web research
Skill21 starsChanged 4 months agoMITView on GitHub
Search the web and fetch specific pages to answer current, source-dependent, or URL-based questions.
2 other projects use a version of this.
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Most recently taken up by
- OpenLabor/openlabortheir own version, first seen Aug 27, 2026
- yogsoth-ai/web-browsingtheir own version, first seen Jun 1, 2026
Other versions2 projects use a version of this.
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- OpenLabor/openlabor★ 5same name
- yogsoth-ai/web-browsing★ 3same name
How matches are found. Word for word: the exact same text. Edited: shares passages with this file (“99% same” means 99% of its five-word phrases also appear here; 10% or more counts). Their own version: similar meaning, or, weakest, the same name. We can’t tell which project had it first. Projects are counted among the 200 most-starred candidates, and mentions are links to the repository we found, up to 50 per site, so both counts are a floor.
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The file
We split this skill into the rules it gives an agent
10 rules. About 0 are common, 8 are distinctive, and 2 are very specific to this project.
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Common · estimate
Many files like this have a rule of this kind.
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Distinctive · estimate
This author's own choices. Worth a look.
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Very specific
Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.
- Common
- Distinctive
- Very specific
- Distinctive: line 9
Use this skill when the user asks for current, external, source-dependent, price-related, policy-related, API-related, version-related, …
- Distinctive: line 19
Use this skill when:
- Distinctive: line 25
Do not use this skill when:
- Very specific: line 34
Call web_search with the strongest query first.
- Distinctive: line 35
Prefer official, primary, recent, and authoritative sources.
- Distinctive: line 36
Do not answer from snippets alone unless the user only asks for navigation links.
- Very specific: line 50
If pages require JavaScript or login, use browser instead of web_fetch.
- Distinctive: line 54
Prefer sources in this order:
- Distinctive: line 83
If sources conflict, explain the conflict.
- Distinctive: line 84
If reliable information is not found, say so clearly.
≈ “Common” is an estimate: at least 1 in 5 of the 350,495 skill files we read have a rule of the same kind, not the same words. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.
Files
Web Research
Use this skill when the user asks for current, external, source-dependent, price-related, policy-related, API-related, version-related, news-related, or citation-required information.
Available Tools
web_search: Search the public web and return candidate pages.web_fetch: Fetch and extract readable content from a known URL.
When to Use
Use this skill when:
- The user asks for latest, current, today, recent, price, availability, policy, regulation, changelog, release date, news, ranking, or comparison.
- The answer depends on external sources.
- The model is uncertain or the information may have changed.
- The user asks for sources, citations, or URLs.
Do not use this skill when:
- The task is translation, rewriting, formatting, or brainstorming.
- The answer is stable common knowledge.
- The user explicitly says not to search.
Procedure
- Decide whether web access is required.
- Generate 1 to 3 search queries.
- Call
web_searchwith the strongest query first. - Prefer official, primary, recent, and authoritative sources.
- Do not answer from snippets alone unless the user only asks for navigation links.
- For each important source, call
web_fetchon the URL. - Extract:
- title
- source
- publication/update date
- key claims
- relevant evidence
- Filter low-quality results:
- duplicated pages
- SEO spam
- pages without dates for time-sensitive claims
- copied content without original source
- Cross-check important claims with at least two sources when possible.
- If pages require JavaScript or login, use
browserinstead ofweb_fetch.
Source Priority
Prefer sources in this order:
- Official documentation, official website, government source, company announcement
- Standards, papers, GitHub repositories, package registries
- Reputable media or industry publications
- Blogs, forums, Reddit, social posts
Filtering Rules
Reject or deprioritize:
- Sources with no author/source/date for time-sensitive claims
- Content farms
- Aggregated snippets without original links
- Pages that only quote another source
- Outdated pages when the query asks for latest/current information
Stop Conditions
Stop searching when:
- The answer is supported by reliable sources.
- Additional results are repetitive.
- You have checked 2 to 3 strong sources.
- You have done 2 to 3 search rounds without improving confidence.
Output Rules
- Answer first.
- Include sources.
- Mention dates when time matters.
- If sources conflict, explain the conflict.
- If reliable information is not found, say so clearly.
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