Algolia Search
aiskillstore/marketplace
Expert patterns for Algolia search implementation, indexing strategies, React InstantSearch, and relevance tuning
Expert patterns for Algolia search implementation, indexing strategies, React InstantSearch, and relevance tuning Use when: adding search to, algolia, instantsearch, search api, search functionality.
Install Algolia Search
$ npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill algolia-search -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates algolia-search --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/development/algolia-search .claude/skills/algolia-search && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "algolia-search" agent skill from https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/development/algolia-search into .claude/skills/algolia-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "algolia-search", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/development/algolia-searchType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill algolia-search -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates algolia-search --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/development/algolia-search .agents/skills/algolia-search && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "algolia-search" agent skill from https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/development/algolia-search into .agents/skills/algolia-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "algolia-search", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill algolia-search -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates algolia-search --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/development/algolia-search .cursor/skills/algolia-search && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "algolia-search" agent skill from https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/development/algolia-search into .cursor/skills/algolia-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "algolia-search", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git --path cli-tool/components/skills/development/algolia-search--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill algolia-search -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates algolia-search --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/development/algolia-search .gemini/skills/algolia-search && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "algolia-search" agent skill from https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/development/algolia-search into .gemini/skills/algolia-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "algolia-search", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates algolia-searchInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill algolia-search -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/development/algolia-search .github/skills/algolia-search && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "algolia-search" agent skill from https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/development/algolia-search into .github/skills/algolia-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "algolia-search", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill algolia-search -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates algolia-search --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/development/algolia-search .opencode/skills/algolia-search && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "algolia-search" agent skill from https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/development/algolia-search into .opencode/skills/algolia-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "algolia-search", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
algolia-search- GitHub stars
- 33k
- Used in
- 4 other repos
- Token cost
- ~492 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 194 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 479
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Expert patterns for Algolia search implementation, indexing strategies, React InstantSearch, and relevance tuning Use when: adding search to, algolia, instantsearch, search api, search functionality.
- Works in 3 steps: Full Reindexing - Replace entire index… → Full Record Updates - Replace individual… → Partial Updates - Update specific…
- : adding search to
- SKILL.md covers Patterns and ⚠️ Sharp Edges
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Algolia Search is an agent skill from davila7/claude-code-templates. Expert patterns for Algolia search implementation, indexing strategies, React InstantSearch, and relevance tuning Use when: adding search to, algolia, instantsearch, search api, search functionality.
Its SKILL.md is about 490 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Backend & APIs, covering Search implementation. It works with Algolia, React and Next.js. The repository describes itself as: CLI tool for configuring and monitoring Claude Code. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- : adding search to
- Search functionality
Example prompts
- “/algolia-search”
Workflow steps
3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Full Reindexing - Replace entire index (expensive)
- Full Record Updates - Replace individual records
- Partial Updates - Update specific attributes only
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit c0ca7da. 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
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
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
Algolia Search loads about 492 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 54 tokens; SKILL.md has 194 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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 davila7/claude-code-templates at commit c0ca7da, republished under its MIT licence (© davila7). 194 words, ~492 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/algolia-search/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- algolia-search
- description
- Expert patterns for Algolia search implementation, indexing strategies, React InstantSearch, and relevance tuning Use when: adding search to, algolia, instantsearch, search api, search functionality.
- source
- vibeship-spawner-skills (Apache 2.0)
Algolia Search Integration
Patterns
React InstantSearch with Hooks
Modern React InstantSearch setup using hooks for type-ahead search.
Uses react-instantsearch-hooks-web package with algoliasearch client. Widgets are components that can be customized with classnames.
Key hooks:
- useSearchBox: Search input handling
- useHits: Access search results
- useRefinementList: Facet filtering
- usePagination: Result pagination
- useInstantSearch: Full state access
Next.js Server-Side Rendering
SSR integration for Next.js with react-instantsearch-nextjs package.
Use <InstantSearchNext> instead of <InstantSearch> for SSR.
