ai-agent

Find answers fast with MiniSearch

Name: Find answers fast with MiniSearch
Author: felladrin

Get instant web search results with an AI assistant, ideal for startup founders needing quick information.

intermediate⏱ 30 minutes💵 Free (self-hosted)

589 stars75 forksTypeScriptUpdated 9/21/2026100% free · open source

What it is

Get instant web search results using an AI assistant right from your browser.

Real use case example

"A founder quickly finds the latest Amazon sales rank and product reviews by asking MiniSearch directly from their browser, saving time and effort."

Best insideClaude DesktopAny AI Client

When to use it

•You need to verify a fact or statistic quickly to inform a business decision
•You're researching a topic and want to see a summary of the most relevant web results
•You want to explore a new market or trend and need an overview of current information

Ready-to-paste prompt

What are the latest trends in sustainable energy solutions?

Saves to your device

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🔑 Needs an API key

Works after you add credentials — the setup agent will ask you for them.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/minisearch && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/minisearch/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/minisearch/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How Find answers fast with MiniSearch works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

Find answers fast with MiniSearch is a large TypeScript project (~36k lines across 255 code files, plus 5 test files). Setup is light: runs with Docker — add your API keys to .env. Last commit this month, Apache-2.0 license, has a test suite.

Size

Large codebase

~36k lines · 255 code files · ~5 h to skim

Setup

Light setup

Runs with Docker — add your API keys to .env.

Runs on

Node.js · Docker

Needs API keys (.env)

TypeScript 96%JavaScript 3%

Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it
2
agents.md
The instructions the AI actually follows
3
client/index.tsx
Where the program starts running
4
package.json
Dependencies and the commands it exposes
5
.env.example
The API keys and settings you must provide

What's in each folder

client/Frontend / UI166 files

server/Backend / API68 files

docs/Documentation20 files

eval/Evaluations & benchmarks10 files

scripts/Helper scripts8 files

shared/Folder5 files

.github/CI / automation (GitHub Actions)19 files

e2e/Tests — proof it works5 files

READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksDocker readyApache-2.0 licenseUpdated this month

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🔑 Needs an API key

Works after you add credentials — the setup agent will ask you for them.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/minisearch && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/minisearch/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/minisearch/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

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Details

Creator

felladrin

Language

TypeScript