Agent skill

Web Search

Search the web using the agent's built-in WebSearch tool. An agent skill from jwynia/agent-skills.

MITAuto-check passedProductivity & Automation

Install Web Search

skills CLI

$ npx skills add jwynia/agent-skills --skill web-search -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install jwynia/agent-skills 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/jwynia/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/general/research/tools/web-search .claude/skills/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 "web-search" agent skill from https://github.com/jwynia/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/general/research/tools/web-search into .claude/skills/web-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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/jwynia/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/general/research/tools/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 jwynia/agent-skills --skill web-search -a codex

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install jwynia/agent-skills 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/jwynia/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/general/research/tools/web-search .agents/skills/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 "web-search" agent skill from https://github.com/jwynia/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/general/research/tools/web-search into .agents/skills/web-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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 jwynia/agent-skills --skill web-search -a cursor

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install jwynia/agent-skills 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/jwynia/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/general/research/tools/web-search .cursor/skills/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 "web-search" agent skill from https://github.com/jwynia/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/general/research/tools/web-search into .cursor/skills/web-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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/jwynia/agent-skills.git --path skills/general/research/tools/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 jwynia/agent-skills --skill web-search -a gemini-cli

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install jwynia/agent-skills 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/jwynia/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/general/research/tools/web-search .gemini/skills/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 "web-search" agent skill from https://github.com/jwynia/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/general/research/tools/web-search into .gemini/skills/web-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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 jwynia/agent-skills 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 jwynia/agent-skills --skill 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/jwynia/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/general/research/tools/web-search .github/skills/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 "web-search" agent skill from https://github.com/jwynia/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/general/research/tools/web-search into .github/skills/web-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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 jwynia/agent-skills --skill 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 jwynia/agent-skills 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/jwynia/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/general/research/tools/web-search .opencode/skills/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 "web-search" agent skill from https://github.com/jwynia/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/general/research/tools/web-search into .opencode/skills/web-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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: web-search
GitHub stars: 170
Token cost: ~764 tokens
SKILL.md length: 325 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 111
Repo updated: Feb 24, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Search the web using the agent's built-in WebSearch tool. An agent skill from jwynia/agent-skills.

Works in 4 steps: Initial results are too broad → Refine… → Looking for multiple perspectives →… → Verifying facts → Search for… → …
You need to find current information
SKILL.md covers When to Use This Skill, How to Search, Output Handling and Limitations, plus 1 more section
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Web Search is an agent skill from jwynia/agent-skills. Search the web using the agent's built-in WebSearch tool. Use when you need to find current information, verify facts, or research topics. No API key required. Keywords: search, web, internet, lookup, find, research, current events, facts.

Its SKILL.md is about 760 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts. Compatibility notes: Works with any agent that has WebSearch capability

It sits in Productivity & Automation, covering Web search. It works with Tavily. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

You need to find current information
Research topics

Example prompts

“/web-search”

Requirements

Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Works with any agent that has WebSearch capability

Workflow steps

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

Initial results are too broad → Refine with more specific terms
Looking for multiple perspectives → Search different phrasings
Verifying facts → Search for corroborating sources
Deep research → Start broad, then drill into specifics

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e02ec7e. 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.
Compatibility
Works with any agent that has WebSearch capability
From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Web Search loads about 764 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 63 tokens; SKILL.md has 325 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~63
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~764

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 jwynia/agent-skills at commit e02ec7e, republished under its MIT licence (© jwynia). 325 words, ~764 tokens.

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

name: web-search
description: Search the web using the agent's built-in WebSearch tool. Use when you need to find current information, verify facts, or research topics. No API key required. Keywords: search, web, internet, lookup, find, research, current events, facts.
compatibility: Works with any agent that has WebSearch capability
license: MIT
metadata.author: jwynia
metadata.version: 1.0
metadata.type: utility
metadata.mode: generative
metadata.domain: research

Web Search

Search the web using the agent's built-in WebSearch capability. No external API keys required.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when:

You need to find current information not in your training data
The user asks about recent events, news, or updates
You need to verify facts or find sources
Research requires real-time web data

Do NOT use this skill when:

Information is already in your knowledge base
You're working with local files or code
You need advanced filtering (use web-search-tavily instead)
A more specific research skill applies

How to Search

Use the agent's built-in WebSearch tool directly. The tool accepts a query string and returns relevant web results.

