How do I install the Z.ai Web Search skill?

Run npx skillmds add modbender/z-ai-web-search in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Z.ai Web Search skill do?

AI-optimized web search via Z.AI Web Search API. Returns structured results (title, URL, summary) for LLM processing. It is listed under AI & ML on SkillMD.

Is Z.ai Web Search safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. Capability flags: executes scripts, makes network calls. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Z.ai Web Search?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Z.ai Web Search free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Z.ai Web Search?

modbender (@modbender) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Z.ai Web Search by modbender — Agent Skill

Name: Z.ai Web Search
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: modbender

File contents

Z.AI Web Search

AI-optimized web search using Z.AI Web Search API. Designed for LLMs – returns structured results with titles, URLs, summaries, site names and favicons.

Search

node {baseDir}/scripts/search.mjs "query"
node {baseDir}/scripts/search.mjs "query" -n 15
node {baseDir}/scripts/search.mjs "query" --domain sohu.com
node {baseDir}/scripts/search.mjs "query" --recency oneWeek
node {baseDir}/scripts/search.mjs "query" --days 7

Options

-n <count>: Number of results (default: 10, max: 50)
--domain <domain>: Limit results to specified domain (e.g. sohu.com, www.example.com)
--recency <filter>: Time range – oneDay, oneWeek, oneMonth, oneYear, noLimit (default)
--days <n>: Shorthand for recency (1→oneDay, 7→oneWeek, 30→oneMonth, 365→oneYear)

Extract content from URL

node {baseDir}/scripts/extract.mjs "https://example.com/article"

Note: Z.AI does not provide an extract API. This script uses native fetch to retrieve pages and strips HTML for basic text extraction. For richer content, use search results (they include summaries).

Setup

Get API key at Z.AI Platform
Set ZAI_API_KEY in your environment
Docs: Web Search Guide

Frequently asked questions