Web Search
EXboys/skilllite
Web search and content extraction with Tavily and Exa via inference.sh CLI.
General web search skill that uses browser automation with multiple search engines and selects the priority chain based on search intent.
Install Web Search
$ npx skills add OpenMinis/MinisSkills --skill web-search -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install OpenMinis/MinisSkills web-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/OpenMinis/MinisSkills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/web-search .claude/skills/web-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 "web-search" agent skill from https://github.com/OpenMinis/MinisSkills/tree/main/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 install https://github.com/OpenMinis/MinisSkills/tree/main/web-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 OpenMinis/MinisSkills --skill web-search -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install OpenMinis/MinisSkills web-search --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OpenMinis/MinisSkills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/web-search .agents/skills/web-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 "web-search" agent skill from https://github.com/OpenMinis/MinisSkills/tree/main/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.
$ npx skills add OpenMinis/MinisSkills --skill web-search -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install OpenMinis/MinisSkills web-search --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OpenMinis/MinisSkills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/web-search .cursor/skills/web-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 "web-search" agent skill from https://github.com/OpenMinis/MinisSkills/tree/main/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 https://github.com/OpenMinis/MinisSkills.git --path 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.
$ npx skills add OpenMinis/MinisSkills --skill web-search -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install OpenMinis/MinisSkills web-search --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OpenMinis/MinisSkills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/web-search .gemini/skills/web-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 "web-search" agent skill from https://github.com/OpenMinis/MinisSkills/tree/main/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.
$ gh skill install OpenMinis/MinisSkills web-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 OpenMinis/MinisSkills --skill web-search -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OpenMinis/MinisSkills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/web-search .github/skills/web-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 "web-search" agent skill from https://github.com/OpenMinis/MinisSkills/tree/main/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.
$ npx skills add OpenMinis/MinisSkills --skill web-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 OpenMinis/MinisSkills web-search --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OpenMinis/MinisSkills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/web-search .opencode/skills/web-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 "web-search" agent skill from https://github.com/OpenMinis/MinisSkills/tree/main/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
- 444
- Token cost
- ~984 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 418 words
- Files
- 3 (incl. scripts)
- Skills in repo
- 49
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
General web search skill that uses browser automation with multiple search engines and selects the priority chain based on search intent.
- Works in 7 steps: Infer search intent from the user request. → Select the matching priority chain. → Try the first engine. → …
- The user mentions web search
- SKILL.md covers When to use, Search engines, Intent-based priority chains and Fallback rules, plus 4 more sections
- Runs Python scripts from its folder; reaches perplexity.ai and metaso.cn
What it does
Web Search is an agent skill from OpenMinis/MinisSkills. General web search skill that uses browser automation with multiple search engines and selects the priority chain based on search intent. Supports: Perplexity, Metaso AI, Google, Bing, Brave, DuckDuckGo, Baidu, Sogou, Tavily. Trigger when the user mentions "web search," "search for it," "search this for me," "look it up online," "search engine," or needs real-time information from the internet.
Its SKILL.md is about 980 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files, including scripts (for example `evals/evals.json` and `scripts/browser_search.py`). Compatibility notes: browseruse tool required; optional login for Perplexity; no API key required for browser-based engines
It sits in Productivity & Automation, covering Web search. It works with Perplexity and Tavily. The repository describes itself as: Skills collection for Minis. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- The user mentions web search
- Search this for me
- Look it up online
- Needs real-time information from the internet
Example prompts
- “web search,”
- “search for it,”
- “search this for me,”
- “/web-search”
Requirements
- Python 3
- Compatibility (from SKILL.md): browser_use tool required; optional login for Perplexity; no API key required for browser-based engines
Workflow steps
7 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Infer search intent from the user request.
- Select the matching priority chain.
- Try the first engine.
- Extract text with browser tools.
- Check success criteria.
- If blocked or poor, switch to the next engine.
- Return the first good result, and optionally add a second source for comparison.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ae8c5db. 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
Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.
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:
perplexity.aimetaso.cngoogle.combing.comsearch.brave.comhtml.duckduckgo.combaidu.comsogou.com
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
browser_use tool required; optional login for Perplexity; no API key required for browser-based engines
From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Context cost
Web Search loads about 984 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 102 tokens; SKILL.md has 418 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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from OpenMinis/MinisSkills at commit ae8c5db, republished under its MIT licence (© OpenMinis). 418 words, ~984 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/web-search/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 2 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- web-search
- description
- General web search skill that uses browser automation with multiple search engines and selects the priority chain based on search intent. Supports: Perplexity, Metaso AI, Google, Bing, Brave, DuckDuckGo, Baidu, Sogou, Tavily. Trigger when the user mentions "web search," "search for it," "search this for me," "look it up online," "search engine," or needs real-time information from the internet.
- compatibility
- browser_use tool required; optional login for Perplexity; no API key required for browser-based engines
web-search
Use browser automation to search the web through multiple engines, then fall back automatically when one engine is blocked, logged out, or returns poor results.
