Giphy

Search and send contextual Giphy GIFs in Discord. Use when a user asks for a GIF or when a brief visual reaction (celebration, humor, emotion) improves the flow.

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Last updated: April 23, 2026

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Giphy GIF Search

Find a relevant GIF from Giphy and send it naturally in Discord.

Behavior Rules

Send GIFs when explicitly requested.
Also allow proactive GIFs (without explicit request) when the moment clearly fits: celebration, shared humor, or strong emotional beats.
Keep proactive usage occasional (at most one GIF for a moment, avoid back-to-back GIF-only replies).
Prefer text-only in serious or information-dense conversation.
Keep results safe-for-work (
```
rating=g
```
).

API Key (Easy Setup)

This skill reads only one variable:

GIPHY_API_KEY

Option A: Temporary (current shell session)

export GIPHY_API_KEY="your-api-key"

Option B: Persistent for OpenClaw (recommended)

Add to

~/.openclaw/.env

GIPHY_API_KEY=your-api-key

Then restart OpenClaw so the environment is reloaded.

Validation

If
```
GIPHY_API_KEY
```
is present, the skill works.
If missing, ask the user to set it and retry.

Workflow

Build a Giphy Search API URL with user intent as query.
URL-encode the query text.
Request one result from Giphy.
Extract the first GIF page URL from
```
data[0].url
```
.
Send that URL to Discord.

API Request Template

Use this endpoint shape:

https://api.giphy.com/v1/gifs/search?api_key=<KEY>&q=<ENCODED_QUERY>&limit=1&rating=g&lang=en

Output Rule

If a GIF URL is found: send only the URL (Discord auto-embeds).
If no result is found: send a short fallback text and ask for a better keyword.

Good Query Examples

```
happy dance
```
```
facepalm reaction
```
```
mind blown
```
```
awkward silence
```

Fallback Message

"I couldn’t find a GIF with the vibe you’re looking for. Could you give me a bit more specific keywords?"

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Giphy GIF Search

Behavior Rules

API Key (Easy Setup)

Option A: Temporary (current shell session)

Option B: Persistent for OpenClaw (recommended)

Validation

Workflow

API Request Template

Output Rule

Good Query Examples

Fallback Message

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