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Search/download GIFs from Tenor via curl + jq.
Passed 16 of 19 test cases with the skill, and 10 of 19 without it.
and 4 more in the full report
7 fixed12 passed either way3 still failing0 broke
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One of 7 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
Write a shell snippet to fetch the top 1 result for 'applause' and immediately save the binary GIF as applause.gif using curl.
| Checked | Without skill | With skill |
|---|---|---|
| Parses .results[0].media_formats.gif.url from the search output. | Missed | Passed |
| Saves the file using curl with -o applause.gif. | Passed | Passed |
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Search and download GIFs directly via the Tenor API using curl. No extra tools needed.
Useful for finding reaction GIFs, creating visual content, and sending GIFs in chat.
Set your Tenor API key in your environment (add to ${HERMES_HOME:-~/.hermes}/.env):
TENOR_API_KEY=your_key_here
Get a free API key at https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/quickstart — the Google Cloud Console Tenor API key is free and has generous rate limits.
curl and jq (both standard on macOS/Linux)TENOR_API_KEY environment variable# Search and get GIF URLs
curl -s "https://tenor.googleapis.com/v2/search?q=thumbs+up&limit=5&key=${TENOR_API_KEY}" | jq -r '.results[].media_formats.gif.url'
# Get smaller/preview versions
curl -s "https://tenor.googleapis.com/v2/search?q=nice+work&limit=3&key=${TENOR_API_KEY}" | jq -r '.results[].media_formats.tinygif.url'
# Search and download the top result
URL=$(curl -s "https://tenor.googleapis.com/v2/search?q=celebration&limit=1&key=${TENOR_API_KEY}" | jq -r '.results[0].media_formats.gif.url')
curl -sL "$URL" -o celebration.gif
test cases passed, vs 10 / 19 without
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