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gif-search Skill

AI Agent SkillPythonOpen source

Search/download GIFs from Tenor via curl + jq. Published by NousResearch in hermes-agent.

Decision snapshot

Is this a fit?

Best for

Deployment, Research, Includes SKILL.md, Reusable instructions

Works with

Compatibility not yet detected.

Access

API key required authentication, Credentials required

Setup

Copy skill directory

Project health

2 months ago · MIT license

Considerations

Access note: API key required.

What is gif-search Skill?

Search/download GIFs from Tenor via curl + jq. Published by NousResearch in hermes-agent. This profile combines repository metadata with install, compatibility, and usage signals so developers can quickly decide whether it fits their agent workflow before opening the source repository.

Trust signal
95/100
Maintenance signal
90/100
Adoption signal
100/100

Automated repository signals based on public metadata such as recency, license, installation evidence, and adoption. These are not a security audit or endorsement. See how SkillIndex evaluates profiles.

Key capabilities

  • Includes SKILL.md support
  • Reusable instructions support
  • Deployment
  • Research
  • Deployment use cases
  • Research use cases

Declared skill metadata

  • Declared author: Hermes Agent
  • Declared license: MIT
  • Source file: skills/media/gif-search/SKILL.md

These fields retain source and confidence evidence from the indexed SKILL.md.

Compatibility and setup

Copy skill directory
  • Install or run with Copy skill directory
  • API key required

Requirements and access

API key required

Security and permissions

Review permissions before connecting any MCP server to an agent. Pay special attention to whether it can read local files, write data, call external services, or perform destructive actions.

Credentials requiredAPI key required authentication

When to use gif-search Skill

  • Use it for deployment.
  • Use it for research.

Built with

PythonCopy skill directory

Editorial notes

Source

  • Creator: NousResearch
  • Repository: NousResearch/hermes-agent
  • Skill file: skills/media/gif-search/SKILL.md

What it does

Search/download GIFs from Tenor via curl + jq.

Skill instructions

GIF Search (Tenor API) Search and download GIFs directly via the Tenor API using curl. No extra tools needed. When to use Useful for finding reaction GIFs, creating visual content, and sending GIFs in chat. Setup Set your Tenor API key in your environment (add to ${HERMESHOME:-~/.hermes}/.env): bash TENORAPIKEY=yourkeyhere Get a free API key at https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/quickstart — the Google Cloud Console Tenor API key is free and has generous rate limits. Prerequisites - curl and jq (both standard on macOS/Linux) - TENORAPIKEY environment variable Search for GIFs bash Search and get GIF URLs curl -s "https://tenor.googleapis.com/v2/search?q=thumbs+up&limit=5&key=${TENORAPIKEY}" | jq -r '.results[].mediaformats.gif.url' Get smaller/preview versions curl -s "https://tenor.googleapis.com/v2/search?q=nice+work&limit=3&key=${TENORAPIKEY}" | jq -r '.results[].mediaformats.tinygif.url' Download a GIF bash Search and download the top result URL=$(curl -s "https://tenor.goog

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Frequently asked questions

What is gif-search?

gif-search is a open-source AI agent skill with Copy skill directory. Search/download GIFs from Tenor via curl + jq.

Who is gif-search best for?

gif-search is best for reusing agent instructions, scripts, and references, deployment workflows, research workflows.

How do I install gif-search?

Install or run gif-search using Copy skill directory. Check gif-search for the latest setup command.

Is gif-search actively maintained?

gif-search may need a closer maintenance check before production use.

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