Our review
Gets the current date before performing web searches to use the correct year.
Strengths
- Avoids outdated results by using the current year
- Auto-invokes before searches containing a year
- Simple and quick to execute
Limitations
- Only handles year, not month or day
- Requires manual invocation if not automatically triggered
- Depends on system clock accuracy
Use it before any web search that includes a year or requests recent information.
Do not use it if the exact date does not affect the search or if you intentionally want to use a past year.
Security analysis
SafeThe skill runs only the harmless 'date' command to retrieve the current date. No destructive, exfiltrating, or obfuscated actions are involved. The command is standard and poses no risk.
No concerns found
Examples
Search for React Query documentation. Make sure to use the current year.Find best practices for Next.js in the current year.name: 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 Ensures searches use the correct current year instead of outdated dates.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- Any task where using an outdated year would return stale results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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