment (or your shell env where Gateway starts), then restart Gateway.
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---
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After that, I can use this policy:
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- **Default:** SearXNG
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- **Fallback / second opinion:** Brave
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- I’ll label which source I used when returning research.
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If you want, I can also help you verify it immediately with a one-query smoke test once you set the key.
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user: Sender (untrusted metadata):
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```json
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{
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"label": "openclaw-tui (gateway-client)",
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"id": "gateway-client",
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"name": "openclaw-tui",
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"username": "openclaw-tui"
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}
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```
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[Wed 2026-03-04 05:52 UTC] Add it for me, it's not sensitive access: BSAgLuWVVMnrGvobOt7pDQjmVJ5u380
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assistant: I’ll wire it directly in your local OpenClaw config files, then verify Brave search works.
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assistant: Got it — I’ll add it to OpenClaw config directly, restart Gateway, then verify with a test search.
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user: Sender (untrusted metadata):
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```json
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{
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"label": "openclaw-tui (gateway-client)",
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"id": "gateway-client",
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"name": "openclaw-tui",
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"username": "openclaw-tui"
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}
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```
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[Wed 2026-03-04 05:53 UTC] done?
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assistant: [[reply_to_current]] Yep — done ✅
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I added your Brave key to OpenClaw config, enabled Brave web search, and verified it works with a live test (`provider: brave` returned results).
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So now:
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- SearXNG = primary local search
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- Brave = available fallback/secondary search
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All good.
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