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EPFL Website Access Skill

Access structured information from the EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) official website at www.epfl.ch.

Overview

This skill provides programmatic access to EPFL's public website content, including:

• Contact Information: Phone numbers, emails, addresses, and department contacts
• Campus Locations: Addresses and public transport directions for all EPFL campuses
• Page Content: Structured extraction of any EPFL page
• Search: Basic search functionality across EPFL pages

Available Functions

1. get_contact_info

Retrieves EPFL's central contact information including:

• General information phone line
• Welcome Desk location and hours
• Student Desk information
• Media Services contacts
• Emergency contacts (24/7)
• IT Support Desk information
• Online directory links

Parameters:

• lang (optional, default: "en"): Language code
  • "en" - English
  • "fr" - French
  • "de" - German

Example:

result = await execute({
    "function": "get_contact_info",
    "lang": "en"
})

Returns:

{
    "success": true,
    "url": "https://www.epfl.ch/about/contact-en/",
    "title": "Contact ‒ About ‐ EPFL",
    "h1": "Contact",
    "language": "en",
    "contact": {
        "phones": ["+41 (0)21 693 11 11", "+41 21 693 30 00"],
        "emails": ["info.sample@epfl.ch"],
        "addresses": ["CH-1015 Lausanne"],
        "departments": [
            {
                "name": "General Information",
                "description": "For information or any questions about EPFL...",
                "phones": ["+41 (0)21 693 11 11"]
            }
        ]
    },
    "sections": [...]
}

2. get_campus_location

Retrieves location and transport information for EPFL campuses:

• Lausanne (Main Campus): Ecublens location with metro, bus, train, and walking access
• EPFL Geneva: Campus Biotech location
• EPFL Fribourg: Smart Living Lab in bluefactory
• EPFL Neuchâtel: Microcity innovation cluster
• EPFL Valais Wallis: Sion campus

Parameters:

• campus (optional, default: "all"): Campus to retrieve info for
  • "lausanne" - Main campus
  • "geneva" - Geneva campus
  • "fribourg" - Fribourg campus
  • "neuchatel" - Neuchâtel campus
  • "valais" - Valais campus
  • "all" - All campuses

Example:

result = await execute({
    "function": "get_campus_location",
    "campus": "lausanne"
})

Returns:

{
    "success": true,
    "url": "https://www.epfl.ch/campus/visitors/coming-to-epfl/",
    "campuses": {
        "lausanne": {
            "name": "EPFL Lausanne (Main Campus)",
            "location": "Ecublens, Lausanne",
            "address": "CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland",
            "description": "EPFL's main campus is located in the commune of Ecublens...",
            "transport": {
                "metro": ["m1 metro towards Renens gare: EPFL stop", ...],
                "bus": ["tl1 direct route towards EPFL/Colladon", ...],
                "train": ["From Renens train station (2.7 km)..."],
                "walking": [...]
            }
        }
    }
}

3. get_page_content

Retrieves structured content from any EPFL page.

Parameters:

• path (required): URL path to the page
  • Example: "/about/en/about/", "/education/", "/research/"

Example:

result = await execute({
    "function": "get_page_content",
    "path": "/about/en/about/"
})

Returns:

{
    "success": true,
    "url": "https://www.epfl.ch/about/en/about/",
    "title": "About EPFL",
    "h1": "About",
    "description": "EPFL is Europe's most cosmopolitan technical university...",
    "content": {
        "headings": [...],
        "paragraphs": [...],
        "lists": [...],
        "links": [...]
    },
    "contact": {...}
}

4. search_pages

Searches EPFL website pages.

Parameters:

• query (required): Search query
• limit (optional, default: 10): Maximum number of results

Example:

result = await execute({
    "function": "search_pages",
    "query": "computer science",
    "limit": 5
})

Returns:

{
    "success": true,
    "query": "computer science",
    "total": 5,
    "results": [
        {
            "title": "Computer Science Section",
            "url": "https://www.epfl.ch/schools/ic/",
            "snippet": "The School of Computer and Communication Sciences..."
        }
    ]
}

Error Handling

All functions return structured error responses:

{
    "success": false,
    "error": "Missing required parameter: path",
    "error_type": "validation"
}

Error types:

• validation: Invalid or missing parameters
• execution: Runtime errors during request or parsing

Important Contacts

• General Information: +41 (0)21 693 11 11 (8am-5pm, Mon-Fri)
• Emergency: 115 (from EPFL landline) / +41 21 693 30 00 (mobile)
• Main Address: EPFL, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

Campus Addresses

Data Source

All information is extracted from the official EPFL website at https://www.epfl.ch/ using HTTP requests and HTML parsing. The skill respects the website's content and structure while providing programmatic access to public information.