Web Fetch

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ryoppippi

web-fetch

Fetches and searches web content with ax, tgrab, grok, codex, and exa. Use for text from a URL, web/tweet/semantic search, or social/video content.

Overview

Publisher	ryoppippi
Repository	`dotfiles`
Skill name	`web-fetch`
Stars	263
Forks	5
Bundled files	3
License	MIT
Links	Skill source Repository

Markdown instructions
A SKILL.md file the model loads on demand, so it only costs tokens when a request actually matches.
Works with any LLM
AI skills are plain Markdown, not provider-specific code, so this works with GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model.
3 bundled files
Scripts, templates, and references the model can read while it works. Files are read-only and never executed.
Open source
Published by ryoppippi on GitHub. Read the source before you install it.

Installation

Install the Web Fetch AI skill in TypingMind to use it with any LLM, or drop it into another agent that reads SKILL.md.

Install in TypingMind

TypingMind installs a skill straight from its GitHub folder — it reads SKILL.md, bundles the resource files, and stores the result locally.

Open the app and go to Plugins → Skills.
Choose "Install from GitHub".
Paste the skill folder URL below and confirm.
Enable the skill in any chat where you want it available.

Plugins → Skills → Add skill → From GitHub URL, then paste the folder URL and press Continue.

Install in another agent

Any agent that reads the Agent Skills format can use this skill — copy the folder into that agent's skills directory.

Claude Code — .claude/skills

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ryoppippi/dotfiles.git /tmp/dotfiles
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/dotfiles/agents/skills/web-fetch .claude/skills/web-fetch

Restart Claude Code after copying so it picks up the new skill.

Use it in TypingMind

Enable Web Fetch in any TypingMind chat and the model takes it from there. Its name and description sit in the system prompt, and the moment a request matches, the model loads the full instructions itself — you never invoke it by hand, and it costs no tokens until it is actually used.

The model loads Web Fetch on its own as soon as a request matches it.

Works with any AI model

AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so Web Fetch is not tied to the model it was written for. Install it once in TypingMind and use it with GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama, or a local model you run yourself — all on your own API keys.

Loaded only when it is needed
The system prompt carries just the name and description. The instructions are fetched on the first matching request, so an idle skill costs nothing.
Switch models mid-chat
Because the skill is instructions rather than code, changing model does not break it — the next model reads the same SKILL.md.

Skill instructions

This is the SKILL.md content the model loads. Read it before installing — a skill is instructions your model will follow.

Web Fetch

With a URL in hand:

Static page text: ./ax <url>; run ./ax agent-context for the full agent-facing guide
X/Twitter, Bluesky, YouTube posts/transcripts: ./tgrab <url>; ./tgrab --help carries the agent contract

Searching, in this order:

exa — semantic search with filters, plus extraction in the same call. Default choice: one HTTP round trip, and it returns sources to judge rather than a conclusion to trust. references/exa.md
grok -p "<prompt>" — tweet search; it has the native X index. Feed the URLs it returns to ./tgrab when full content is needed.
codex — escalation, not a first stop: use the environment-appropriate Codex path when the question needs multi-step digging or synthesis across sources, when exa's results are ambiguous and an independent reading helps, or when the 1Password key exa needs is unavailable. references/codex.md

If ax or tgrab fails, fall back to the host's web fetch/search tool or curl.

A browser is the last resort, only for a page the tools above cannot read — JavaScript rendering, a login, or interaction. Which browser to reach for, in order: references/browser.md.

Delegate the reading, not only the fetching: hand the whole task to the environment-appropriate path in the ask-codex skill. Inside Codex Desktop or Codex CLI, use a native subagent; outside Codex, use codex exec. Either path searches on the Codex subscription and returns a digest, so whole pages and JSON payloads never enter this context. Two things stay here: exa, whose 1Password key no sandbox mode reaches, and anything wanted verbatim, such as the exa docs pages above, where a digest rewrites the exact names you came for.

Bundled files

The model reads these on demand while the skill is loaded. They are exposed as readable files and are never executed.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Web Fetch AI skill do?

Fetches and searches web content with ax, tgrab, grok, codex, and exa. Use for text from a URL, web/tweet/semantic search, or social/video content.

Why use Web Fetch on TypingMind?

Because you install it once and use it with any model. Web Fetch is plain Markdown rather than provider-specific code, so the same skill runs on GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model — and you can switch model mid-chat without it breaking. TypingMind runs on your own API keys, so you pay providers directly instead of a per-seat subscription, and your skills and chats stay in your own storage.

How do I install Web Fetch in TypingMind?

Open Plugins → Skills → Install from GitHub in TypingMind and paste https://github.com/ryoppippi/dotfiles/tree/main/agents/skills/web-fetch. TypingMind reads its SKILL.md and bundles its files and installs it as a skill you can enable per chat.

Which AI models can use Web Fetch?

Any model you connect in TypingMind. AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and local models can all load this skill when a request matches it.

How many AI models can I use with Web Fetch?

As many as you like. As long as a model supports skills, you can use Web Fetch with it — GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama and more — all on TypingMind with your own API keys.

Is the Web Fetch AI skill free?

Yes. It is published on GitHub by ryoppippi under the MIT license. You only pay your own AI provider for the tokens you use.

What are AI skills?

An AI skill is a reusable instruction bundle that teaches an AI model how to do one specific task. It follows the open Agent Skills format: a SKILL.md file with a name and description, plus any scripts, templates or reference files the model may need. The model reads the instructions only when your request matches the skill, so an installed skill costs nothing until it is used.

How are AI skills different from plugins or MCP servers?

A plugin or MCP server gives a model new tools to call — code that runs somewhere and returns a result. An AI skill gives the model knowledge and process instead: how to approach a task, which steps to follow, what good output looks like. Skills are plain Markdown, so they need no server, no API key and no runtime, and they work with any model.

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Installation

Install in TypingMind

Install in another agent

Use it in TypingMind

Works with any AI model

Skill instructions

Web Fetch

Bundled files

Frequently asked questions

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