Web search
Skill kohoj/skills/web-search
Search the web via DuckDuckGo. Use when you need to find current information, discover URLs for deeper reading, or research a topic beyond your training data.From its SKILL.md
npx -y skills add kohoj/skills --skill web-searchAssembled from the repository path, not quoted from the project. Check it against their README if it does not work.
2 things to look at
- 1 stars1 stars. Stars are a popularity signal and not a quality one, but at this level it is likely that nobody has read this closely except its author, and you would be relying on your own review.
- runs commandsInstructs the agent to run 1 command, including `.agents/skills/web-search/search "query"`.
SKILL.md
1.5 KB, 346 tokens by cl100k_base, as published. Nobody here has run it
Web Search
Your knowledge has a cutoff. The world does not. When a question requires current information — prices, events, announcements, regulations, people — search before answering.
Search finds URLs. It does not read them. When a result looks relevant, follow up with WebFetch to read the full page. Search and read are separate acts — keep them separate.
Usage
.agents/skills/web-search/search "query"
| Flag | Effect |
|---|---|
--max N | Number of results (default: 5) |
--news | Search news instead of web (includes source and date) |
--region xx-xx | Region bias (e.g. cn-zh, us-en, hk-tzh) |
Examples
.agents/skills/web-search/search "TSMC N2 production timeline 2025"
.agents/skills/web-search/search "semiconductor export controls" --news
.agents/skills/web-search/search "美联储利率决议" --max 10 --region cn-zh
When to search
- User asks about something that changes (prices, policies, people, events)
- You need to verify a claim or find a primary source
- You are building a view and need current evidence
- The heartbeat flags a thread worth following
When not to search
- The answer is in the workspace (check WORLDVIEW.md, views/, journal.jsonl first)
- The question is conceptual or analytical — search adds noise, not signal
- You already have a URL — use WebFetch directly
What ships with it: 1 file
2.1 KB alongside SKILL.md, 1 of them executable
- searchruns2.1 KB