hermes-agent/skills/media/gif-search/SKILL.md
Teknium e3921e7ca4 docs(skills): compress 74 built-in skill descriptions to <=60 chars
Target: every skill's description fits in a one-line gateway menu and
leads with trigger keywords an agent would match on. Drops filler like
'Use this skill to', 'A skill for', 'This skill provides'.

Before: max description length was 791 chars (architecture-diagram),
74 of 81 built-in skills were >60 chars.

After: max 60, mean 54, all 81 built-in skills <=60.

Rewritten with double-quoted YAML scalars to preserve Chinese/arrow
glyphs (baoyu-comic, yuanbao, youtube-content).
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---
name: gif-search
description: "Search/download GIFs from Tenor via curl + jq."
version: 1.1.0
author: Hermes Agent
license: MIT
prerequisites:
env_vars: [TENOR_API_KEY]
commands: [curl, jq]
metadata:
hermes:
tags: [GIF, Media, Search, Tenor, API]
---
# GIF Search (Tenor API)
Search and download GIFs directly via the Tenor API using curl. No extra tools needed.
## Setup
Set your Tenor API key in your environment (add to `~/.hermes/.env`):
```bash
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.
## Prerequisites
- `curl` and `jq` (both standard on macOS/Linux)
- `TENOR_API_KEY` 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=${TENOR_API_KEY}" | jq -r '.results[].media_formats.gif.url'
# Get smaller/preview versions
curl -s "https://tenor.googleapis.com/v2/search?q=nice+work&limit=3&key=${TENOR_API_KEY}" | jq -r '.results[].media_formats.tinygif.url'
```
## Download a GIF
```bash
# 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 "$URL" -o celebration.gif
```
## Get Full Metadata
```bash
curl -s "https://tenor.googleapis.com/v2/search?q=cat&limit=3&key=${TENOR_API_KEY}" | jq '.results[] | {title: .title, url: .media_formats.gif.url, preview: .media_formats.tinygif.url, dimensions: .media_formats.gif.dims}'
```
## API Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|-----------|-------------|
| `q` | Search query (URL-encode spaces as `+`) |
| `limit` | Max results (1-50, default 20) |
| `key` | API key (from `$TENOR_API_KEY` env var) |
| `media_filter` | Filter formats: `gif`, `tinygif`, `mp4`, `tinymp4`, `webm` |
| `contentfilter` | Safety: `off`, `low`, `medium`, `high` |
| `locale` | Language: `en_US`, `es`, `fr`, etc. |
## Available Media Formats
Each result has multiple formats under `.media_formats`:
| Format | Use case |
|--------|----------|
| `gif` | Full quality GIF |
| `tinygif` | Small preview GIF |
| `mp4` | Video version (smaller file size) |
| `tinymp4` | Small preview video |
| `webm` | WebM video |
| `nanogif` | Tiny thumbnail |
## Notes
- URL-encode the query: spaces as `+`, special chars as `%XX`
- For sending in chat, `tinygif` URLs are lighter weight
- GIF URLs can be used directly in markdown: `![alt](url)`