search-tips
This skill should be used when performing web research beyond a simple single search -- looking into topics, comparing options, investigating questions, finding recommendations, or any task where effective use of Exa, Firecrawl, and Reddit tools matters.
Install / Use
npx skills add malob/nix-config --skill search-tipsInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
SKILL.md
Installable skill definition
Quality Score
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Education & ResearchSupported Platforms
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Our assessment of search-tips
search-tips scores 83/100 on our quality scale, 341st of 426 Education & Research skills we index.
We have not analysed the SKILL.md file itself yet, so the content part of this score is an estimate until our crawler reaches it.
It has 464 GitHub stars, a meaningful sign that others use it.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated 14 days ago, so search-tips is actively maintained.
- It is released under the MIT license, a permissive license that allows use, modification and commercial use with attribution.
- Its trust signals score 100/100, with no cautions. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
search-tips compared with similar skills
All 4 of these similar skills score higher than search-tips; compare them before choosing.
| Skill | Score | Stars | Updated | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| search-tips (this skill)by malob | 83 | 464 | 14d ago | SKILL.md |
| last30days-skillby mvanhorn | 100 | 63.5k | 3d ago | CLAUDE.md |
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Frequently asked questions
- How do I install search-tips?
- Run
npx skills add malob/nix-config --skill search-tips. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does search-tips 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 search-tips safe to use?
- It is MIT-licensed and scores 100/100 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 search-tips still maintained?
- The repository was last updated 14 days ago, so search-tips is actively maintained.
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From repository metadata: license, adoption, age and documentation. Not a code audit — see the Safety scan above for what the skill file itself contains.