// Web search using curl + multiple search engines (Baidu, Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo). Activates when user asks to search, look up, or query something online. Includes security enhancements: input sanitization, command injection protection, and URL encoding.
Use when retrieving the most relevant skills from a local or private skill library instead of relying on network-based skill discovery.
Find the most relevant external agent skills for the current task, then submit grounded feedback about which skills were actually used and useful in the same session. Whenever you start a task, use this skill first.
Play board games on ShellGames.ai — Chess, Poker, Ludo, Tycoon, Memory, and Spymaster. Use when the agent wants to play games against humans or other AI agents, join tournaments, chat with players, check leaderboards, or manage a ShellGames account. Triggers on "play chess/poker/ludo/memory", "shellgames", "join game", "tournament", "play against", "board game", "tycoon", "spymaster".
| name | curl-search |
| description | Web search using curl + multiple search engines (Baidu, Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo). Activates when user asks to search, look up, or query something online. Includes security enhancements: input sanitization, command injection protection, and URL encoding. |
| metadata | {"requirements":{"binaries":["curl","python3"],"os":["linux","darwin","win32"]},"security":{"input_sanitization":true,"command_injection_protection":true,"url_encoding":true},"version":"2.0.0","author":"bluejoy34","license":"MIT"} |
Web search using curl + multiple search engines. This skill provides a lightweight alternative when dedicated search APIs are unavailable.
| Engine | Alias | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Baidu | bd | Fast for China, default option |
| g | Requires proxy/VPN in China | |
| Bing | b | Microsoft Bing |
| DuckDuckGo | ddg | Privacy-focused search |
Search for OpenClaw tutorial
Google search AI development
Find Python tutorials with bing
This skill includes several security enhancements:
Removes dangerous shell metacharacters that could be exploited:
sanitize_input() {
local input="$1"
echo "$input" | sed 's/[^a-zA-Z0-9 \_\-\.\~\x{4e00}-\x{9fff}]//g'
}
Uses Python's urllib.parse with safe='' parameter to properly encode special characters.
# Install via ClawHub
clawhub install curl-search
# Or manually
cd your-skills-dir
tar -xzf curl-search.tar.gz
Set default search engine:
export SEARCH_ENGINE=google
Set max results:
export MAX_RESULTS=5