Agent skill

Second Brain Import Web

by PieroSierra in PieroSierra/SecondBrain

Import a webpage by URL into raw/web/. An agent skill from PieroSierra/SecondBrain.

No licenceAuto-check passedKnowledge Management

Install Second Brain Import Web

skills CLI
$ npx skills add PieroSierra/SecondBrain --skill second-brain-import-web -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install PieroSierra/SecondBrain second-brain-import-web --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/PieroSierra/SecondBrain.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/second-brain-import-web .claude/skills/second-brain-import-web && 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/

Facts

Skill name
second-brain-import-web
GitHub stars
153
Token cost
~3k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,254 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
15
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Import a webpage by URL into raw/web/. An agent skill from PieroSierra/SecondBrain.

  • Works in 8 steps: Parse arguments → Fetch (skipped in paste-fallback mode) → Detect paywall or unfetchable → …
  • Tasks that involve Second brain
  • SKILL.md covers Invocation, Execution, Invariants and Error Conditions
  • Reaches nyt.com

What it does

Second Brain Import Web is an agent skill from PieroSierra/SecondBrain. Import a webpage by URL into raw/web/. Fetches with WebFetch, converts to clean Markdown, stores with provenance. Falls back to a paste-Markdown mode for paywalled or unfetchable pages.

Its SKILL.md is about 3k 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 Knowledge Management, covering Second brain and Markdown. The repository describes itself as: A personal knowledge base that lives in this folder. Drop content in, have it organized automatically, ask questions, and get sourced answers — either through Claude Code slash…

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Second brain
  • Tasks that involve Markdown

Example prompts

  • “/second-brain-import-web”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Parse arguments
  2. Fetch (skipped in paste-fallback mode)
  3. Detect paywall or unfetchable
  4. Detect title, published date, author
  5. Generate slug and output path
  6. Check for existing file
  7. Write the file
  8. Confirm (success)

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit cdcf96f. 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 (its code samples are markdown).

    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:

    • nyt.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.

Context cost

Second Brain Import Web loads about 3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 52 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,254 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~52
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~3k

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 1,254 words (~2,952 tokens).

“Import a webpage from a URL into raw/web/ as a clean Markdown file. The skill fetches the page with the built-in WebFetch tool and extracts the readable article body, preserving the original URL as provenance. When a page is paywalled…”

— opening of SKILL.md by PieroSierra
name
second-brain-import-web
argument-hint
<url> [--pasted-markdown <body>] [--context <text>]
user-invocable
true

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/second-brain-import-web of PieroSierra/SecondBrain.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit cdcf96f

Compare with similar skills

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Baoyu URL To Markdownsdyckjq-lab/llm-wiki-skill2.5k2 repos~3.2kAutomated safety check: PassNone
Obsidian Canvas BoardsAgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian15k—~1.4kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
3D Brainnateherkai/AIS-OS1.6k—~2.1kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence
Icm ArchitectRinDig/icm-architect1.8k—~3.2kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Second Brain Import Web

What does Second Brain Import Web do?

Import a webpage by URL into raw/web/. An agent skill from PieroSierra/SecondBrain. Second Brain Import Web is an agent skill from PieroSierra/SecondBrain. Import a webpage by URL into raw/web/.

When should I use Second Brain Import Web?

Second Brain Import Web fits situations like: tasks that involve Second brain; tasks that involve Markdown.

How do I install Second Brain Import Web in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add PieroSierra/SecondBrain --skill second-brain-import-web -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/second-brain-import-web in PieroSierra/SecondBrain) into .claude/skills/second-brain-import-web in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Second Brain Import Web in Codex?

Run `npx skills add PieroSierra/SecondBrain --skill second-brain-import-web -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/second-brain-import-web in PieroSierra/SecondBrain) into .agents/skills/second-brain-import-web in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Second Brain Import Web 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 PieroSierra/SecondBrain --skill second-brain-import-web -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/second-brain-import-web, .gemini/skills/second-brain-import-web, .github/skills/second-brain-import-web and .opencode/skills/second-brain-import-web in your project.

What does Second Brain Import Web need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Second Brain Import Web is instructions for the agent only.

Does Second Brain Import Web access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: nyt.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Second Brain Import Web 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 Second Brain Import Web use?

No licence was found for Second Brain Import Web or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Second Brain Import Web use?

About 3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 12k 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 Second Brain Import Web?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Second Brain Import Web: Luhmann Note Numberer (twhsi/skills, 259 stars), Baoyu URL To Markdown (sdyckjq-lab/llm-wiki-skill, 2.5k stars), Obsidian Canvas Boards (AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian, 15k stars) and 3D Brain (nateherkai/AIS-OS, 1.6k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Second Brain Import Web?

PieroSierra (a GitHub user) maintains it in PieroSierra/SecondBrain, which has 153 GitHub stars. The repository holds 15 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.

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