# cross-validated-search

> Use this tool when you need to enhance knowledge acquisition with real-time web search and browsing capabilities. It solves problems of outdated or incomplete information by providing access to various online sources, including search engines, Wikipedia, and more. It takes in user queries and returns relevant results, making it ideal for use cases where up-to-date information is crucial, such as research, question-answering, and fact-checking.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/wd041216-bit-free-web-search-ultimate  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/wd041216-bit-free-web-search-ultimate

## Description

Universal Search-First Knowledge Acquisition Plugin for LLMs. Enables real-time web search and deep page browsing via MCP or CLI. Zero-cost, privacy-first, supports DuckDuckGo, Bing, Google, Brave, Wikipedia, Arxiv, YouTube, Reddit and more.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.60
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-02

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** social-media
- **Updated:** 2026-09-02

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/vdn57qpnmg)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/wd041216-bit/zero-api-key-web-search>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "wd041216-bit-free-web-search-ultimate"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/wd041216-bit-free-web-search-ultimate` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/wd041216-bit-free-web-search-ultimate/pull`

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