web-search

name	web-search
description	Fast, free web search using DuckDuckGo. No API key needed, no signup, no rate limits on moderate use. Ideal for quick factual lookups and single-query searches.
allowed-tools	bash
metadata	{"version":"1.0.0","priority":"high","triggers":"[\"search\", \"look up\", \"find online\", \"web lookup\", \"quick search\", \"fact check\"]"}

Web Search

Fast, free, always-available web search using DuckDuckGo via ddgs.

Guardrails

• Never run destructive git commands unless explicitly requested.
• Preserve unrelated worktree changes.
• This skill is available in main/admin chat and all group chats.

When to use this skill

• Quick factual lookups (single queries)
• When you need fast answers without setup
• Ad-hoc research that doesn't need multi-source synthesis
• For deep research loops, use rapid-research instead

When NOT to use this skill

• Deep multi-source investigation (use rapid-research with Tavily)
• Anything requiring high-volume searching
• Needs that are better served by browsing specific sites directly

Tool

Use ddgs via bash:

ddgs text -q "search query" -m 5        # text search, 5 results
ddgs news -q "search query" -m 5         # news search
ddgs images -q "search query" -m 5       # image search
ddgs extract -u <url>                    # fetch page content

Examples

# Quick fact lookup
ddgs text -q "Python 3.14 release date" -m 3

# News search
ddgs news -q "Apple WWDC 2026" -m 3

# Specific site search
ddgs text -q "site:github.com FFT nano" -m 5

# Fetch page content
ddgs extract -u https://example.com/article

Notes

• ddgs is pre-installed in the container runtime
• Results include: title, href (URL), body (snippet)
• Rate limit: reasonable use (~10 queries/min) works fine
• For heavy research loops, consider rapid-research with Tavily