name: gif-search description: Search and download GIFs from Tenor using curl. No dependencies beyond curl and jq. Useful for finding reaction GIFs, creating visual content, and sending GIFs in chat. version: 1.1.0 author: Hermes Agent license: MIT prerequisites: env_vars: [TENOR_API_KEY] commands: [curl, jq] metadata: hermes: tags: [GIF, Media, Search, Tenor, API]

GIF Search (Tenor API)

Search and download GIFs directly via the Tenor API using curl. No extra tools needed.

Setup

Set your Tenor API key in your environment (add to ~/.hermes/.env):

TENOR_API_KEY=your_key_here

Get a free API key at https://developers.google.com/tenor/guides/quickstart — the Google Cloud Console Tenor API key is free and has generous rate limits.

Prerequisites

curl and jq (both standard on macOS/Linux)
TENOR_API_KEY environment variable

Search for GIFs

# Search and get GIF URLs
curl -s "https://tenor.googleapis.com/v2/search?q=thumbs+up&limit=5&key=${TENOR_API_KEY}" | jq -r '.results[].media_formats.gif.url'

# Get smaller/preview versions
curl -s "https://tenor.googleapis.com/v2/search?q=nice+work&limit=3&key=${TENOR_API_KEY}" | jq -r '.results[].media_formats.tinygif.url'

Download a GIF

# Search and download the top result
URL=$(curl -s "https://tenor.googleapis.com/v2/search?q=celebration&limit=1&key=${TENOR_API_KEY}" | jq -r '.results[0].media_formats.gif.url')
curl -sL "$URL" -o celebration.gif

{TENOR_API_KEY}" | jq -r '.results[0].media_formats.gif.url') curl -sL "$URL" -o celebration.gif ```## Get Full Metadata

curl -s "https://tenor.googleapis.com/v2/search?q=cat&limit=3&key=${TENOR_API_KEY}" | jq '.results[] | {title: .title, url: .media_formats.gif.url, preview: .media_formats.tinygif.url, dimensions: .media_formats.gif.dims}'

API Parameters

Parameter	Description
`q`	Search query (URL-encode spaces as `+`)
`limit`	Max results (1-50, default 20)
`key`	API key (from `$TENOR_API_KEY` env var)
`media_filter`	Filter formats: `gif`, `tinygif`, `mp4`, `tinymp4`, `webm`
`contentfilter`	Safety: `off`, `low`, `medium`, `high`
`locale`	Language: `en_US`, `es`, `fr`, etc.

Available Media Formats

Each result has multiple formats under .media_formats:

Format	Use case
`gif`	Full quality GIF
`tinygif`	Small preview GIF
`mp4`	Video version (smaller file size)
`tinymp4`	Small preview video
`webm`	WebM video
`nanogif`	Tiny thumbnail

Notes

URL-encode the query: spaces as +, special chars as %XX
For sending in chat, tinygif URLs are lighter weight
GIF URLs can be used directly in markdown: ![alt](url)