Research & Analysis

Your AI Research Partner

OpenClaw can act as a persistent research assistant that gathers, summarizes, and organizes information across sources. Connect it to your preferred messaging platform and run research queries whenever you need them.

What You Can Do

Web research and source gathering. Ask your instance to search for information on a topic. It pulls results from the web, summarizes findings, and presents them in a structured format. Useful for market reports, competitor analysis, or background research on unfamiliar subjects.

YouTube transcript analysis. Send a video link and get a summary of the key points. Helpful when you need to extract insights from conference talks, interviews, or educational content without watching the full recording.

Literature review assistance. Have your instance summarize papers, extract key findings, and compare conclusions across multiple sources. It won't replace reading the original work, but it speeds up the initial scan of a large reading list.

Persistent research context. OpenClaw's memory system means your instance builds context over time. Previous research threads inform future queries. Ask a follow-up question weeks later and the instance remembers what you discussed.

Access from anywhere. All findings are accessible via whichever messaging platform you use. Start a research thread on your laptop via Discord, continue it on your phone via Telegram.

Recommended Skills

Who Is This For

Independent researchers, market analysts, consultants, journalists, and academics who need a research assistant available on demand across devices and platforms.

Getting Started

Follow the Quickstart Guide to launch your first instance, then enable the skills above in your dashboard.

Related Docs

• Skills and Plugins: How skills work and activation
• Quickstart Guide: Create your first instance
• First Instance Setup: Detailed instance configuration