Agent skill · research science · sundial-org
web-search
This skill should be used when users need to search the web for information, find current content, look up news articles, search for images, or find videos. It uses DuckDuckGo's search API to return results in clean, formatted output (text, markdown, or JSON). Use for research, fact-checking, finding recent information, or gathering web resources.
Why this skill is useful
Adds specific commands for searching web content using DuckDuckGo's API that the AI wouldn't generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires duckduckgo-search installed locally. About 7k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-03-07. 639 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Web Search Overview Search the web using DuckDuckGo's API to find information across web pages, news articles, images, and videos. Returns results in multiple formats (text, markdown, JSON) with filtering options for time range, region, and safe search. When to Use This Skill Use this skill when users request: Web searches for information or resources Finding current or recent information online Looking up news articles about specific topics Searching for images by description or topic Finding videos on specific subjects Research requiring current web data Fact-checking or verification using web sources Gathering URLs and resources on a topic Prerequisites Install the required dependency: This library provides a simple Python interface to DuckDuckGo's search API without requiring API keys or authentication. Core Capabilities 1. Basic Web Search Search for web pages and information: Example: Returns the top 10 web results with titles, URLs, and descriptions in a clean text format. 2. Limiting Results Control the number of results returned: Example: Useful for: Getting more comprehensive results (increase limit) Quick lookups with fewer results (decrease limit) Balancing detail vs. processing time 3. Time Range Filtering Filter results by recency: Time range options: d - Past day w - Past week m - Past month y - Past year Example: Great for: Finding recent news or updates Filtering out outdated content Tracking recent developments 4. News Search Search specifically for news articles: Example: News results include: Article title Source publication Publication date URL Article summary/description 5. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills sundial-org/web-search