Basic Search

Simply invoke WebSearch with your query:

Query: "React 19 new features"

Effective Query Strategies

Be specific and include context:

Bad: "react hooks"
Good: "React 19 useActionState hook tutorial"

Include the year for current information:

Bad: "best TypeScript practices"
Good: "TypeScript best practices 2025"

Use domain-specific terms:

Bad: "how to make website fast"
Good: "web performance optimization Core Web Vitals"

When to Search Multiple Times

Search iteratively when:

Initial results are too broad → Refine with more specific terms
Looking for multiple perspectives → Search different phrasings
Verifying facts → Search for corroborating sources
Deep research → Start broad, then drill into specifics

Output Handling

After receiving search results:

Cite sources - Always include URLs when sharing information
Synthesize - Combine information from multiple results
Verify - Cross-reference claims across sources
Date-check - Note publication dates for time-sensitive information

Source Attribution Format

When sharing information from search results:

According to [Source Name](URL), ...

Sources:
- [Title 1](url1)
- [Title 2](url2)

Limitations

Results depend on the agent's WebSearch implementation
Cannot access paywalled or login-required content
May not have the most recent information (depends on indexing)
No domain filtering or relevance scoring (use web-search-tavily for these features)

web-search-tavily - Advanced search with API key, domain filtering, and relevance scores
research-workflow - Structured research with planning and synthesis
fact-check - Verify specific claims against sources
claim-investigation - Investigate viral claims and social media content

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/general/research/tools/web-search of jwynia/agent-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e02ec7e

Compare with similar skills

Web 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.

Web Search compared with similar skills
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Web Search this skilljwynia/agent-skills	170	—	~764	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	7 mo ago
Ultimate Searchckckck/UltimateSearchSkill	289	—	~944	Automated safety check: Notes	MIT	6 mo ago
Web SearchEXboys/skilllite	170	2 repos	~1k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	15 days ago
Mysearchskernelx/MySearch-Proxy	159	—	~3k	Automated safety check: Notes	None	6 mo ago
Tavilyopenclaw/openclaw	392k	2 repos	~1.2k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	today
Web Search Plus Plugin V2robbyczgw-cla/web-search-plus-plugin	101	—	~1.9k	Automated safety check: Notes	MIT	16 days ago

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Questions about Web Search

What does Web Search do?

Search the web using the agent's built-in WebSearch tool. An agent skill from jwynia/agent-skills. Web Search is an agent skill from jwynia/agent-skills. Search the web using the agent's built-in WebSearch tool.

When should I use Web Search?

Web Search fits situations like: you need to find current information; research topics.

How do I install Web Search in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Web Search in Codex?

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

Can I use 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 jwynia/agent-skills --skill 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/web-search, .gemini/skills/web-search, .github/skills/web-search and .opencode/skills/web-search in your project.

What does Web Search need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Web Search is instructions for the agent only. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Works with any agent that has WebSearch capability.

Does Web 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 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 Web Search use?

Web Search is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Web Search use?

About 764 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.1k 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 Web Search?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Web Search: Ultimate Search (ckckck/UltimateSearchSkill, 289 stars), Web Search (EXboys/skilllite, 170 stars), Mysearch (skernelx/MySearch-Proxy, 159 stars) and Tavily (openclaw/openclaw, 392k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Web Search?

jwynia (a GitHub user) maintains it in jwynia/agent-skills, which has 170 GitHub stars. The repository holds 111 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on February 24, 2026.

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

Install Web Search

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Compatibility

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Web Search

When to Use This Skill

How to Search

Basic Search

Effective Query Strategies

When to Search Multiple Times

Output Handling

Source Attribution Format

Limitations

Related Skills

Files

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