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+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { createXSearchTool } from "./x-search.js";
+
+const liveEnabled =
+  process.env.OPENCLAW_LIVE_TEST === "1" && (process.env.XAI_API_KEY ?? "").trim().length > 0;
+
+const describeLive = liveEnabled ? describe : describe.skip;
+
+describeLive("xai x_search live", () => {
+  it("queries X through xAI Responses", async () => {
+    const tool = createXSearchTool({
+      config: {
+        tools: {
+          web: {
+            x_search: {
+              enabled: true,
+              model: "grok-4-1-fast-non-reasoning",
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(tool).toBeTruthy();
+    const result = await tool!.execute("x-search:live", {
+      query: "OpenClaw from:steipete",
+      to_date: "2026-03-28",
+    });
+
+    const details = (result.details ?? {}) as {
+      provider?: string;
+      content?: string;
+      citations?: string[];
+      inlineCitations?: unknown[];
+      error?: string;
+      message?: string;
+    };
+
+    expect(details.error, details.message).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(details.provider).toBe("xai");
+    expect(details.content?.trim().length ?? 0).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+    const citationCount =
+      (Array.isArray(details.citations) ? details.citations.length : 0) +
+      (Array.isArray(details.inlineCitations) ? details.inlineCitations.length : 0);
+    expect(citationCount).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  }, 45_000);
+});