Overview
yao-web is an open-source integrations skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by YaoApp. Its author describes it as: “Web information retrieval expert. ALWAYS invoke this skill when the user needs to search the web, fetch a URL, or access real-time information beyond training data. Do not guess or use stale knowledge — use this skill…”. The project has 7.7k stars on GitHub and ships custom license terms, so review them before reuse. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/YaoApp/yao ~/.claude/skills/yao-web`.
What yao-web does
Two tools for web information retrieval, called via bash.
What’s inside
The SKILL.md for yao-web is organised into these sections:
- websearch
- webfetch
- Guidelines
Installation
Add yao-web to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/YaoApp/yao ~/.claude/skills/yao-webReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
- Claude Code — declared in the repository topics
License
YaoApp has not declared a standard open-source license for this repository (Other). Confirm the terms with the author before reusing it.
Strengths
- Ships in YaoApp/yao, an established project with 7,686 GitHub stars
- Works with Claude Code
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
Things to check
- No license declared — confirm terms with the author before reuse
Author
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does yao-web do?
- Web information retrieval expert. ALWAYS invoke this skill when the user needs to search the web, fetch a URL, or access real-time information beyond training data. Do not guess or use stale knowledge — use this skill first.
- How do I install yao-web?
- Run git clone https://github.com/YaoApp/yao ~/.claude/skills/yao-web in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/YaoApp/yao before installing.
- Is yao-web free to use?
- yao-web is publicly available on GitHub, but YaoApp has not declared a standard open-source license (Other). Confirm the terms with the author before reusing it.
- Which agents does yao-web work with?
- yao-web lists Claude Code — named in its SKILL.md, its plugin marketplace or its repository topics. Skills use the portable SKILL.md format, so other agents that read that format may load it too.
- Where does yao-web come from?
- yao-web ships inside YaoApp/yao, a repository that contains 11 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 7,686 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.