Our review
Gets the current date before performing web searches or date-sensitive tasks.
Strengths
- Ensures accurate year in queries
- Prevents stale results
- Simple and fast to execute
Limitations
- Does not handle time zones
- Only provides date, not precise time
When performing web searches that include a year or require up-to-date information.
When you need historical data or a very precise date with timezone.
Security analysis
SafeThe skill only instructs running the 'date' command to get the current date; no destructive, exfiltrating, or obfuscated actions are present.
No concerns found
Examples
Search for React 2024 documentationFind the latest version of Pythonname: today description: Get today's date for web searches and date-sensitive tasks. Auto-invoke before any WebSearch that includes a year (e.g., "React 2024", "Python 2025"), when searching for current documentation, latest releases, or recent information. Ensures searches use the correct current year instead of outdated dates.
Today's Date
Get the current date before performing web searches or date-sensitive operations.
Instructions
- Run
date "+%Y-%m-%d"to get today's date - Extract the current year from the result
- Use this year in web search queries instead of any assumed or hardcoded year
- Report the current date, then proceed with the task using correct dates
When to use
- Before web searches that would include a year (e.g., "React Query 2024" should become "React Query 2025" if we're in 2025)
- When searching for "latest", "current", "recent", or "up-to-date" documentation
- When the user asks about recent releases, current versions, or contemporary information
- Any task where using an outdated year would return stale results
Example
If asked to search for "Next.js best practices 2024" and today is 2025-12-25:
- Get current date: 2025-12-25
- Update search to: "Next.js best practices 2025"
- Perform the corrected search
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