# Parallel Web

Search the web, extract URL content, and run deep research using the Parallel Chat API...

- Repository: https://github.com/LeonChaoX/qinyan-academic-skills (996 stars)
- Category: Writing
- License: MIT license
- Last updated: 2026-07-20
- Runs scripts: yes, review before use

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add LeonChaoX/qinyan-academic-skills --skill parallel-web -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add LeonChaoX/qinyan-academic-skills --skill parallel-web -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add LeonChaoX/qinyan-academic-skills --skill parallel-web -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add LeonChaoX/qinyan-academic-skills --skill parallel-web -g -a gemini-cli -y`

## Description

Search the web, extract URL content, and run deep research using the Parallel Chat API and Extract API. Use for ALL web searches, research queries, and general information gathering. Provides synthesized summaries with citations.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# Parallel Web Systems API

## Overview

This skill provides access to **Parallel Web Systems** APIs for web search, deep research, and content extraction. It is the **primary tool for all web-related operations** in the scientific writer workflow.

**Primary interface:** Parallel Chat API (OpenAI-compatible) for search and research.
**Secondary interface:** Extract API for URL verification and special cases only.

**API Documentation:** https://docs.parallel.ai
**API Key:** https://platform.parallel.ai
**Environment Variable:** `PARALLEL_API_KEY`

## When to Use This Skill

Use this skill for **ALL** of the following:

- **Web Search**: Any query that requires searching the internet for information
- **Deep Research**: Comprehensive research reports on any topic
- **Market Research**: Industry analysis, competitive intelligence, market data
- **Current Events**: News, recent developments, announcements
- **Technical Information**: Documentation, specifications, product details
- **Statistical Data**: Market sizes, growth rates, industry figures
- **General Information**: Company profiles, facts, comparisons

**Use Extract API only for:**
- Citation verification (confirming a specific URL's content)
- Special cases where you need raw content from a known URL

**Do NOT use this skill for:**
- Academic-specific paper searches (use `research-lookup` which routes to Perplexity for purely academic queries)
- Google Scholar / PubMed database searches (use `citation-management` skill)

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## Two Capabilities

### 1. Web Search (`search` command)

Search the web via the Parallel Chat API (`base` model) and get a **synthesized summary** with cited sources.

**Best for:** General web searches, current events, fact-finding, technical lookups, news, market data.

```bash
# Basic search
python scripts/parallel_web.py search "latest advances in quantum computing 2025"

The rest: https://github.com/LeonChaoX/qinyan-academic-skills/blob/HEAD/skills/01-论文检索与文献管理/parallel-web/SKILL.md