yao-web
Web information retrieval expert. ALWAYS invoke this skill when the user needs to search the web, fetch a URL, or access real-time information beyond training data. Do not guess or use stale knowledge — use this skill first.
Install / Use
npx skills add YaoApp/yao --skill yao-webInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
SKILL.md
Installable skill definition
Quality Score
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Our assessment of yao-web
yao-web scores 80/100 on our quality scale, 1751st of 3,044 Development & Engineering skills we index.
Its SKILL.md is 1.2 KB long, split into 4 sections with 2 code examples: moderately detailed.
With 8,024 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated 4 days ago, so yao-web is actively maintained.
- No license is declared. By default that means all rights are reserved: you can read it, but reusing or redistributing it is not clearly permitted. Ask the author before building on it commercially.
- Its trust signals score 88/100, with 1 caution from licensing, adoption, age or documentation. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| yao-web (this skill)by YaoApp | 80 | 8.0k | 4d ago | SKILL.md |
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Frequently asked questions
- How do I install yao-web?
- Run
npx skills add YaoApp/yao --skill yao-web. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does yao-web work with?
- It is written for Universal, as a SKILL.md file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is yao-web safe to use?
- It declares no license and scores 88/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is yao-web still maintained?
- The repository was last updated 4 days ago, so yao-web is actively maintained.
Skill content
View source on GitHubname: yao-web description: Web information retrieval expert. ALWAYS invoke this skill when the user needs to search the web, fetch a URL, or access real-time information beyond training data. Do not guess or use stale knowledge — use this skill first.
Web Tools
Two tools for web information retrieval, called via bash.
web_search
Search the web for real-time information. Returns structured results with title, URL, and content snippet.
tai tool web_search '{"query": "search terms", "limit": 5}'
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|-------------|
| query | string | yes | Search query |
| limit | integer | no | Max results (default 10) |
web_fetch
Fetch a web page and return its content in readable format.
tai tool web_fetch '{"url": "https://example.com", "format": "markdown"}'
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|-------------|
| url | string | yes | Fully-formed URL to fetch |
| format | string | no | markdown (default) or html |
Guidelines
- Use web_search to discover URLs, then web_fetch to read the content
- Include the current year when searching for recent information
- All output is JSON
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Trust signals
From repository metadata: license, adoption, age and documentation. Not a code audit — see the Safety scan above for what the skill file itself contains.