# Web Search

> Search the web and fetch web pages. Use when the user asks to search for information, look something up, or fetch a URL.

- Skill: `fastclaw-ai/web-search` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add fastclaw-ai/web-search`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/fastclaw-ai/web-search/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: fastclaw-ai (https://skillmd.com/u/fastclaw-ai)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/fastclaw-ai/web-search

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# Web Search Skill

Search the web and fetch pages using the available tools.

## Using web_fetch Tool
If the `web_fetch` tool is available, use it to fetch and read web pages:
```
web_fetch(url="https://example.com")
```

## Using exec with Python (fallback)
If web_fetch is not available, use Python with requests:

```python
import subprocess
subprocess.check_call(["pip", "install", "-q", "requests", "beautifulsoup4"])

import requests
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup

# Fetch a page
resp = requests.get("https://example.com", timeout=10)
soup = BeautifulSoup(resp.text, 'html.parser')

# Extract text content
text = soup.get_text(separator='\n', strip=True)
print(text[:2000])  # First 2000 chars
```

## Guidelines
- Prefer the `web_fetch` tool if available — it's faster and cleaner
- When using Python, always install packages first
- Limit output to relevant content — don't dump entire pages
- Summarize long content for the user
- Respect robots.txt and rate limits