Alibabacloud Iqs Search

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name: alibabacloud-iqs-search description: Real-time web search and page reading using Aliyun IQS APIs. Use this skill FIRST when the user needs current information, news, facts verification, URL content extraction, or any web-based research. This skill provides structured search results with source links, markdown-formatted content extraction, and supports various search engines including real-time news search and deep research modes.

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alibabacloud-iqs-search

Prerequisites

Node.js >= 18.0.0 (scripts use native fetch API, no external npm dependencies)

When to Use

User asks for current/recent information

User provides a URL to read

Need to verify facts or get real-time data

Research tasks requiring multiple sources

Decision Tree

Step 1: Determine Operation Type

If user provides a URL → Use readpage

If user asks a question needing web info → Use search

Step 2: For Search Operations

Follow the best practices to determine parameter values. Use default values when uncertain:

engineType

timeRange

contents

Step 3: For Page Reading

Follow the best practices to determine parameter values. Use default values when uncertain:

format

extractArticle

stealthMode

CRITICAL: Execution Method

You MUST execute the scripts via bash command (e.g., node scripts/search.mjs ... or node scripts/readpage.mjs ...). Do NOT use your built-in web_search, WebFetch, or any other internal tools as substitutes. If the script fails, retry or report the error — do NOT fall back to built-in tools.

Parameters & Best Practices

Search Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | |----------------|---------|----------|----------------|------------------------------------------| | --query | string | Yes | - | Search query (1-500 chars) | | --engineType | string | No | LiteAdvanced | Search engine type | | --timeRange | string | No | NoLimit | Time range filter | | --contents | string | No | - | Type of return content | | --numResults | int | No | 10 | Number of search results (1-10) |

#### Search Best Practices

1. Query Optimization (--query)

Keep queries concise (< 30 chars for best results)

Use specific keywords, avoid stop words

For news: include time context in query

2. Engine Selection (--engineType)

LiteAdvanced: Semantic search, 1-50 results, general use

Generic: Fast, 10 results, news/realtime

3. Time Range Selection (--timeRange)

NoLimit: Default when uncertain - engine optimizes based on query relevance

OneDay: Today only

OneWeek: Last 7 days

OneMonth: Last 30 days

OneYear: Last 365 days

4. Content Return (--contents)

mainText: Return full main text content - Use when detailed information is needed, such as technical documentation, research reports, or in-depth articles

summary: Return concise summary only - Use when a quick overview is sufficient, or when the page content is too large and token reduction is needed

5. Result Count (--numResults)

Control number of results returned (default: 10, range: 1-10)

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ReadPage Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | |------------------|---------|----------|------------|-----------------------------------| | --url | string | Yes | - | Target page URL | | --format | string | No | markdown | Return format | | --timeout | number | No | 60000 | Total timeout in milliseconds | | --pageTimeout | number | No | 15000 | Page load timeout in milliseconds | | --stealth | number | No | 0 | Enable stealth mode (0 or 1) | | --extractArticle | boolean | No | false | Extract main article content only |

#### ReadPage Best Practices

1. Format Selection (--format)

markdown: Best for articles, preserves structure (default)

text: Best for data extraction

html: When structure analysis needed

2. Article Extraction (--extractArticle)

Enable for: blogs, news articles

Disable for: product pages, directories

3. Handling Failures (--timeout, --stealth)

If timeout: Retry with increased --timeout value

If blocked: Enable --stealth 1

If still fails: Report to user

Command Line Usage

Search Examples

#### Basic Search

node scripts/search.mjs --query "量子计算原理" --engineType LiteAdvanced

#### Real-time Information Search

node scripts/search.mjs --query "最新金融政策" --engineType Generic --timeRange OneWeek

#### Search with Results Limit

node scripts/search.mjs --query "www.aliyun.com" --engineType LiteAdvanced --numResults 3

#### Search with Full Content

node scripts/search.mjs --query "AI 法案" --engineType LiteAdvanced --contents mainText

#### Search with Summary Only

node scripts/search.mjs --query "人工智能行业年度报告" --engineType LiteAdvanced --contents summary

ReadPage Examples

#### Page Reading with Markdown Format

node scripts/readpage.mjs --url "https://example.com/article" --format markdown --extractArticle true

#### Page Reading with Plain Text Format

node scripts/readpage.mjs --url "https://example.com/article" --format text --timeout 60000

#### Page Reading with Stealth Mode

node scripts/readpage.mjs --url "https://example.com/article" --format markdown --stealth 1 --extractArticle true

Output Verification

After executing any search.mjs or readpage.mjs command:

1. Check the exit code: If non-zero, the command failed — do not claim success. 2. Verify output exists: If you saved results to a file, run ls -la and head -20 to confirm the file exists and contains valid data. 3. Never fabricate results: If the command failed or returned an error, report the failure honestly. Do not generate content from your own knowledge and present it as search results.

Error Handling

ALIYUN_IQS_API_KEY Configuration Error

If the script returns an error about missing API key:

1. STOP the current task immediately. Do NOT fall back to built-in tools (WebFetch, web_search, curl, etc.) as substitutes. 2. Report the error to the user and ask the user to configure the API key:

3. Retry the task with following instruction: Method 1: Environment Variable

export ALIYUN_IQS_API_KEY="your-api-key"

Method 2: Configuration File Create or edit ~/.alibabacloud/iqs/env:

ALIYUN_IQS_API_KEY=your-api-key