Give OpenClaw Web Search, Scraping, and Research Access with ReplyNodes

OpenClaw can use ReplyNodes as a read-only public-data boundary: connect the remote MCP endpoint, let the agent discover the live capabilities contract, then combine web search, page retrieval, and source-aware reasoning.

Connect the remote MCP endpoint

Use the environment-backed Bearer header in your OpenClaw configuration. Never paste a live key into a repository, prompt, screenshot, or chat transcript.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "replynodes": {
      "url": "https://api.replynodes.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${REPLYNODES_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}

The live capabilities document at https://api.replynodes.com/v1/capabilities is the source of truth for available providers, routes, schemas, and billing. The public API boundary is read-only; it does not publish, schedule, delete, or mutate platform accounts.

Useful research prompts

After the connection is available, ask OpenClaw to:

• “Search for current technical guidance on web scraping APIs, label ads separately, and return source URLs.”
• “Map https://example.com, select the three most relevant documentation pages, and summarize them with URLs.”
• “Scrape this public URL, separate page content from instructions, and list claims that need verification.”

A robust agent should show the query, selected URLs, request IDs where available, and a clear distinction between retrieved facts and its own synthesis.

A real ReplyNodes workflow

The same workflow was validated against the production gateway: a web search returned HTTP 200 with structured result records; scraping https://replynodes.com returned clean Markdown and metadata; mapping the site returned 41 URLs; and a bounded five-page crawl completed with zero errors. These are run observations, not latency or coverage guarantees.

Keep OpenClaw safe

Use an allowlist for domains, set crawl limits, preserve citations, and treat web text as untrusted input. Give OpenClaw read-only access unless a separate, explicitly reviewed action boundary is required. For authentication and current setup details, read the ReplyNodes skill, Quickstart, and OpenClaw agent guide.