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Web Search by openminis — Agent Skill

Name: Web Search
Author: openminis

Web Search

General web search skill that uses browser automation with multiple search engines and selects the priority chain based on search intent. Supports: Perplexity, Metaso AI, Google, Bing, Brave, DuckDuckGo, Baidu, Sogou, Tavily. Trigger when the user mentions "web search," "search for it," "search this for me," "look it up online," "search engine," or needs real-time information from the internet.

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web-search

Use browser automation to search the web through multiple engines, then fall back automatically when one engine is blocked, logged out, or returns poor results.

When to use

Activate this skill when the user wants:

real-time web search
search engine results instead of model memory
Chinese web search or structured AI answers
engine-specific search (Google / Bing / Brave / Perplexity / Metaso AI)
fallback behavior across multiple search engines

Search engines

Engine	URL pattern	Strength	Notes
Perplexity	`https://www.perplexity.ai/search?q={query}`	Highest answer quality	Needs login once
Metaso AI	`https://metaso.cn/`	Strong Chinese results	Home page interaction may be needed
Google	`https://www.google.com/search?q={query}`	Best general web coverage	Stable fallback
Bing	`https://www.bing.com/search?q={query}`	Good Chinese + AI summary	Stable fallback
Brave	`https://search.brave.com/search?q={query}`	Privacy-friendly	Good backup
DuckDuckGo	`https://html.duckduckgo.com/html/?q={query}`	Lightweight privacy search	May show anomaly pages
Baidu	`https://www.baidu.com/s?wd={query}`	Strong Chinese index	Use for Chinese web results
Sogou	`https://www.sogou.com/web?query={query}`	Chinese / WeChat-heavy results	Secondary Chinese backup
Tavily	API-based	Agent-oriented	Requires API key

Intent-based priority chains

Choose the search chain by user intent.

Deep research / comparison / trend analysis

Perplexity -> Metaso AI -> Bing -> Google -> Brave

Chinese search / Chinese summary / local context

Metaso AI -> Perplexity -> Baidu -> Bing -> Google

General web search / official site / original page lookup

Google -> Bing -> Brave -> DuckDuckGo

Privacy-first search

Brave -> DuckDuckGo -> Bing

Fallback rules

Immediately switch to the next engine when any of these happens:

login expired
captcha / verification / blocked / robot / abnormal traffic
empty result page
redirected back to the home page
page structure is broken and no useful text can be extracted
only input box is visible with no actual results

Success criteria

Treat a search as successful when at least two of these are true:

the page title or URL clearly indicates a result page
extracted text is non-empty and contains meaningful results
there are structured answers, result lists, citations, or related questions
the content is clearly not just the search homepage

Execution flow

Infer search intent from the user request.
Select the matching priority chain.
Try the first engine.
Extract text with browser tools.
Check success criteria.
If blocked or poor, switch to the next engine.
Return the first good result, and optionally add a second source for comparison.

Scripts

scripts/browser_search.py - generate engine priority plans and fallback chains
evals/evals.json - prompt coverage for the main routing scenarios

Notes

Prefer Perplexity for best answer quality when login is valid.
Prefer Metaso AI for Chinese structured answers.
Prefer Google/Bing for finding original pages and official websites.
Use Brave/DuckDuckGo as privacy-oriented backups.
Do not rely on a single engine; fallback is part of the skill design.

---name: web-searchdescription: General web search skill that uses browser automation with multiple search engines and selects the priority chain based on search intent. Supports: Perplexity, Metaso AI, Google, Bing, Brave, DuckDuckGo, Baidu, Sogou, Tavily. Trigger when the user mentions "web search," "search for it," "search this for me," "look it up online," "search engine," or needs real-time information from the internet.---# web-searchUse browser automation to search the web through multiple engines, then fall back automatically when one engine is blocked, logged out, or returns poor results.## When to useActivate this skill when the user wants:- real-time web search- search engine results instead of model memory- Chinese web search or structured AI answers- engine-specific search (Google / Bing / Brave / Perplexity / Metaso AI)- fallback behavior across multiple search engines## Search engines| Engine | URL pattern | Strength | Notes ||---|---|---|---|| Perplexity | `https://www.perplexity.ai/search?q={query}` | Highest answer quality | Needs login once || Metaso AI | `https://metaso.cn/` | Strong Chinese results | Home page interaction may be needed || Google | `https://www.google.com/search?q={query}` | Best general web coverage | Stable fallback || Bing | `https://www.bing.com/search?q={query}` | Good Chinese + AI summary | Stable fallback || Brave | `https://search.brave.com/search?q={query}` | Privacy-friendly | Good backup || DuckDuckGo | `https://html.duckduckgo.com/html/?q={query}` | Lightweight privacy search | May show anomaly pages || Baidu | `https://www.baidu.com/s?wd={query}` | Strong Chinese index | Use for Chinese web results || Sogou | `https://www.sogou.com/web?query={query}` | Chinese / WeChat-heavy results | Secondary Chinese backup || Tavily | API-based | Agent-oriented | Requires API key |## Intent-based priority chainsChoose the search chain by user intent.### Deep research / comparison / trend analysis`Perplexity -> Metaso AI -> Bing -> Google -> Brave`### Chinese search / Chinese summary / local context`Metaso AI -> Perplexity -> Baidu -> Bing -> Google`### General web search / official site / original page lookup`Google -> Bing -> Brave -> DuckDuckGo`### Privacy-first search`Brave -> DuckDuckGo -> Bing`## Fallback rulesImmediately switch to the next engine when any of these happens:- login expired- captcha / verification / blocked / robot / abnormal traffic- empty result page- redirected back to the home page- page structure is broken and no useful text can be extracted- only input box is visible with no actual results## Success criteriaTreat a search as successful when at least two of these are true:- the page title or URL clearly indicates a result page- extracted text is non-empty and contains meaningful results- there are structured answers, result lists, citations, or related questions- the content is clearly not just the search homepage## Execution flow1. Infer search intent from the user request.2. Select the matching priority chain.3. Try the first engine.4. Extract text with browser tools.5. Check success criteria.6. If blocked or poor, switch to the next engine.7. Return the first good result, and optionally add a second source for comparison.## Scripts- `scripts/browser_search.py` - generate engine priority plans and fallback chains- `evals/evals.json` - prompt coverage for the main routing scenarios## Notes- Prefer Perplexity for best answer quality when login is valid.- Prefer Metaso AI for Chinese structured answers.- Prefer Google/Bing for finding original pages and official websites.- Use Brave/DuckDuckGo as privacy-oriented backups.- Do not rely on a single engine; fallback is part of the skill design.

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