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summary: "CLI reference for `openclaw docs` (search the live docs index)"
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read_when:
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- You want to search the live OpenClaw docs from the terminal
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- You need to know which helper binaries the docs CLI shells out to
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title: "Docs"
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---
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# `openclaw docs`
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Search the live OpenClaw docs index from the terminal. The command shells out to the public Mintlify-hosted docs MCP search endpoint at `https://docs.openclaw.ai/mcp.SearchOpenClaw` and renders the results in your terminal.
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## Usage
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```bash
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openclaw docs # print docs entrypoint and example search
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openclaw docs <query...> # search the live docs index
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```
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Arguments:
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| Argument | Description |
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| ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| `[query...]` | Free-form search query. Multi-word queries are joined with spaces and sent as one. |
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## Examples
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```bash
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openclaw docs browser existing-session
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openclaw docs sandbox allowHostControl
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openclaw docs gateway token secretref
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```
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With no query, `openclaw docs` prints the docs entrypoint URL plus a sample search command instead of running a search.
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## How it works
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`openclaw docs` invokes the `mcporter` CLI to call the docs search MCP tool, then parses the `Title: / Link: / Content:` blocks from the tool output into a list of results.
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To resolve `mcporter`, OpenClaw checks in order:
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1. `mcporter` on `PATH` (used directly if present).
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2. `pnpm dlx mcporter ...` if `pnpm` is installed.
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3. `npx -y mcporter ...` if `npx` is installed.
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If none are available, the command fails with a hint to install `pnpm` (`npm install -g pnpm`).
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The search call uses a fixed 30 second timeout. Result snippets are truncated to ~220 characters per entry.
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## Output
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In a rich (TTY) terminal, results render as a heading followed by a bullet list. Each bullet shows the page title, the linked docs URL, and a short snippet on the next line. Empty results print "No results.".
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In non-rich output (piped, `--no-color`, scripts), the same data renders as Markdown:
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```markdown
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# Docs search: <query>
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- [Title](https://docs.openclaw.ai/...) - snippet
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- [Title](https://docs.openclaw.ai/...) - snippet
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```
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## Exit codes
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| Code | Meaning |
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| ---- | --------------------------------------------------- |
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| `0` | Search succeeded (including zero-result responses). |
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| `1` | The MCP tool call failed; stderr is printed inline. |
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## Related
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- [CLI reference](/cli)
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- [Live docs](https://docs.openclaw.ai)
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