parallel-web-extract

The parallel-web-extract skill provides URL content extraction for webpages, articles, and PDFs. It uses the parallel-cli tool to fetch and parse web content into JSON format.

10.0K
Installs
4
Use cases
9/10
Quality

Is parallel-web-extract safe to install?

Review the source first

Review the source first: our audit of parallel-web-extract's source files found 5 shell commands, 0 external URLs, file reads and writes (high risk). Every command and URL listed appears verbatim in the skill's source. The skill executes shell commands via parallel-cli and writes extracted data to the /tmp directory.

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Who is this skill for?

Users of the parallel-cli environment who need to extract structured content from web sources for agent tasks.

What can you do with it?

  • Extracting content from webpages and articles
  • Parsing PDF documents
  • Retrieving content from JavaScript-heavy websites
  • Targeting specific content via keywords or objectives

How good is this skill?

Quality score: 9/10. The documentation is clear and provides specific command examples. It includes necessary error handling instructions for the agent.

What does the skill file contain?

SKILL.md
# URL Extraction

Extract content from: $ARGUMENTS

## Command

Choose a short, descriptive filename based on the URL or content (e.g., `vespa-docs`, `react-hooks-api`). Use lowercase with hyphens, no spaces. Substitute it into the command **inline** — `$FILENAME` is a placeholder, not a shell variable.

```bash
parallel-cli extract "$ARGUMENTS" --json -o "/tmp/$FILENAME.json"
```

Concrete example:

```bash
parallel-cli extract "https://docs.parallel.ai" --json -o "/tmp/parallel-docs.json"
```

Note: `-o` always saves JSON. The extension must be `.json`.

Options if needed:

- `--objective "f...

Frequently asked questions

What happens if the extraction fails?

The skill instructs the agent to report the failure, surface the upstream status, and suggest verifying the URL, retrying with --full-content, or using search to locate the correct URL.

How does the skill handle authentication or balance issues?

If the tool returns a 403 error, the skill suggests checking the balance via parallel-cli balance get and offers to add funds after user confirmation.

Can I control the output format?

The tool saves output as a JSON file in the /tmp directory and requires the filename to end in .json.

Data sourced from parallel-web/parallel-agent-skills on GitHub. Install counts from skills.sh. The summary and security audit are derived from the skill's source files: every command and URL listed appears verbatim in the source.

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