Performs web searches to find current information and documentation.

Install

mkdir -p .claude/skills/google && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/1840" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/google && rm skill.zip

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Activation

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Search the web for information. Use when you need to look something up, find current information, or research a topic.
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Beginner

Key capabilities

  • Find current information
  • Research a topic
  • Use WebSearch to find relevant results
  • Use WebFetch to read specific pages
  • Include source links in the response

How it works

The skill uses WebSearch to find relevant results and WebFetch to read specific pages, then provides the information with source links.

Inputs & outputs

You give it
A search query (e.g., "latest typescript features")
You get back
Relevant search results and content from web pages with source links

When to use google

  • Looking up current API documentation
  • Researching library usage examples
  • Finding solutions to development errors

About this skill

Google

Search the web for information.

Instructions

  1. Use WebSearch to find relevant results
  2. Use WebFetch to read specific pages if needed
  3. Include source links in your response

Examples

  • "google latest typescript features"
  • "google how to use pnpm workspaces"
  • "google claude api rate limits"

How it compares

This skill automates web searching and content retrieval with source attribution, unlike manually browsing the internet.

Compared to similar skills

google side by side with the closest alternatives in the catalog.

SkillInstallsUpdatedSafetyDifficulty
google (this skill)47moNo flagsBeginner
web-search339moReviewBeginner
perplexity146moNo flagsBeginner
perplexity-search137moReviewIntermediate

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