Our review
Retrieves today's date to ensure web searches use the correct year, avoiding outdated results.
Strengths
- Keeps web searches current by using the real year
- Auto-invokes before searches that include a year
- Simple and quick to run
- Prevents stale or incorrect date assumptions
Limitations
- Only corrects the year, not month or day
- Relies on the `date` shell command (may not be available on all platforms)
- Could override a deliberately specified historical year
Use this skill before any web search that contains a year (e.g., 'React 2024') or when looking for recent information like software versions or documentation.
Avoid when the search targets a specific historical year that should remain unchanged, or when no year is involved in the query.
Security analysis
SafeThe skill only runs the 'date' command, which is safe and poses no security risk.
No concerns found
Examples
Search for React Query 2024 documentationWhat are the latest Python 2024 release dates?Find Next.js best practices 2024name: 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 Ensures searches use the correct current year instead of outdated dates.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- Any task where using an outdated year would return stale results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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