Agent skill

File Search

Fast file-name and content search using fd and ripgrep (rg).

Custom licenceAuto-check: notes

Install File Search

skills CLI

$ npx skills add wentorai/Research-Claw --skill file-search -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

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

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

GitHub CLI

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

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

GitHub CLI

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

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install wentorai/Research-Claw file-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/wentorai/Research-Claw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/file-search .gemini/skills/file-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 "file-search" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/Research-Claw/tree/main/skills/file-search into .gemini/skills/file-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "file-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 wentorai/Research-Claw file-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 wentorai/Research-Claw --skill file-search -a github-copilot

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wentorai/Research-Claw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/file-search .github/skills/file-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 "file-search" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/Research-Claw/tree/main/skills/file-search into .github/skills/file-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "file-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 wentorai/Research-Claw --skill file-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 wentorai/Research-Claw file-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/wentorai/Research-Claw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/file-search .opencode/skills/file-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 "file-search" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/Research-Claw/tree/main/skills/file-search into .opencode/skills/file-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "file-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: file-search
GitHub stars: 858
Token cost: ~1.1k tokens
SKILL.md length: 244 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 29
Repo updated: Aug 20, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: Custom licence

At a glance

Fast file-name and content search using fd and ripgrep (rg).

SKILL.md covers Purpose, Installation, fd — File Name Search and ripgrep (rg) — Content Search, plus 4 more sections
Calls rg, dnf and apt

What it does

File Search is an agent skill from wentorai/Research-Claw. Fast file-name and content search using fd and ripgrep (rg). Provides efficient file system search capabilities with modern CLI tools.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The repository describes itself as: In the AI era, why can't everyone be a Principal Investigator?

Example prompts

“/file-search”

Requirements

Python 3

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 5015be7. 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:
- rg
- dnf
- apt
- brew
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.

Context cost

File Search loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 37 tokens; SKILL.md has 244 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~37
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~1.1k

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: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:35
```
sudo dnf install fd-find ripgrep
```
NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:41
```
sudo apt install fd-find ripgrep
```
NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:53
```
sudo pacman -S fd ripgrep
```

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

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 244 words (~1,121 tokens).

“Fast file-name and content search using fd and ripgrep (rg).”

— opening of SKILL.md by wentorai, Custom licence

name: file-search
tags: search, files, fd, ripgrep, rg, cli
version: 1.0.0
author: xejrax
source: https://clawhub.ai/xejrax/file-search
requirements: fd-find, ripgrep

Outline of SKILL.md

File Search
Purpose
Installation
Fedora/RHEL (dnf)
Ubuntu/Debian (apt)
macOS (brew)
Arch Linux (pacman)
fd — File Name Search
Basic Usage
File Type Filters
Extension Filters
Hidden and Ignored Files
Size and Time Filters
ripgrep (rg) — Content Search
Basic Usage
File Type Filters
Output Control
Hidden and Ignored Files
Regex Features
Common Patterns
Find All Python Files
Search for TODO in Code
Find Large Files
Find Recently Modified Files
Search for Specific Function
Find Empty Directories
Search and Replace Preview
When to Use This Skill
Security Notes
Comparison with Traditional Tools

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/file-search of wentorai/Research-Claw.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 5015be7

Compare with similar skills

File 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.

File Search compared with similar skills
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File Search this skillwentorai/Research-Claw	858	—	~1.1k	Automated safety check: Notes	Custom licence	1 mo ago
Ripgreppenpot/penpot	61k	—	~788	Automated safety check: Pass	MPL-2.0	yesterday
Private GitHub Repo Searchykdojo/claude-code-tips	10k	—	~444	Automated safety check: Pass	Custom licence	16 days ago
File Searchaipoch/medical-research-skills	1.9k	—	~1.4k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	24 days ago
File Searchaiskillstore/marketplace	433	1 repos	~598	Automated safety check: Notes	MIT	today
Search Miss Binaryashutoshsinghpr7/wikiskill	268	—	~327	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	25 days ago

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Questions about File Search

What does File Search do?

Fast file-name and content search using fd and ripgrep (rg). File Search is an agent skill from wentorai/Research-Claw. Fast file-name and content search using fd and ripgrep (rg).

How do I install File Search in Claude Code?

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

How do I install File Search in Codex?

Run `npx skills add wentorai/Research-Claw --skill file-search -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/file-search in wentorai/Research-Claw) into .agents/skills/file-search in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use File 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 wentorai/Research-Claw --skill file-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/file-search, .gemini/skills/file-search, .github/skills/file-search and .opencode/skills/file-search in your project.

What does File Search need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, File Search needs the command-line tools its instructions call (rg, dnf, apt and brew). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does File 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 File Search safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (runs commands with sudo), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does File Search use?

File Search has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does File Search use?

About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.5k 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 File Search?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with File Search: Ripgrep (penpot/penpot, 61k stars), Private GitHub Repo Search (ykdojo/claude-code-tips, 10k stars), File Search (aipoch/medical-research-skills, 1.9k stars) and File Search (aiskillstore/marketplace, 433 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains File Search?

wentorai (a GitHub user) maintains it in wentorai/Research-Claw, which has 858 GitHub stars. The repository holds 29 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 20, 2026.

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

File Search

Install File Search

Facts

At a glance

What it does

Example prompts

Requirements

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Files

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