Gemini Web Search

**Quick judgment:** A strong, specialized web-search skill built around the Gemini CLI, well-suited for time-sensitive fact-finding (especially finance/news) where citations and numeric details matter. It is powerful but depends on a correctly installed and authenticated local Gemini CLI, and can be relatively slow or occasionally hang. **Key strengths** - Delivers **live, up-to-date information** with a structured output: numeric facts, short catalyst bullets, and links. - Explicit **quality-control practices** (prioritize Reuters/IR/SEC/major outlets, note conflicts, and re-run with stricter prompts) improve trustworthiness compared to generic web-search tools. - Good **operator guidance** for OpenClaw (PTY usage, long timeouts, polling, and fallbacks) plus concrete prompt templates for common tasks. **Main risks / limitations** - **Environment dependence:** Requires `~/.npm-global/bin/gemini` to exist and be pre-authenticated; in a fresh or multi-tenant OpenClaw runner this may fail outright. - **Latency and hanging risk:** Designed around 300–600s timeouts and notes that Gemini may stall or be very slow even with a TTY. - **External LLM + web noise:** Despite QC guidelines, it still relies on Gemini’s browsing and ranking, so hallucinations or low-quality sources can slip through if prompts or enforcement are weak. **Recommended scenarios** - Use when the user explicitly wants **latest news, market-move explanations, or fresh web facts with sources**, and when some latency is acceptable. - Prefer this over other search tools when **Gemini is available and reliability of citations/financial details is critical**, especially for stock-move explanations. - Avoid or fall back to other tools when **Gemini CLI is not guaranteed to be installed/authenticated**, or when you need **very fast responses** and cannot tolerate multi-minute waits.