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 retrieves and normalizes media from multiple sources, providing license-tagged results and download capabilities.
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--902856