xAI Search (Grok API)

Use xAI's agentic search to query X/Twitter and the web in real-time. This leverages Grok's web_search and x_search tools.

Docs: https://docs.x.ai/docs/

Requirements

• XAI_API_KEY environment variable
• Python 3 + xai-sdk: pip install xai-sdk

Quick Usage (curl)

Web Search

curl -s https://api.x.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $XAI_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "grok-3-fast",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "YOUR QUERY HERE"}],
    "tools": [{"type": "function", "function": {"name": "web_search"}}]
  }' | jq -r '.choices[0].message.content'

X/Twitter Search

curl -s https://api.x.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $XAI_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "grok-3-fast",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "YOUR QUERY HERE"}],
    "tools": [{"type": "function", "function": {"name": "x_search"}}]
  }' | jq -r '.choices[0].message.content'

Combined (Web + X)

curl -s https://api.x.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $XAI_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "grok-3-fast",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "YOUR QUERY HERE"}],
    "tools": [
      {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "web_search"}},
      {"type": "function", "function": {"name": "x_search"}}
    ]
  }' | jq -r '.choices[0].message.content'

Helper Script

For convenience, use the xai-search.py script in the scripts/ folder:

# Web search (adjust path to your skill location)
python ~/.thinkfleetbot/skills/xai-search/scripts/xai-search.py web "latest news about AI"

# X/Twitter search  
python ~/.thinkfleetbot/skills/xai-search/scripts/xai-search.py x "what are people saying about ThinkFleetBot"

# Both
python ~/.thinkfleetbot/skills/xai-search/scripts/xai-search.py both "current events today"

Models

• grok-3-fast — fast, good for quick searches
• grok-4-1-fast — reasoning model, better for complex queries

X Search Filters

You can filter X searches by:

• allowed_x_handles / excluded_x_handles — limit to specific accounts
• from_date / to_date — date range (ISO8601 format)
• enable_image_understanding — analyze images in posts
• enable_video_understanding — analyze videos in posts

Web Search Filters

• allowed_domains / excluded_domains — limit to specific sites
• enable_image_understanding — analyze images on pages

Tips

• For breaking news: use X search
• For factual/research queries: use web search or both
• For sentiment/opinions: use X search
• The model will make multiple search calls if needed (agentic)