Gif Search
- 241 installs
- 226k repo stars
- Updated August 5, 2026
- nousresearch/hermes-agent
Equip Hermes agents to search and return GIF URLs or metadata for chat replies, social drafts, marketing snippets, and lightweight content generation without manual media hunting.
About
gif-search adds a media lookup tool to Hermes agents so they can fetch relevant GIFs on demand for conversational replies, social copy, and informal content. It integrates an external GIF index, returning usable URLs and metadata so agents embellish output without manual browser searches.
- Programmatic GIF discovery
- Agent-callable media search
- Chat and social reply enrichment
- Normalized URL metadata returns
- Fast content embellishment
Gif Search by the numbers
- 241 all-time installs (skills.sh)
- +10 installs in the week ending Aug 4, 2026 (Skillselion tracking)
- Ranked #567 of 1,335 Generative Media skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
- Data as of Aug 5, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
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| Installs | 241 |
|---|---|
| repo stars | ★ 226k |
| Last updated | August 5, 2026 |
| Repository | nousresearch/hermes-agent ↗ |
What it does
Equip Hermes agents to search and return GIF URLs or metadata for chat replies, social drafts, marketing snippets, and lightweight content generation without manual media hunting.
Files
GIF Search (Tenor API)
Search and download GIFs directly via the Tenor API using curl. No extra tools needed.
When to use
Useful for finding reaction GIFs, creating visual content, and sending GIFs in chat.
Setup
Set your Tenor API key in your environment (add to ${HERMES_HOME:-~/.hermes}/.env):
TENOR_API_KEY=your_key_hereGet a free API key at https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/quickstart — the Google Cloud Console Tenor API key is free and has generous rate limits.
Prerequisites
curlandjq(both standard on macOS/Linux)TENOR_API_KEYenvironment variable
Search for GIFs
# Search and get GIF URLs
curl -s "https://tenor.googleapis.com/v2/search?q=thumbs+up&limit=5&key=${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=${TENOR_API_KEY}" | jq -r '.results[].media_formats.tinygif.url'Download a GIF
# Search and download the top result
URL=$(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.gifGet Full Metadata
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,
tinygifURLs are lighter weight - GIF URLs can be used directly in markdown:
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