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Web Search
Real-time web searching with result filtering and concise source summaries.
AI review
Quality 78Trust 68Discovery 50Practical, developer-friendly web search skill that leverages Google Gemini grounding to return concise answers with source URLs. Implementation appears functional and useful, but depends on external API keys and could use more documentation around error handling, privacy, and configuration.
Web Search is a straightforward CLI skill for retrieving up-to-date information with source citations using Google Gemini and optional image search fallbacks. It provides clear usage examples and returns synthesized answers plus source URLs, which is valuable for verification. The listing is missing some operational details (rate limits, privacy implications, error handling) and requires users to supply API keys, which may limit out-of-the-box usability for non-developers. Overall it's a useful tool for developers needing real-time web grounding but would benefit from expanded docs and safety notes.
Strengths
- Returns synthesized answers with verifiable source URLs
- Simple CLI usage and clear examples
- Supports multiple image search fallbacks (Brave, Google CSE)
Considerations
- Requires GEMINI_API_KEY (and optional other API keys); not plug-and-play
- Limited documentation on error handling, rate limits, privacy, and costs
- Single-script distribution may need more configuration examples for production use
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Web Search
Search the web for current information using Google's Gemini API with grounding.
When to Use
Use this skill when you need to:
- Find current/recent information not in your training data
- Look up documentation, APIs, or technical references
- Research topics, news, or events
- Verify facts or find authoritative sources
Usage
Run the web search script with your query:
Examples
Output
The script returns:
- A comprehensive answer synthesized from web sources
- Source URLs for verification
Requirements
GEMINI_API_KEYenvironment variable must be set- Python 3.10+ with
google-genaipackage installed