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web-search

Search the internet with Google or DuckDuckGo, inspect results, and extract selected pages as readable Markdown. Use when answers require current web sources, JavaScript-rendered pages, or browser access that can handle bot protection. Prefer dedicated tools such as GitHub CLI for GitHub data and curl for direct files or simple URLs.

How do I install this agent skill?

npx skills add https://github.com/ogulcancelik/agent-skills --skill web-search
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Is this agent skill safe to install?

  • Gen Agent Trust Hubpass

    This skill provides a web search and content extraction service using a local browser daemon. It allows agents to perform searches and fetch web pages as Markdown. The tool includes robust anti-bot measures and secure local cache management. Security considerations are limited to the inherent risks of processing untrusted web content and the use of an unauthenticated local port for the daemon, which are standard for this type of utility.

  • Socketpass

    No alerts

  • Snykwarn

    Risk: MEDIUM · 1 issue

What does this agent skill do?

Web Search

Use the bundled CLI to search through a local browser, visit results, and extract pages as clean Markdown for agent context. The persistent browser daemon reduces bot-detection failures and avoids repeated browser startup costs.

The entry point is {baseDir}/web-search.js, where {baseDir} is the absolute directory containing this SKILL.md. Always invoke that absolute path. Never run ./web-search.js from the caller's project directory.

Setup

If dependencies are missing, run bun install in the skill directory.

The CLI auto-detects Chromium-family browsers. Override detection with WEB_SEARCH_BROWSER_BIN or --browser-bin <path>.

Search and fetch

{baseDir}/web-search.js "query"
{baseDir}/web-search.js "query" -n 10
{baseDir}/web-search.js --from <result-set-id> --fetch 1,3,5
{baseDir}/web-search.js --url https://example.com
{baseDir}/web-search.js --url https://example.com --full

Each search prints a result-set ID. Always pass that ID with --from when fetching numbered results; result sets expire after ten minutes. Use --full only when the complete page text is needed.

Browser daemon

Direct calls use a local daemon by default for a warm browser session.

{baseDir}/web-search.js --daemon status
{baseDir}/web-search.js --daemon start
{baseDir}/web-search.js --daemon stop
{baseDir}/web-search.js --daemon restart
{baseDir}/web-search.js --no-daemon --url https://example.com

Troubleshooting

Treat one blocked page as a normal site-specific failure. Retry once, use another result, or try the direct URL before changing browser state.

For repeated timeouts, daemon errors, or blocks across multiple attempts:

  1. Check {baseDir}/web-search.js --daemon status.
  2. Run {baseDir}/web-search.js --daemon restart and retry.
  3. If blocks persist, inspect health.profileDir in the status output. Stop the daemon, delete only that hidden skill profile directory, then start the daemon again. This resets stale cookies and browser storage without touching the user's normal browser profile.

Never clear the profile after a single block. Profile reset is a last resort for persistent failures.

Reporting

Use the URLs actually searched or fetched as sources. Cite those URLs when answering from web material.

How can the creator link this skill?

Add the canonical catalog link to the repository README so users can inspect current installs and available audits. The publishing guide covers the complete discovery path.

<a href="https://skillzs.dev/skills/ogulcancelik/agent-skills/web-search">View web-search on skillZs</a>