diff --git a/hosts/server/configuration.nix b/hosts/server/configuration.nix
index 154ee50..7fec228 100644
--- a/hosts/server/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/server/configuration.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     ./modules/gitea.nix
     ./modules/vaultwarden.nix
     ./slop/openclaw.nix
+    ./slop/brave.nix
   ];
 
   # gcc. shit breaks. wtf
diff --git a/hosts/server/slop/brave.nix b/hosts/server/slop/brave.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8846d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/server/slop/brave.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{ pkgs, ... }:
+
+{
+  # Local Brave API shim as a user service
+  systemd.user.services.brave-shim = {
+    description = "Brave Search API shim (DDGS)";
+    wantedBy = [ "default.target" ];
+    after = [ "network-online.target" ];
+    wants = [ "network-online.target" ];
+
+    serviceConfig = {
+      Type = "simple";
+      WorkingDirectory = "/home/ocbwoy3/Projects/brave_shim";
+      ExecStart = ''
+        ${pkgs.uv}/bin/uv run \
+          --with fastapi \
+          --with uvicorn \
+          --with ddgs \
+          --with pyyaml \
+          python brave_shim.py
+      '';
+      Restart = "always";
+      RestartSec = "3";
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/hosts/server/slop/openclaw.nix b/hosts/server/slop/openclaw.nix
index 784f378..a8a249f 100644
--- a/hosts/server/slop/openclaw.nix
+++ b/hosts/server/slop/openclaw.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,18 @@
   ...
 }:
 
+let
+  openclawPatched = inputs.openclaw.packages.${pkgs.system}.openclaw-gateway.overrideAttrs (old: {
+    postInstall = (old.postInstall or "") + ''
+      # Point Brave web-search endpoint to local shim
+      if [ -d "$out/lib/openclaw/dist" ]; then
+        grep -RIl "https://api.search.brave.com/" "$out/lib/openclaw/dist" | while read -r f; do
+          substituteInPlace "$f" --replace-fail "https://api.search.brave.com/" "http://127.0.0.1:8000/"
+        done
+      fi
+    '';
+  });
+in
 {
   home-manager.sharedModules = [
     inputs.openclaw.homeManagerModules.openclaw
@@ -11,8 +23,10 @@
 
   users.users.ocbwoy3 = {
     packages = [
-      inputs.openclaw.packages.${pkgs.system}.openclaw-gateway
+      openclawPatched
       (pkgs.callPackage ./gogcli.nix { })
+      pkgs.uv
+      pkgs.python3
     ];
   };
 }