Web Research

Name: Web Research
Author: pollinations

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by pollinations · vlatest · Repository

Automates web research tasks, extracting data and insights from online sources based on provided queries.

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Run in terminal (recommended)

terminal

claude mcp add pollinations-web-research npx -- -y @trustedskills/pollinations-web-research

Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json

~/.claude/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pollinations-web-research": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@trustedskills/pollinations-web-research"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.

About This Skill

What it does

This skill automates web research tasks, extracting data and insights from online sources based on provided queries. It leverages various search models like Google Gemini, Perplexity AI, and NomNom to retrieve information. By default, it runs both gemini-search and perplexity-fast in parallel for faster results. The skill requires curl to function correctly.

When to use it

Fact-checking claims by providing a statement to be verified with supporting sources.
Gathering general information about a topic or entity, such as "What is pollinations.ai?".
Comparing answers from different search models on the same query.
Quickly researching specific questions that require online data retrieval.

Key capabilities

Utilizes multiple search models: gemini-search, perplexity-fast, perplexity, and nomnom.
Runs queries in parallel for faster results (default behavior).
Allows users to specify a particular model using the --model flag.
Supports comparing responses from multiple models simultaneously with the --models flag.

Example prompts

".claude/skills/web-research/scripts/web-research.sh "What is pollinations.ai?""
".claude/skills/web-research/scripts/web-research.sh --model perplexity-fast "Fact-check this claim with sources""
".claude/skills/web-research/scripts/web-research.sh --models gemini-search,perplexity-fast "Compare answers""

Tips & gotchas

Authentication Required: You must provide an API key via the POLLINATIONS_API_KEY environment variable or a .env file. If not provided, the script will prompt for one.
Dependencies: Ensure that curl is installed on your system as this skill requires it to function.
Parallel Execution: When using multiple models with --parallel, be aware of potential rate limits and increased processing time.

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Details

Version: vlatest
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Author: pollinations
Installs: 37

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