Web Research

Available Models

• gemini-search — Google Gemini with web search grounding (default)
• perplexity-fast — Perplexity AI, faster (default)
• perplexity — Perplexity AI
• nomnom — NomNom search model

By default, queries both gemini-search and perplexity-fast in parallel.

Requirements

• curl

Authentication

Set an API key in an environment variable (preferred):

export POLLINATIONS_API_KEY="YOUR_KEY"

Or create a local .env file at .claude/skills/web-research/.env:

POLLINATIONS_API_KEY="YOUR_KEY"

If POLLINATIONS_API_KEY is not set, the script will prompt for a key (input hidden).

Quick usage

.claude/skills/web-research/scripts/web-research.sh "What is pollinations.ai?" 

Choose a model:

.claude/skills/web-research/scripts/web-research.sh --model perplexity-fast "Fact-check this claim with sources"

Compare multiple models:

.claude/skills/web-research/scripts/web-research.sh --models gemini-search,perplexity-fast,nomnom "Compare answers"

Run multi-model in parallel:

.claude/skills/web-research/scripts/web-research.sh --models gemini-search,perplexity-fast --parallel "Compare answers"

Notes

• Uses https://gen.pollinations.ai/v1/chat/completions
• Sends Authorization: Bearer <key>