Parallel Web

What it does

When your agent uses it

• ALL web searches
• Research queries
• General information gathering

Example prompts

• “/parallel-web”

Requirements

• Python 3
• A credential in PARALLEL_API_KEY
• Compatibility (from SKILL.md): PARALLEL_API_KEY required
• Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Write, Edit, Bash

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

1. 1Web Search (search command)
2. 2Deep Research (research command)
3. 3URL Extraction (extract command) — Verification Only

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit df5a498. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

• Tool permissions

  Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

  • Read
  • Write
  • Edit
  • Bash

  From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

• Runs code

  Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.

  Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

  • python
  • pip

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

• Network

  Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

  • paper-url.com

  Also links to:

  • platform.parallel.ai
  • docs.parallel.ai

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

• Credentials

  Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

  • PARALLEL_API_KEY

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

• Compatibility

  PARALLEL_API_KEY required

  From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Parallel Web loads about 2.9k tokens when it runs, and up to ~16k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 61 tokens; SKILL.md has 878 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it

~61

When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches

~2.9k

With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them

~16k

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

• NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md

  allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash

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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from LeonChaoX/qinyan-academic-skills at commit df5a498, republished under its MIT licence (© LeonChaoX). 878 words, ~2,909 tokens.

name

parallel-web

description

Search the web, extract URL content, and run deep research using the Parallel Chat API and Extract API. Use for ALL web searches, research queries, and general information gathering. Provides synthesized summaries with citations.

allowed-tools

Read, Write, Edit, Bash

compatibility

PARALLEL_API_KEY required

license

MIT license

metadata.skill-author

K-Dense Inc.

# Basic search
python scripts/parallel_web.py search "latest advances in quantum computing 2025"

# Use core model for more complex queries
python scripts/parallel_web.py search "compare EV battery chemistries NMC vs LFP" --model core

# Save results to file
python scripts/parallel_web.py search "renewable energy policy updates" -o results.txt

# JSON output for programmatic use
python scripts/parallel_web.py search "AI regulation landscape" --json -o results.json

# Default deep research (core model)
python scripts/parallel_web.py research "comprehensive analysis of the global EV battery market"

# Save research report to file
python scripts/parallel_web.py research "AI adoption in healthcare 2025" -o report.md

# Use base model for faster, lighter research
python scripts/parallel_web.py research "latest funding rounds in AI startups" --model base

# JSON output
python scripts/parallel_web.py research "renewable energy storage market in Europe" --json -o data.json

# Verify a citation's content
python scripts/parallel_web.py extract "https://example.com/article" --objective "key findings"

# Get full page content for verification
python scripts/parallel_web.py extract "https://docs.example.com/api" --full-content

# Save extraction to file
python scripts/parallel_web.py extract "https://paper-url.com" --objective "methodology" -o extracted.md

from parallel_web import ParallelSearch

searcher = ParallelSearch()
result = searcher.search(
    objective="Find latest information about transformer architectures in NLP",
    model="base",
)

if result["success"]:
    print(result["response"])  # Synthesized summary
    for src in result["sources"]:
        print(f"  {src['title']}: {src['url']}")

from parallel_web import ParallelDeepResearch

researcher = ParallelDeepResearch()
result = researcher.research(
    query="Comprehensive analysis of AI regulation in the EU and US",
    model="core",
)

if result["success"]:
    print(result["response"])  # Full research report
    print(f"Citations: {result['citation_count']}")

from parallel_web import ParallelExtract

extractor = ParallelExtract()
result = extractor.extract(
    urls=["https://docs.example.com/api-reference"],
    objective="API authentication methods and rate limits",
)

if result["success"]:
    for r in result["results"]:
        print(r["excerpts"])

# Web search — ALWAYS save to sources/
python scripts/parallel_web.py search "latest advances in quantum computing 2025" \
  -o sources/search_20250217_143000_quantum_computing.md

# Deep research — ALWAYS save to sources/
python scripts/parallel_web.py research "comprehensive analysis of the global EV battery market" \
  -o sources/research_20250217_144000_ev_battery_market.md

# URL extraction (verification only) — save to sources/
python scripts/parallel_web.py extract "https://example.com/article" --objective "key findings" \
  -o sources/extract_20250217_143500_example_article.md

[HH:MM:SS] SAVED: Search results to sources/search_20250217_143000_quantum_computing.md
[HH:MM:SS] SAVED: Deep research report to sources/research_20250217_144000_ev_battery_market.md

ls sources/  # Check existing saved results

# Required: Set your Parallel API key
export PARALLEL_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"

# Required Python packages
pip install openai        # For Chat API (search/research)
pip install parallel-web  # For Extract API (verification only)

{
  "success": false,
  "error": "Error description",
  "timestamp": "2025-02-14 12:00:00"
}

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

Files

SKILL.md and 6 other files (scripts, references) in skills/01-论文检索与文献管理/parallel-web of LeonChaoX/qinyan-academic-skills.

• SKILL.md
• references/api_reference.md
• references/deep_research_guide.md
• references/extraction_patterns.md
• references/search_best_practices.md
• references/workflow_recipes.md
• scripts/parallel_web.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit df5a498

Used in 1 other repository

We found 3 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in LeonChaoX/qinyan-academic-skills, which our catalogue first saw on October 9, 2026.

• Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit综合学术部署包/07_自动化MCP浏览器与Agent Skills/parallel-web本地Skills功能分类库/07_自动化MCP浏览器与Agent Skills/parallel-web+1 more