| name | web-media-getter |
| description | One query across free image / video / GIF APIs (stock + historical/archival + GIF engines), returning normalized, license-tagged results with optional top-K download + attribution sidecar. The retrieval peer to local semantic search and generative media. |
| risk | safe |
| source | community |
| source_type | community |
| source_repo | connerkward/web-media-getter-skill |
| date_added | 2026-06-16 |
| author | Conner K Ward |
| license | MIT |
| tags | ["media","images","video","gif","stock","archival","attribution"] |
| tools | ["claude-code","antigravity","cursor","gemini-cli","codex-cli"] |
When to Use
Use when a task needs a REAL or ARCHIVAL photo / clip (hero, texture, reference, historical footage) or a reaction / animated GIF, rather than a generated one — fan out across free image/video/GIF sources in one query and download license-tagged results.
Source: connerkward/web-media-getter-skill (MIT).
web-media
Query many free image/video sources in one fan-out, get a normalized result list,
optionally download top-K with an attribution sidecar. Zero-dep stdlib script.
Script: webmedia.py (in this dir). Keys: PEXELS_API_KEY, PIXABAY_API_KEY
in central/.env (optional — the 5 no-key sources work without them).
Sources
| Source | Key? | Best for | Media |
|---|
| openverse | none | CC web images (Flickr, museums) | image |
| wikimedia | none | factual / historical / landmark photos | image |
| internetarchive | none | historical/archival images + films | image, video |
| loc | none | historical US prints/photos | image |
| nasa | none | space imagery + video | image, video |
| pexels | free key | modern stock photos + short video clips | image, video |
| pixabay | free key | modern photos/illustrations + short clips | image, video |
| klipy | free key | GIFs — recommended (free, unlimited, Tenor drop-in) | gif |
| giphy | free key | GIFs — biggest library (prod key needs approval) | gif |
GIF sources fire only with --type gif. Keys: KLIPY_API_KEY, GIPHY_API_KEY
in central/.env. (tenor adapter removed — Google EOL'd the API 2026-06-30.)
klipy is the one to get (free + unlimited);
its adapter is request/response;
verify against docs.klipy.com when you key it.
