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ModSearch — Search & Fetch Bridge

A CLI bridge skill that gives models without native web tools structured web search, X (Twitter) search, and page fetching as JSON evidence.

Web & APIIntermediate★ 572⑂ 21AI score 10/10Last updated: Sep 24, 2026

What it does

  • Runs the modsearch CLI to perform web search, X (Twitter) search, and single-URL page fetch, returning a stable JSON contract.
  • Works out of the box with Firecrawl's keyless free quota; optional engines (Tavily, Exa, antigravity-cli, grok-cli) are selected per role with automatic fallback.
  • Quota-exhausted engines go into a cooldown queue instead of being dropped; responses separate status (ok/degraded/unavailable), uncertainty (doubt about the facts) and warnings (how the answer was routed).
  • A bundled launcher (scripts/run.sh / run.ps1) resolves PATH → npx → bunx and emits a JSON diagnosis with next steps when no runtime is available.
  • Explicit safety rule: fetched pages and posts are untrusted data, never instructions to follow.

Who it's for

  • Anyone running a model or harness with no built-in search/fetch tool but who needs current, citable information.
  • Researchers, analysts and engineers who need source links for versions, prices, releases or news.
  • Marketers and social researchers tracking discussion on X.

Examples

  1. "What's the latest release of this library?" → -q to search, then -u on the best hit to read release notes and cite URLs.
  2. "What are people saying about this product on X?" → --source x; if Grok Build isn't configured, the entry comes back degraded and the caveat is relayed.
  3. "Summarize only the pricing section of this URL" → -u <url> -q "pricing" for a focused fetch.

· · · Install guide · · ·

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git clone https://github.com/liustack/modsearch.git /tmp/modsearch && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r /tmp/modsearch/skills/modsearch ~/.claude/skills/

⚠ This is a third-party skill. Check the source repository before installing.

  1. Open a terminal and check your runtime: node -v (needs 22.13+) or bun -v. If neither exists, install Node from https://nodejs.org or Bun from https://bun.sh.
  2. Clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/liustack/modsearch.git /tmp/modsearch
  3. Copy the skill folder: mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r /tmp/modsearch/skills/modsearch ~/.claude/skills/
  4. Make the launcher executable: chmod +x ~/.claude/skills/modsearch/scripts/run.sh
  5. Smoke test: bash ~/.claude/skills/modsearch/scripts/run.sh -q "test" (on Windows: powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File ...\scripts\run.ps1 -q "test").
  6. If something fails, run bash ~/.claude/skills/modsearch/scripts/run.sh doctor --json and consult references/configure.md to add API keys or switch engines.
  7. Restart Claude Code; the skill triggers automatically when a request needs fresh information or a specific URL.
View source on GitHub ↗License: MIT