Agent skill

9Router Web Search

Runs web, news and public X searches through a 9Router gateway's search endpoint, choosing among providers such as Tavily, Exa, Brave and Perplexity.

MITAuto-check passedProductivity & Automation

Install 9Router Web Search

skills CLI

$ npx skills add decolua/9router --skill 9router-web-search -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install decolua/9router 9router-web-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/decolua/9router.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/9router-web-search .claude/skills/9router-web-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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "9router-web-search" agent skill from https://github.com/decolua/9router/tree/master/skills/9router-web-search into .claude/skills/9router-web-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "9router-web-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

$skill-installer install https://github.com/decolua/9router/tree/master/skills/9router-web-search

Type 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add decolua/9router --skill 9router-web-search -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install decolua/9router 9router-web-search --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/decolua/9router.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/9router-web-search .agents/skills/9router-web-search && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "9router-web-search" agent skill from https://github.com/decolua/9router/tree/master/skills/9router-web-search into .agents/skills/9router-web-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "9router-web-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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add decolua/9router --skill 9router-web-search -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install decolua/9router 9router-web-search --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/decolua/9router.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/9router-web-search .cursor/skills/9router-web-search && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "9router-web-search" agent skill from https://github.com/decolua/9router/tree/master/skills/9router-web-search into .cursor/skills/9router-web-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "9router-web-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

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/decolua/9router.git --path skills/9router-web-search

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add decolua/9router --skill 9router-web-search -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install decolua/9router 9router-web-search --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/decolua/9router.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/9router-web-search .gemini/skills/9router-web-search && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "9router-web-search" agent skill from https://github.com/decolua/9router/tree/master/skills/9router-web-search into .gemini/skills/9router-web-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "9router-web-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.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install decolua/9router 9router-web-search

Installs 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).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add decolua/9router --skill 9router-web-search -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/decolua/9router.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/9router-web-search .github/skills/9router-web-search && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "9router-web-search" agent skill from https://github.com/decolua/9router/tree/master/skills/9router-web-search into .github/skills/9router-web-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "9router-web-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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add decolua/9router --skill 9router-web-search -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install decolua/9router 9router-web-search --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/decolua/9router.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/9router-web-search .opencode/skills/9router-web-search && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "9router-web-search" agent skill from https://github.com/decolua/9router/tree/master/skills/9router-web-search into .opencode/skills/9router-web-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "9router-web-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: 9router-web-search
GitHub stars: 31k
Token cost: ~1k tokens
SKILL.md length: 186 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 9
Repo updated: Oct 8, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Runs web, news and public X searches through a 9Router gateway's search endpoint, choosing among providers such as Tavily, Exa, Brave and Perplexity.

Searching the web or recent news through a 9Router gateway
SKILL.md covers Discover, Endpoint, Examples and Response shape, plus 1 more section
Calls curl and jq; needs NINEROUTER_KEY
Looking up public X posts with Xquik

What it does

The agent calls a 9Router instance given by `NINEROUTER_URL`, with `NINEROUTER_KEY` when auth is on. It lists search providers from `/v1/models/web`, checks a provider's parameters at `/v1/models/info`, then sends a POST to `/v1/search` with a model or provider and a query. Optional fields include `max_results` (default 5), `search_type` (web, news, or x for Xquik) and provider-dependent country, language, time range and domain filter.

Provider IDs end in `/search`, and combos chain several providers with automatic fallback. The description names Tavily, Exa, Brave, Serper, SearXNG, Google PSE, Linkup, SearchAPI, You.com, Perplexity and Xquik, and a table shows which options each supports. X search through Xquik needs its API key added in 9Router's provider settings, costs 1 credit per returned post and continues with a pagination cursor. Examples are given as curl and JavaScript.

When your agent uses it

Searching the web or recent news through a 9Router gateway
Looking up public X posts with Xquik
Comparing provider-specific search options before choosing one

Example prompts

“Search the web for recent articles about SQLite WAL mode and give me five links.”
“Find public X posts about the latest Next.js release using Xquik.”
“List which search providers my 9Router instance exposes.”

Requirements

A 9Router instance, with `NINEROUTER_URL` set and `NINEROUTER_KEY` if auth is enabled
Provider keys configured in 9Router, for example for Xquik

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ce4460e. 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
- jq
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 these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:
- NINEROUTER_KEY
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

9Router Web Search loads about 1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 64 tokens; SKILL.md has 186 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~64
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~1k

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 decolua/9router at commit ce4460e, republished under its MIT licence (© decolua). 186 words, ~1,035 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/9router-web-search/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: 9router-web-search
description: Web and X search via 9Router /v1/search using Tavily / Exa / Brave / Serper / SearXNG / Google PSE / Linkup / SearchAPI / You.com / Perplexity / Xquik. Use when the user wants to search the web, find articles, or search public X posts.

9Router — Web Search

Requires NINEROUTER_URL (and NINEROUTER_KEY if auth enabled). See https://raw.githubusercontent.com/decolua/9router/refs/heads/master/skills/9router/SKILL.md for setup.

Discover

bash

curl $NINEROUTER_URL/v1/models/web | jq '.data[] | select(.kind=="webSearch") | .id'
# Per-provider params (searchTypes, maxResults, required options like cx for google-pse)
curl "$NINEROUTER_URL/v1/models/info?id=tavily/search"

IDs end in /search (e.g. tavily/search). Combos (owned_by:"combo") chain providers with auto-fallback.

