web-search
This skill should be used when users need to search the web for information, find current content, look up news articles, search for images, or find videos. It uses DuckDuckGo's search API to return results in clean, formatted output (text, markdown, or JSON). Use for research, fact-checking, finding recent information, or gathering web resources.
Profile →npx skills add opensquilla/opensquilla --skill web-search --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Web Search ## Overview Search the web using DuckDuckGo's API to find information across web pages, news articles, images, and videos. Returns results in multiple formats (text, markdown, JSON) with filtering options for time range, region, and safe search. ## When to Use This Skill Use this skill when users request: - Web searches for information or resources - Finding current or recent information online - Looking up news articles about specific topics - Searching for images by description or topic - Finding videos on specific subjects - Research requiring current web data - Fact-checking or verification using web sources - Gathering URLs and resources on a topic ## Prerequisites OpenSquilla declares the required `duckduckgo-search` Python package as a runtime dependency. For source checkouts, run the normal project dependency sync before invoking this bundled skill. The library provides a simple Python interface to DuckDuckGo's search API without requiring API keys or authentication. ## Core Capabilities ### 1. Basic Web Search Search for web pages and information: ```bash python {baseDir}/scripts/search.py "<query>" ``` **Example:** ```bash python {baseDir}/scripts/search.py "
- Overview
- When to Use This Skill
- Prerequisites
- Core Capabilities
- 1. Basic Web Search
- 2. Limiting Results
- 3. Time Range Filtering
- 4. News Search
- 5. Image Search
- 6. Video Search
- 7. Region-Specific Search
- 8. Safe Search Control
- 9. Output Formats
- 10. Saving Results to File
python {baseDir}/scripts/search.py "<query>"
python {baseDir}/scripts/search.py "python asyncio tutorial"
python {baseDir}/scripts/search.py "<query>" --max-results <N>
python {baseDir}/scripts/search.py "machine learning frameworks" --max-results 20
python {baseDir}/scripts/search.py "<query>" --time-range <d|w|m|y>
python {baseDir}/scripts/search.py "artificial intelligence news" --time-range w
python {baseDir}/scripts/search.py "<query>" --type news
python {baseDir}/scripts/search.py "climate change" --type news --time-range w --max-results 15
python {baseDir}/scripts/search.py "<query>" --type images
python {baseDir}/scripts/search.py "sunset over mountains" --type images --max-results 20What does the web-search skill do?
This skill should be used when users need to search the web for information, find current content, look up news articles, search for images, or find videos. It uses DuckDuckGo's search API to return results in clean, formatted output (text, markdown, or JSON). Use for research, fact-checking, finding recent information, or gathering web resources.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add opensquilla/opensquilla --skill web-search --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From opensquilla/opensquilla, a repository with 6,515 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.