Agent skill · research science · aiskillstore
skywork-search
Search the web for real-time information using the Skywork web search API. Use this skill whenever the user needs up-to-date information from the internet — for example, researching a topic, looking up recent events, finding facts or statistics, gathering material for a document or presentation, or answering questions that require current data. Also trigger when the user says things like "search for", "look up", "find information about", "what's the latest on", or any request that implies needing information beyond your training data.
Why this skill is useful
Integrates with the Skywork web search API to provide real-time information retrieval capabilities that the AI cannot generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires python3 installed locally. Requires skywork account access. About 2k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 405 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Web Search Skill Search the web for real-time information via the Skywork search API. This skill lets you run up to 3 queries in a single invocation and returns structured results with source URLs and content snippets. When to use The user asks you to research a topic or find current information You need up-to-date facts, statistics, or news to answer a question Another task (writing a report, creating a PPT, drafting a document) needs web research as a preliminary step The user explicitly asks to search or look something up Authentication (Required First) Before using this skill, authentication must be completed. Run the auth script first: Token priority: 1. Environment variable SKYBOTTOKEN → if set, use directly 2. Cached token file ~/.skyworktoken → validate via API, if valid, use it 3. No valid token → opens browser for login, polls until complete, saves token IMPORTANT - Login URL handling: If script output contains a line starting with [LOGINURL], you MUST immediately send that URL to the user in a clickable message (e.g. "Please open this link to log in: <url>"). The user may be in an environment where the browser cannot open automatically, so always surface the login URL. How to use Run the bundled script from this skill's scripts/ directory: Pass 1–3 search queries as positional arguments Results are saved to individual text files in a temporary directory The script prints the file paths to stdout so you can read them Crafting good queries Search quality depends heavily on query phrasing. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills aiskillstore/skywork-search