AI Search Skill (Web Search for AI Agents)

This skill enables AI agents and LLM systems to perform web search and retrieve real-time information from the internet.

It works similarly to modern search engines such as:

• Google
• Bing
• Perplexity
• Brave Search
• Tavily

The skill allows AI systems to access up-to-date information, including:

• news
• websites
• research articles
• documentation
• trending topics

When Should This Skill Be Used

Use this skill when the user asks about:

• searching the internet

• latest news or current events

• information from websites

• online research topics

• finding articles or documentation

• verifying facts

• gathering information from multiple sources

Example queries:

• "latest AI news"
• "search the web for vector database benchmarks"
• "find information about GPT models"
• "what happened in AI this week"
• "latest updates from OpenAI"
• "research agentic AI architecture"

Example Use Cases

Web Search

Search the internet for general information.

Example:

search the web for latest AI developments

News Search

Retrieve recent news or trending events.

Example:

latest AI news this week

Research Tasks

AI agents gathering information from multiple sources.

Example:

research agentic AI architecture

Fact Checking

Verify claims using multiple web sources.

Example:

check if GPT-5 has been released

Quick Setup

1. Get your API Key

Sign up at:

https://cloudsway.ai

1. Set environment variable

export CLOUDSWAYS_AK="your-api-key"

That's it. The skill is ready to use.

Quick Start

Method 1: Using the Script

cd ~/scripts/search
./scripts/search.sh '{"q": "your search query"}'

Examples

# Basic search
./scripts/search.sh '{"q": "latest AI developments"}'

# Search with time filter
./scripts/search.sh '{"q": "OpenAI news", "freshness": "Week", "count": 20}'

# Deep research
./scripts/search.sh '{"q": "Agentic AI architecture", "enableContent": true, "mainText": true}'

Method 2: Direct API Call

curl -s -G \
  --url "https://aisearchapi.cloudsway.net/api/search/smart" \
  --header "Authorization: ${CLOUDSWAYS_AK}" \
  --data-urlencode "q=your search query" \
  --data-urlencode "count=20" \
  --data-urlencode "freshness=Week"

Real-world Example

curl -s -G \
  --url "https://aisearchapi.cloudsway.net/api/search/smart" \
  --header "Authorization: ${CLOUDSWAYS_AK}" \
  --data-urlencode "q=latest AI news February 2026" \
  --data-urlencode "count=20" \
  --data-urlencode "freshness=Week" \
  --data-urlencode "enableContent=true" \
  --data-urlencode "mainText=true"

API Reference

Endpoint

GET https://aisearchapi.cloudsway.net/api/search/smart

Headers

| Header | Type | Value | Description |

| ------------- | ------ | ----------- | --------------------- |

| Authorization | String | {YOUR_AK} | Your assigned API Key |

Request Parameters

| Parameter | Required | Type | Default | Description |

| -------------- | -------- | ------- | ------- | ------------------------------ |

| q | Yes | String | - | Search query |

| count | No | Integer | 10 | Must be 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 |

| freshness | No | String | null | Day / Week / Month |

| offset | No | Integer | 0 | Pagination offset |

| enableContent | No | Boolean | false | Extract full text |

| contentType | No | String | TEXT | HTML / MARKDOWN / TEXT |

| contentTimeout | No | Float | 3.0 | Extraction timeout |

| mainText | No | Boolean | false | Smart summary fragments |

Response Format

{
  "queryContext": {
    "originalQuery": "your search query"
  },
  "webPages": {
    "value": [
      {
        "name": "Article Title",
        "url": "https://example.com/article",
        "datePublished": "2026-02-27T15:46:11.0000000",
        "snippet": "Short summary...",
        "mainText": "Relevant excerpts...",
        "content": "Full webpage text...",
        "score": 0.85
      }
    ]
  }
}

Content Strategy

Choose the right field based on your needs:

| Field | Latency | Token Cost | Use Case |

| -------- | ------- | ---------- | ---------------- |

| snippet | Fast | Low | Quick browsing |

| mainText | Medium | Medium | Focused research |

| content | Slower | High | Deep analysis |

Recommended Settings

Quick Research

{"q": "topic", "count": 10}

Focused Research

{"q": "topic", "count": 20, "freshness": "Week", "enableContent": true, "mainText": true}

Deep Research

{"q": "topic", "count": 20, "enableContent": true, "contentType": "MARKDOWN"}

Troubleshooting

Invalid JSON

Use curl directly if the script fails.

Count Parameter Error

Valid values:

10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50

Environment Variable Missing

Check configuration:

echo $CLOUDSWAYS_AK

Keywords

web search

AI search

internet search

online search

search engine

Google search

Bing search

Perplexity search

Brave search

Tavily search

AI research tool

LLM web search

AI agent search

internet information retrieval

Last Updated: 2026-03-09

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