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summary: "CLI reference for `openclaw docs` (search the live docs index)"
read_when:
- You want to search the live OpenClaw docs from the terminal
- You need to know which hosted search API the docs CLI calls
title: "Docs"
---
# `openclaw docs`
Search the live OpenClaw docs index from the terminal. The command calls OpenClaw's Cloudflare-hosted docs search API and renders the results in your terminal.
## Usage
```bash
openclaw docs # print docs entrypoint and example search
openclaw docs <query...> # search the live docs index
```
Arguments:
| Argument | Description |
| ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `[query...]` | Free-form search query. Multi-word queries are joined with spaces and sent as one. |
## Examples
```bash
openclaw docs browser existing-session
openclaw docs sandbox allowHostControl
openclaw docs gateway token secretref
```
With no query, `openclaw docs` prints the docs entrypoint URL plus a sample search command instead of running a search.
## How it works
`openclaw docs` calls `https://docs.openclaw.ai/api/search` and renders the JSON results. The search call uses a fixed 30 second timeout.
## Output
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.".
In non-rich output (piped, `--no-color`, scripts), the same data renders as Markdown:
```markdown
# Docs search: <query>
- [Title](https://docs.openclaw.ai/...) - snippet
- [Title](https://docs.openclaw.ai/...) - snippet
```
## Exit codes
| Code | Meaning |
| ---- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `0` | Search succeeded (including zero-result responses). |
| `1` | The hosted docs search API call failed; stderr is printed inline. |
## Related
- [CLI reference](/cli)
- [Live docs](https://docs.openclaw.ai)