Web Search Local

Local web search without API Key. Supports Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yandex multi-engine search with built-in cache and automatic failover. Use when users need to search for network information, find materials, or query real-time information.

Local web search skill without API Key, supports multi-engine auto-switching and built-in cache.

Triggers

Use this skill when the user requests:

• "搜索/查一下/搜一下 + 关键词" (Search/Check/Look up + keywords)
• "帮我找/帮我搜 + 信息" (Help me find/search + information)
• Need to get real-time web information
• "最近/最新 + 某话题" (Recent/Latest + topic)
• "查资料/网上查" (Look up materials/Search online)

Usage

Basic Search

python3 scripts/search.py -q "keywords"

Specify Engine

python3 scripts/search.py -q "keywords" -e bing      # Bing (default)
python3 scripts/search.py -q "keywords" -e auto       # Auto failover
python3 scripts/search.py -q "keywords" -e webfetch  # urllib fallback

Common Options

python3 scripts/search.py -q "keywords" -l 5          # Limit result count
python3 scripts/search.py -q "keywords" --fast       # Fast mode, skip cookies
python3 scripts/search.py -q "keywords" --no-cache   # Skip cache
python3 scripts/search.py -q "keywords" -f text      # Text format output
python3 scripts/search.py -q "keywords" -o file.json  # Output to file
python3 scripts/search.py -q "keywords" -v            # Verbose logging

Engine Selection

Engine	Description
bing	Default primary, supports RSS and HTML dual mode
auto	Auto failover, Bing → Yandex → DDG → WebFetch
webfetch	urllib standard library, no requests package needed

Default is bing, use auto on failure.

Cache Mechanism

• Location: ~/.cache/web-search-local/
• Expiration: 1 hour
• Cache hit returns in sub-second

Cache Management

python3 scripts/search.py --cache-stats   # View cache statistics
python3 scripts/search.py --cache-clear   # Clear cache

Output Format

JSON (default)

python3 scripts/search.py -q "keywords" -f json

{
  "query": "search keywords",
  "engine": "bing",
  "count": 3,
  "results": [
    {"title": "page title", "url": "https://...", "snippet": "summary description"}
  ],
  "elapsed_seconds": 0.58
}

Text

python3 scripts/search.py -q "keywords" -f text

Search: python programming
Engine: bing
Results: 2
============================================================

1. Python.org - Official Site
   https://python.org
   The official home of Python

Notes

• Chinese search optimized for cn.bing.com
• Each search has 2-5 second delay (anti-crawler policy)
• No delay on cache hit
• Does not support content requiring login

Detailed Documentation

• Detailed usage and examples: see references/search-usage.md
• Auto engine technical specifications: see references/search-auto-engine.md