Name: Gifgrep
Author: steipete

What breaks without openclaw gif search skill

Text-only bot responses. Manual Giphy searching. Rate limits hit by uncached popular queries.

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Instant GIF retrieval × 85-star skill ÷ 5–10 minute setup ÷ 100 req/hour free tier = visual bot responses without manual lookup.

openclaw gif search skill — what it actually does

Search Giphy and Tenor for GIFs inside OpenClaw conversations.

Return GIFs by keyword from natural language commands.

Enrich messaging platform bot responses with visual content.

Cache popular searches to stay within free tier limits.

Add rating filter for audience-appropriate results.

Security check — openclaw gif search skill

Privacy score: 7/10 — accesses connected platform APIs only. Lock it: review OAuth scopes before install, confirm Linux, macOS; OpenClaw ≥1.0 compatibility.

Quick start — openclaw gif search skill in 5–10 minutes

Setup time: 5–10 minutes

You need:

OpenClaw core
Giphy or Tenor API key (free)

Install the package:

clawhub install steipete/gifgrep

Get a free Giphy API key at developers.giphy.com

Set GIPHY_API_KEY in .env

Install skill

Run /gif dancing cat

Troubleshooting openclaw gif search skill

1. GIPHY free tier limits to 100 req/hour — cache popular searches

2. Results are ranked by Giphy, not relevance — add rating filter

Compatibility & status

Works with: Linux, macOS; OpenClaw ≥1.0 beginner Last updated: Aug 2025 ★ 85 on GitHub MIT

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