| name | wiki-search |
| description | Search Wikipedia for articles matching a query. Returns a list of matching page titles.
Use when the user says: "search wikipedia for", "find wikipedia articles about",
"what does wikipedia have on", "look up on wikipedia"
|
| metadata | {"verb":"search"} |
Wikipedia Search Skill
Search Wikipedia and return matching article titles so the user can pick one to read.
Steps
1. Search Wikipedia
Run a Python snippet to search:
python3 -c "
import wikipedia
import json
results = wikipedia.search('QUERY', results=10)
print(json.dumps(results, indent=2))
"
Replace QUERY with the user's search term.
2. Handle Disambiguation
If the search returns ambiguous results, the wikipedia package may raise a DisambiguationError. Catch it and present the options:
python3 -c "
import wikipedia
import json
try:
results = wikipedia.search('QUERY', results=10)
print(json.dumps(results, indent=2))
except wikipedia.exceptions.DisambiguationError as e:
print(json.dumps({'disambiguation': True, 'options': e.options[:15]}, indent=2))
"
3. Present Results
## Wikipedia Search: "<query>"
Found X matching articles:
1. <Article Title 1>
2. <Article Title 2>
3. <Article Title 3>
...
Ask me to summarize any of these, or say "tell me about <title>" for details.
4. Summary
Tell the user how many results were found and list the top matches. If there was a disambiguation, explain that the term has multiple meanings and list the options.
