mccurdyc/home-modules/shared/skills/web-search
home-modules/shared/skills/web-search/SKILL.md
Search the web, fetch web page content, or search GitHub issues/PRs/repos. Use when you need current information not available locally.
$ install --global
skillsauthnpx skillsauth add mccurdyc/nixos-config home-modules/shared/skills/web-searchInstall this skill globally with one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
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SKILL.md
- description:
- Search the web, fetch web page content, or search GitHub issues/PRs/repos. Use when you need current information not available locally.
Web Search
Three CLI tools are available for web access. No API keys or servers required.
Tools
ddgr — Web Search (DuckDuckGo)
Search the web for current information.
ddgr --json --np -n 5 "your search query"
Flags:
--json— JSON output (title, URL, abstract per result)--np— non-interactive (no prompt, exits after results)-n N— number of results (default 10)--time=w— limit to past week (dday,mmonth,yyear)
When to use:
- Current events, news, recent releases
- Documentation, API references, package info
- Error messages or troubleshooting
- Any question requiring info beyond your training data
Tips:
- Be specific:
"nix flake-parts perSystem"not"nix help" - Use site scoping:
"site:docs.github.com actions workflow" - Start with 5 results, expand if needed
readable — Fetch & Extract Web Content
Extract clean readable text from a URL (Mozilla Readability).
readable "https://example.com/article" 2>/dev/null
Flags:
--json— JSON output with title, byline, content, excerpt--low-confidence=force— extract even if confidence is low--properties=text-content— plain text only (no HTML)
When to use:
- Reading a specific page (docs, blog, README, changelog)
- Following up on a URL from search results
- User shares a URL and asks about its content
Tips:
- Pipe to head for long pages:
readable "URL" 2>/dev/null | head -200 - Use
--properties=text-contentfor cleaner LLM input - Redirect stderr to suppress warnings:
2>/dev/null
gh — GitHub Search
Search GitHub issues, PRs, repos, and code.
# Search issues
gh search issues "memory leak" --repo owner/repo --limit 5
# Search PRs
gh search prs "fix timeout" --repo owner/repo --limit 5
# Search repos
gh search repos "nix flake-parts" --limit 5
# Search code
gh search code "function name" --repo owner/repo
# View a specific issue/PR
gh issue view 123 --repo owner/repo
gh pr view 456 --repo owner/repo
When to use:
- Finding issues, bugs, or feature requests
- Looking up PRs (open, closed, merged)
- Discovering repositories
- Reading specific issue/PR discussions
Tips:
- Add
--state=openor--state=closedto filter - Use
--json title,url,bodyfor structured output - Combine with labels:
--label bug - For full issue body:
gh issue view N --repo owner/repo --comments
Workflow
- Start broad:
ddgrto find relevant URLs - Go deep:
readableto extract full content from promising results - GitHub-specific: Use
ghdirectly for issues/PRs/repos — faster and more structured than web search
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