Agent skill · creative production · sickn33
web-media-getter
One query across free image / video / GIF APIs (stock + historical/archival + GIF engines), returning normalized, license-tagged results with optional top-K download + attribution sidecar. The retrieval peer to local semantic search and generative media.
Why this skill is useful
Adds a script that queries multiple media sources and normalizes results, which the AI wouldn't generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires ffmpeg installed locally. Requires giphy, klipy, pexels, pixabay account access. About 4k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 44,571 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
When to Use Use when a task needs a REAL or ARCHIVAL photo / clip (hero, texture, reference, historical footage) or a reaction / animated GIF, rather than a generated one — fan out across free image/video/GIF sources in one query and download license-tagged results. Source: connerkward/web-media-getter-skill (MIT). web-media Query many free image/video sources in one fan-out, get a normalized result list, optionally download top-K with an attribution sidecar. Zero-dep stdlib script. Script prerequisite: webmedia.py is not bundled in this catalog copy. The named central/scripts helpers and central/.env location are also external prerequisites; use only a separately reviewed upstream installation. Keys: PEXELSAPIKEY, PIXABAYAPIKEY in central/.env (optional — the 5 no-key sources work without them). Sources Source Key? Best for Media -------- ------ ---------- ------- openverse none CC web images (Flickr, museums) image wikimedia none factual / historical / landmark photos image internetarchive none historical/archival images + films image, video loc none historical US prints/photos image nasa none space imagery + video image, video pexels free key modern stock photos + short video clips image, video pixabay free key modern photos/illustrations + short clips image, video klipy free key GIFs — recommended (free, unlimited, Tenor drop-in) gif giphy free key GIFs — biggest library (prod key needs approval) gif GIF sources fire only with --type gif. Keys: KLIPYAPIKEY, GIPHYAPIKEY in central/.env. (tenor adapter removed — Google EOL'd the API 2026-06-30.) Verify current provider pricing, quotas and API schema; no unlimited/free tier is established here. its adapter is unverified — assumes Tenor-compatible request/response; verify against docs.klipy.com when you key it. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills sickn33/web-media-getter