Supports both Pages Router and App Router (experimental).
Key considerations:
- Set dynamic = 'force-dynamic' for fresh results
- Handle URL synchronization with routing prop
- Use getServerState for initial state
Data Synchronization and Indexing
Indexing strategies for keeping Algolia in sync with your data.
Three main approaches:
- Full Reindexing - Replace entire index (expensive)
- Full Record Updates - Replace individual records
- Partial Updates - Update specific attributes only
Best practices:
- Batch records (ideal: 10MB, 1K-10K records per batch)
- Use incremental updates when possible
- partialUpdateObjects for attribute-only changes
- Avoid deleteBy (computationally expensive)
⚠️ Sharp Edges
| Issue | Severity | Solution |
|---|---|---|
| Issue | critical | See docs |
| Issue | high | See docs |
| Issue | medium | See docs |
| Issue | medium | See docs |
| Issue | medium | See docs |
| Issue | medium | See docs |
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| Issue | medium | See docs |
© davila7, 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 cli-tool/components/skills/development/algolia-search of davila7/claude-code-templates.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit c0ca7da
Used in 4 other repositories
We found 8 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 4 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in davila7/claude-code-templates, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
- Dokhacgiakhoa/Agent-Skills-4-Vibe-Coding-CLI.agent/skills/algolia-search
- agent-skills-hub/agent-skills-hubskills/algolia-search
- benjaminasterA/antigravity-awesome-skillsskills/algolia-search
- henryalouf/ruflow.agents/skills/antigravity-awesome-skills/skills/algolia-search.agents/skills/antigravity-awesome-skills/plugins/antigravity-awesome-skills/skills/algolia-search+3 more
Compare with similar skills
Algolia Search next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algolia Search this skilldavila7/claude-code-templates | 33k | 4 repos | ~492 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Algolia Searchaiskillstore/marketplace | 433 | 3 repos | ~6.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Supabasecurvenote/curvenote | 170 | 5 repos | ~2.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Databuddydatabuddy-analytics/Databuddy | 1.2k | — | ~2.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | AGPL-3.0 | |
| Hackernewssigcli/sigcli | 293 | — | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Rsc Data Optimizerjulianromli/opencode-template | 144 | 1 repos | ~805 | Automated safety check: Pass | None |
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Questions about Algolia Search
What does Algolia Search do?
Expert patterns for Algolia search implementation, indexing strategies, React InstantSearch, and relevance tuning Use when: adding search to, algolia, instantsearch, search api, search functionality. Algolia Search is an agent skill from davila7/claude-code-templates. Expert patterns for Algolia search implementation, indexing strategies, React InstantSearch, and relevance tuning Use when: adding search to, algolia, instantsearch, search api, search functionality.
When should I use Algolia Search?
Algolia Search fits situations like: : adding search to; search functionality.
How do I install Algolia Search in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill algolia-search -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (cli-tool/components/skills/development/algolia-search in davila7/claude-code-templates) into .claude/skills/algolia-search in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Algolia Search in Codex?
Run `npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill algolia-search -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (cli-tool/components/skills/development/algolia-search in davila7/claude-code-templates) into .agents/skills/algolia-search in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Algolia 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 davila7/claude-code-templates --skill algolia-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/algolia-search, .gemini/skills/algolia-search, .github/skills/algolia-search and .opencode/skills/algolia-search in your project.
What does Algolia Search need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Algolia Search is instructions for the agent only.
Does Algolia Search access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Algolia 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 Algolia Search use?
Algolia 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 Algolia Search use?
About 492 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2k 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 Algolia Search?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Algolia Search: Algolia Search (aiskillstore/marketplace, 433 stars), Supabase (curvenote/curvenote, 170 stars), Databuddy (databuddy-analytics/Databuddy, 1.2k stars) and Hackernews (sigcli/sigcli, 293 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Algolia Search?
davila7 (a GitHub user) maintains it in davila7/claude-code-templates, which has 32,512 GitHub stars. The repository holds 479 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.
Source: davila7/claude-code-templates on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.