Baidu Search

Search the web using Baidu AI Search Engine (BDSE). Use for live information, documentation, or research topics.

Security Scan

This skill is internally consistent: it only needs a BAIDU_API_KEY and python3 to call Baidu's search API and does not request unrelated credentials or install remote code.

Purpose & Capability

The name/description (Baidu web search) matches the code and declared requirements: the script sends queries to a Baidu AI search endpoint (qianfan.baidubce.com) and uses BAIDU_API_KEY for Authorization. Required binary (python3) is appropriate for running the included Python script.

Instruction Scope

SKILL.md instructs the agent to invoke the provided Python script with a JSON payload. The script only reads the BAIDU_API_KEY environment variable and the provided JSON argument, calls the Baidu endpoint, and returns filtered results; it does not access other files, unrelated env vars, or external endpoints beyond Baidu.

Install Mechanism

There is no install spec (instruction-only), which minimizes install risk. The package includes a Python script that makes HTTP requests but the metadata does not declare the Python 'requests' dependency — callers will need that package available or the script will fail. No remote downloads or archive extraction are performed.

Credentials

Only BAIDU_API_KEY is required and is the declared primary credential. That key is used only to authenticate requests to the Baidu search API (sent in the Authorization header). No other credentials or broad filesystem/config paths are requested.

Persistence & Privilege

The skill is not always-enabled, is user-invocable, and does not request persistence or modify other skills or system-wide settings. It does not elevate privileges.

Assessment

This skill appears to do what it claims, but take these precautions before installing: (1) Only provide a BAIDU_API_KEY you trust to this skill — the key will be sent to Baidu's qianfan.baidubce.com endpoint. (2) Verify the publisher or obtain an official homepage if you need provenance (the package metadata in the files shows inconsistent owner/slug/version values). (3) Ensure Python's 'requests' is installed in the runtime environment or the script will fail. (4) Monitor your Baidu API usage and rotate or scope the key if possible. If you need stronger assurance, ask the publisher for an official homepage or signed release artifacts.

Search the web via Baidu AI Search API.

Usage

python3 skills/baidu-search/scripts/search.py '<JSON>'

Request Parameters

Param	Type	Required	Default	Description
query	str	yes	-	Search query
count	int	no	10	Number of results to return, range 1-50
freshness	str	no	Null	Time range, two formats: format one is ”YYYY-MM-DDtoYYYY-MM-DD“, and format two includes pd, pw, pm, and py, representing the past 24 hours, past 7 days, past 31 days, and past 365 days respectively

Examples

# Basic search
python3 scripts/search.py '{"query":"人工智能"}'

# Freshness first format "YYYY-MM-DDtoYYYY-MM-DD" example
python3 scripts/search.py '{
  "query":"最新新闻",
  "freshness":"2025-09-01to2025-09-08"
}'

# Freshness second format pd、pw、pm、py example
python3 scripts/search.py '{
  "query":"最新新闻",
  "freshness":"pd"
}'

# set count, the number of results to return
python3 scripts/search.py '{
  "query":"旅游景点",
  "count": 20,
}'

Current Status

Fully functional.