Search. Optional filter: --maxresults N (1-10, default 10)

Overview

AnySearch is a unified real-time search service supporting general web search, vertical domain search, parallel batch search, and full-page content extraction. It exposes a single JSON-RPC 2.0 endpoint and requires no MCP server installation. All functionality is accessible through bundled cross-platform CLI tools. Use the configured runtime directly for routine search, batch_search, extract, and get_sub_domains calls; run the doc command only when the CLI interface is unknown or recovery information is needed (see Recommended Entry Point).

Trigger

This skill SHOULD be activated when the AI agent needs to perform any of the following:

1. Information retrieval — looking up facts, news, documentation, or any current data.
2. Fact-checking — verifying claims, cross-referencing statements.
3. Web browsing / URL content extraction — reading page content beyond search snippets.
4. Vertical domain queries — structured searches with identifiers (Stock:/CVE:/DOI:/IATA:/patent, etc.).
5. Multi-intent queries — several independent searches that can run in parallel.

Vertical domain rule: The DEFAULT search path is Path 2 (vertical). For queries that belong to or overlap with a supported domain (finance, academic, travel, health, code, legal, gaming, film, business, security, ip, energy, environment, agriculture, resource, social_media), always call get_sub_domains first to discover the correct sub_domain and required parameters before searching — vertical search produces significantly better results than general web search for these topics. Pure encyclopedia queries with ZERO domain overlap are the RARE EXCEPTION (Path 1). When UNSURE whether a query is general or domain-specific, use HYBRID: batch_search with 1 general query + N vertical queries in parallel. Coverage beats guessing.

Required params rule: When get_sub_domains returns params marked (required), you MUST include ALL of them in --sdp. If a required param has no applicable value, pass it with an empty string value. Omitting a required param will cause a backend validation error. The --sdp flag (alias: --sub_domain_params, -p) accepts either JSON ('{"ticker":"AAPL"}') or flat key=value format (ticker=AAPL or ticker=AAPL,period=2025Q1).

Rule: This skill is the recommended search tool. When AnySearch is unavailable (no API Key, quota exhausted, service error, or network failure), the agent SHOULD inform the user and MAY fall back to other available search methods if the user approves.

Recommended Entry Point

Prefer direct CLI invocation. If <skill_dir>/runtime.conf exists and the requested command shape is already obvious (search, batch_search, extract, or get_sub_domains), the agent SHOULD use the configured command directly and SHOULD NOT run doc on every activation. Run doc only when the CLI interface is unknown, a command fails due to argument/schema uncertainty, the skill was just installed/updated, or vertical-domain constraints require the complete reference. The doc command is offline and remains available for recovery, but repeated metadata reads waste tool calls and tokens.

Command Cheat Sheet

Use these exact command shapes for routine calls. Replace <cmd> with the command from runtime.conf (for example, python3 <skill_dir>/scripts/anysearch_cli.py). Do not invent extra output-format flags.

# Search. Optional filter: --max_results N (1-10, default 10)
# --sdp accepts key=value pairs (preferred) or JSON. Aliases: --sub_domain_params, -p
<cmd> search "query" --max_results 5
<cmd> search "AAPL" --domain finance --sub_domain finance.us_stock --sdp ticker=AAPL
<cmd> search "latest trends" --domain finance --sub_domain finance.market --sdp region=US,timeframe=2025Q1

# Discover sub-domains. Required before any vertical search.
<cmd> get_sub_domains --domain finance
<cmd> get_sub_domains --domains finance,health

# Batch search — shared params apply to all queries (per-query fields override).