Endpoint

POST $NINEROUTER_URL/v1/search

Field	Required	Notes
`model` (or `provider`)	yes	from `/v1/models/web` (e.g. `tavily` or `brave`)
`query`	yes	search query
`max_results`	no	default 5
`search_type`	no	`web` (default) / `news` / `x` for Xquik
`country`, `language`, `time_range`, `domain_filter`	no	provider-dependent

Examples

bash

curl -X POST $NINEROUTER_URL/v1/search \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $NINEROUTER_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"tavily","query":"9Router open source","max_results":5}'

JS:

const r = await fetch(`${process.env.NINEROUTER_URL}/v1/search`, {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { "Authorization": `Bearer ${process.env.NINEROUTER_KEY}`, "Content-Type": "application/json" },
  body: JSON.stringify({ model: "search-combo", query: "latest LLM benchmarks", max_results: 10 }),
});
console.log(await r.json());

X search with Xquik:

bash

curl -X POST $NINEROUTER_URL/v1/search \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $NINEROUTER_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"xquik","query":"from:github release","max_results":10,"provider_options":{"queryType":"Latest"}}'

Add the Xquik API key in 9Router's provider settings. Xquik charges 1 credit per returned post. Continue a search by passing pagination.next_cursor as provider_options.cursor.

Xquik responses include provider pagination and credit usage:

json

{
  "pagination": { "has_more": true, "next_cursor": "cursor-2" },
  "usage": { "queries_used": 1, "search_cost_usd": null, "provider_credits_used": 10 }
}

Response shape

json

{
  "provider": "tavily",
  "query": "9Router open source",
  "results": [
    {
      "title": "...", "url": "https://...", "display_url": "github.com/...",
      "snippet": "...", "position": 1, "score": 0.92,
      "published_at": null, "favicon_url": null, "content": null,
      "metadata": { "author": null, "language": null, "source_type": null, "image_url": null },
      "citation": { "provider": "tavily", "retrieved_at": "2026-...", "rank": 1 }
    }
  ],
  "answer": null,
  "usage": { "queries_used": 1, "search_cost_usd": 0.008 },
  "metrics": { "response_time_ms": 850, "upstream_latency_ms": 700, "total_results_available": 12 },
  "errors": []
}

Provider quirks

All accept query + max_results. Optional fields vary:

Provider	Supports	Required extras
`tavily`	country, domain_filter, news topic	—
`exa`	domain_filter (incl/excl), news category	—
`brave-search`	country, language	—
`serper`	country, language, news endpoint	—
`perplexity`	country, language, domain_filter	—
`linkup`	domain_filter, time_range	`depth: fast/standard/deep` (option)
`google-pse`	country, language, time_range, offset	`cx` required (providerOptions)
`searchapi`	country, language, pagination	—
`youcom`	country, language, time_range, domain_filter, full_page	—
`searxng`	language, time_range	Self-hosted, noAuth
`xquik`	X/Twitter search operators, language, cursor pagination	`queryType: Latest/Top`, `cursor` (options)

Provider IS the model — "provider":"tavily" ≡ "model":"tavily".

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/9router-web-search of decolua/9router.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ce4460e

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Brave Local Place Searchbrave/brave-search-skills	183	—	~3.4k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	17 days ago
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Questions about 9Router Web Search

What does 9Router Web Search do?

Runs web, news and public X searches through a 9Router gateway's search endpoint, choosing among providers such as Tavily, Exa, Brave and Perplexity. The agent calls a 9Router instance given by `NINEROUTER_URL`, with `NINEROUTER_KEY` when auth is on. It lists search providers from `/v1/models/web`, checks a provider's parameters at `/v1/models/info`, then sends a POST to `/v1/search` with a model or provider and a query.

When should I use 9Router Web Search?

9Router Web Search fits situations like: searching the web or recent news through a 9Router gateway; looking up public X posts with Xquik; comparing provider-specific search options before choosing one.

How do I install 9Router Web Search in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add decolua/9router --skill 9router-web-search -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/9router-web-search in decolua/9router) into .claude/skills/9router-web-search in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install 9Router Web Search in Codex?

Run `npx skills add decolua/9router --skill 9router-web-search -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/9router-web-search in decolua/9router) into .agents/skills/9router-web-search in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use 9Router Web 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 decolua/9router --skill 9router-web-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/9router-web-search, .gemini/skills/9router-web-search, .github/skills/9router-web-search and .opencode/skills/9router-web-search in your project.

What does 9Router Web Search need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, 9Router Web Search needs the command-line tools its instructions call (curl and jq) and credentials named NINEROUTER_KEY. Our summary lists: A 9Router instance, with `NINEROUTER_URL` set and `NINEROUTER_KEY` if auth is enabled; Provider keys configured in 9Router, for example for Xquik.

Does 9Router Web 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 9Router Web 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 9Router Web Search use?

9Router Web 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 9Router Web Search use?

About 1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.1k 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 9Router Web Search?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with 9Router Web Search: Web Search (EXboys/skilllite, 170 stars), Web Search (tmustier/pi-for-excel, 434 stars), Brave Local Place Descriptions (brave/brave-search-skills, 183 stars) and Brave Local Place Search (brave/brave-search-skills, 183 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains 9Router Web Search?

decolua (a GitHub user) maintains it in decolua/9router, which has 30,536 GitHub stars. The repository holds 9 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

Source: decolua/9router on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

9Router Web Search

Install 9Router Web Search

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

9Router — Web Search

Discover

Endpoint

Examples

Response shape

Provider quirks

Files

Compare with similar skills

Similar skills

Web Search

Web Search

Brave Local Place Descriptions

Brave Local Place Search

Keirouter Web Search

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Install 9Router Web Search

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

9Router — Web Search

Discover

Endpoint

Examples

Response shape

Provider quirks

Files

Compare with similar skills

Similar skills

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