using-search-tools
Skill from gopigment/ai-plugins
Install
npx skills add gopigment/ai-plugins --skill using-search-tools
Runs the open skills CLI and installs the skill for your agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor …). Alternatively copy the skill folder into .claude/skills/ or upload it in Claude.ai under Settings → Skills.
As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-official
/plugin install pigment@pigment
This skill is part of the plugin “pigment”. In Claude Code the plugin installs it together with the plugin’s other skills, commands and hooks.
What does the using-search-tools skill do?
Description from the SKILL.md in the source repository.
Questions about using-search-tools
What does the using-search-tools skill do?
Execution skill. Choosing between the discovery tools and calling them cheaply: why breadth is free but call count is not, and lineage versus full impact analysis. Load before exploring an application, resolving block names, or checking what a change breaks.
How do I install using-search-tools?
In a terminal: npx skills add gopigment/ai-plugins --skill using-search-tools. The skills CLI asks which agents to install it for. In Claude.ai you can upload the skill folder as a ZIP under Settings → Skills.
Which agents can use using-search-tools?
Skills use the open SKILL.md format, which Claude Code, Claude.ai, the Claude API, OpenAI Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI and other agents support.
Is using-search-tools safe to use?
Our automatic check found no risky patterns (piped shell scripts, hidden characters, secret access, prompt overrides). It is not a full audit – read the SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.
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