When to use
Activate this skill when the user wants:
- real-time web search
- search engine results instead of model memory
- Chinese web search or structured AI answers
- engine-specific search (Google / Bing / Brave / Perplexity / Metaso AI)
- fallback behavior across multiple search engines
Search engines
| Engine | URL pattern | Strength | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perplexity | https://www.perplexity.ai/search?q={query} | Highest answer quality | Needs login once |
| Metaso AI | https://metaso.cn/ | Strong Chinese results | Home page interaction may be needed |
https://www.google.com/search?q={query} | Best general web coverage | Stable fallback | |
| Bing | https://www.bing.com/search?q={query} | Good Chinese + AI summary | Stable fallback |
| Brave | https://search.brave.com/search?q={query} | Privacy-friendly | Good backup |
| DuckDuckGo | https://html.duckduckgo.com/html/?q={query} | Lightweight privacy search | May show anomaly pages |
| Baidu | https://www.baidu.com/s?wd={query} | Strong Chinese index | Use for Chinese web results |
| Sogou | https://www.sogou.com/web?query={query} | Chinese / WeChat-heavy results | Secondary Chinese backup |
| Tavily | API-based | Agent-oriented | Requires API key |
Intent-based priority chains
Choose the search chain by user intent.
Deep research / comparison / trend analysis
Perplexity -> Metaso AI -> Bing -> Google -> Brave
Chinese search / Chinese summary / local context
Metaso AI -> Perplexity -> Baidu -> Bing -> Google
General web search / official site / original page lookup
Google -> Bing -> Brave -> DuckDuckGo
Privacy-first search
Brave -> DuckDuckGo -> Bing
Fallback rules
Immediately switch to the next engine when any of these happens:
- login expired
- captcha / verification / blocked / robot / abnormal traffic
- empty result page
- redirected back to the home page
- page structure is broken and no useful text can be extracted
- only input box is visible with no actual results
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Success criteria
Treat a search as successful when at least two of these are true:
- the page title or URL clearly indicates a result page
- extracted text is non-empty and contains meaningful results
- there are structured answers, result lists, citations, or related questions
- the content is clearly not just the search homepage
Execution flow
- Infer search intent from the user request.
- Select the matching priority chain.
- Try the first engine.
- Extract text with browser tools.
- Check success criteria.
- If blocked or poor, switch to the next engine.
- Return the first good result, and optionally add a second source for comparison.
Scripts
scripts/browser_search.py- generate engine priority plans and fallback chainsevals/evals.json- prompt coverage for the main routing scenarios
Notes
- Prefer Perplexity for best answer quality when login is valid.
- Prefer Metaso AI for Chinese structured answers.
- Prefer Google/Bing for finding original pages and official websites.
- Use Brave/DuckDuckGo as privacy-oriented backups.
- Do not rely on a single engine; fallback is part of the skill design.
© OpenMinis, 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 2 other files (scripts) in web-search of OpenMinis/MinisSkills.
- SKILL.md
- evals/evals.json
- scripts/browser_search.py
Open the folder on GitHubat commit ae8c5db
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Web Search this skillOpenMinis/MinisSkills | 444 | — | ~984 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Web SearchEXboys/skilllite | 170 | 3 repos | ~1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Keirouter Web Searchmydisha/keirouter | 147 | — | ~771 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
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| 9Router Web Searchdecolua/9router | 30k | — | ~1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Mysearchskernelx/MySearch-Proxy | 159 | — | ~3k | Automated safety check: Notes | None |
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Questions about Web Search
What does Web Search do?
General web search skill that uses browser automation with multiple search engines and selects the priority chain based on search intent. Web Search is an agent skill from OpenMinis/MinisSkills. General web search skill that uses browser automation with multiple search engines and selects the priority chain based on search intent.
When should I use Web Search?
Web Search fits situations like: the user mentions web search; search this for me; look it up online; needs real-time information from the internet.
How do I install Web Search in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add OpenMinis/MinisSkills --skill web-search -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (web-search in OpenMinis/MinisSkills) 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 OpenMinis/MinisSkills --skill web-search -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (web-search in OpenMinis/MinisSkills) 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 OpenMinis/MinisSkills --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?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Web Search needs Python for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: Python 3. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): browser_use tool required; optional login for Perplexity; no API key required for browser-based engines.
Does Web Search access the network?
SKILL.md names 8 domains. In commands or code: perplexity.ai, metaso.cn, google.com, bing.com, search.brave.com, html.duckduckgo.com, baidu.com and sogou.com; the agent is likely to contact these when it follows the instructions. 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.
What licence does Web Search use?
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 Web Search use?
About 984 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.9k 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: Web Search (EXboys/skilllite, 170 stars), Keirouter Web Search (mydisha/keirouter, 147 stars), Web Search Plus (CraftOS-dev/CraftBot, 392 stars) and 9Router Web Search (decolua/9router, 30k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Web Search?
OpenMinis (a GitHub organization) maintains it in OpenMinis/MinisSkills, which has 444 GitHub stars. The repository holds 49 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.
Source: OpenMinis/MinisSkills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.