Agent skill

Image Search

by codewhale-hq in codewhale-hq/Codewhale

Find images on the web and save them locally. An agent skill from codewhale-hq/Codewhale.

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Install Image Search

skills CLI
$ npx skills add codewhale-hq/Codewhale --skill image-search -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install codewhale-hq/Codewhale image-search --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/codewhale-hq/Codewhale.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/crates/tui/assets/skills/image-search .claude/skills/image-search && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
image-search
GitHub stars
41k
Token cost
~266 tokens
SKILL.md length
131 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
63
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Find images on the web and save them locally. An agent skill from codewhale-hq/Codewhale.

  • Works in 4 steps: Search with image-oriented queries… → Shortlist with source page URLs and… → Download only the chosen images (curl -L… → …
  • : find an image
  • SKILL.md covers When to use, Setup, Workflow and Non-goals
  • Calls curl

What it does

Image Search is an agent skill from codewhale-hq/Codewhale. Find images on the web and save them locally. Use when: find an image, image search, stock photo, picture of, download an image, or need a visual.

Its SKILL.md is about 270 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The repository describes itself as: Open-source Rust agent engine and terminal client for Codewhale, with provider choice, tools, approvals and receipts. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • : find an image
  • Download an image

Example prompts

  • “/image-search”

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Search with image-oriented queries (subject + photo, image, or stock).
  2. Shortlist with source page URLs and stated licenses; prefer openly
  3. Download only the chosen images (curl -L -o file) and verify each file
  4. Report path, dimensions, source, and license for every saved image.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 64bb073. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • curl

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use curl, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Image Search loads about 266 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 40 tokens; SKILL.md has 131 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~40
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~266

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from codewhale-hq/Codewhale at commit 64bb073, republished under its MIT licence (© codewhale-hq). 131 words, ~266 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/image-search/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
image-search
description
Find images on the web and save them locally. Use when: find an image, image search, stock photo, picture of, download an image, or need a visual.
invocation
model+user

When to use

Finding a picture of something, gathering reference images, or fetching a usable visual for a document, page, or deck.

Setup

None — web research plus local download. Fail loud when the network policy denies the search or fetch.

Workflow

  1. Search with image-oriented queries (subject + photo, image, or stock).
  2. Shortlist with source page URLs and stated licenses; prefer openly licensed images when the use is publication.
  3. Download only the chosen images (curl -L -o file) and verify each file opens before reporting its path.
  4. Report path, dimensions, source, and license for every saved image.

Non-goals

  • Do not hotlink in place of downloading when a local copy was asked for.
  • Do not strip watermarks or launder rights-managed images.
  • Do not download bulk image sets unprompted.

© codewhale-hq, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in crates/tui/assets/skills/image-search of codewhale-hq/Codewhale.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 64bb073

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Questions about Image Search

What does Image Search do?

Find images on the web and save them locally. An agent skill from codewhale-hq/Codewhale. Image Search is an agent skill from codewhale-hq/Codewhale. Find images on the web and save them locally.

When should I use Image Search?

Image Search fits situations like: : find an image; download an image.

How do I install Image Search in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add codewhale-hq/Codewhale --skill image-search -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (crates/tui/assets/skills/image-search in codewhale-hq/Codewhale) into .claude/skills/image-search in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Image Search in Codex?

Run `npx skills add codewhale-hq/Codewhale --skill image-search -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (crates/tui/assets/skills/image-search in codewhale-hq/Codewhale) into .agents/skills/image-search in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Image Search in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add codewhale-hq/Codewhale --skill image-search -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/image-search, .gemini/skills/image-search, .github/skills/image-search and .opencode/skills/image-search in your project.

What does Image Search need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Image Search needs the command-line tools its instructions call (curl).

Does Image Search access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use curl, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Image Search safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Image Search use?

Image Search is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Image Search use?

About 266 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.1k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Image Search?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Image Search: Localize (Donchitos/Claude-Code-Game-Studios, 26k stars), SEO Local (AgriciDaniel/claude-seo, 19k stars), Local Legal SEO Audit (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars) and Local SEO (every-app/open-seo, 23k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Image Search?

codewhale-hq (a GitHub organization) maintains it in codewhale-hq/Codewhale, which has 41,076 GitHub stars. The repository holds 63 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.

Source: codewhale-hq/Codewhale on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.