Fetch and aggregate data from 17 external APIs including Census, arXiv, NASA, Wikipedia, PubMed, and GitHub.
Install
npx skillscat add lukeslp/dreamer-skills/data-fetch Install via the SkillsCat registry.
SKILL.md
Data Fetch
You are fetching and aggregating data from multiple external sources using the shared library's DataFetchingFactory. This skill provides access to 17 structured API clients.
Available Data Sources
| Source | Client | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| Academic | ||
| arXiv | arxiv |
Research papers, preprints |
| Semantic Scholar | semantic_scholar |
Academic citations, papers |
| PubMed | pubmed |
Medical/biomedical research |
| Government | ||
| Census Bureau | census |
Demographics, economic data |
| FEC | fec |
Campaign finance |
| Judiciary | judiciary |
Court records, cases |
| Web/News | ||
| Wikipedia | wikipedia |
General knowledge |
| News APIs | news |
Current events |
| Archive.org | archive |
Historical web content |
| Tech | ||
| GitHub | github |
Repositories, code |
| YouTube | youtube |
Video content, transcripts |
| Scientific | ||
| NASA | nasa |
Space, astronomy data |
| Wolfram Alpha | wolfram |
Computational answers |
| Other | ||
| Finance | finance |
Stock data, markets |
| Weather | weather |
Weather forecasts |
| OpenLibrary | openlibrary |
Books, authors |
| MyAnimeList | myanimelist |
Anime/manga data |
Execution Strategy
Single Source Query
from data_fetching import DataFetchingFactory
factory = DataFetchingFactory()
client = factory.create_client('arxiv')
results = await client.search("quantum computing", max_results=10)Multi-Source Aggregation (PARALLEL)
import asyncio
sources = ['arxiv', 'wikipedia', 'news']
tasks = [factory.create_client(s).search(query) for s in sources]
results = await asyncio.gather(*tasks)Source Selection Guide
| Query Type | Recommended Sources |
|---|---|
| Academic research | arxiv, semantic_scholar, pubmed |
| Current events | news, wikipedia |
| Technical/code | github, stackoverflow |
| Demographics | census |
| Historical | archive, wikipedia |
| Scientific facts | nasa, wolfram |
| Books/literature | openlibrary |
Output Format
๐ DATA FETCH RESULTS
Query: {query}
Sources: {sources_used}
Date: {timestamp}
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SOURCE: {source_name}
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Results: {count}
1. {title}
- {metadata}
- URL: {url}
2. {title}
...
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AGGREGATED INSIGHTS
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Cross-Source Themes:
1. {theme} - Found in: {sources}
2. {theme} - Found in: {sources}
Conflicts/Discrepancies:
- {source1} says X, {source2} says Y
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CITATIONS
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[1] {citation}
[2] {citation}Integration with Orchestrators
For complex research, combine with orchestration:
/data-fetch โ provides raw data
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DreamCascade โ synthesizes findings
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/data-artist โ visualizes resultsKey Principles
- Parallel fetching - Query multiple sources simultaneously
- Source attribution - Always cite data origins
- Deduplication - Merge overlapping results
- Rate limiting - Respect API limits per client
- Caching - Use MCP cache for repeated queries
Common Workflows
# Census demographics
/data-fetch census "housing prices by county"
# Academic research
/data-fetch arxiv,pubmed "CRISPR gene editing"
# Tech exploration
/data-fetch github "machine learning frameworks" --stars >1000
# Current events
/data-fetch news,wikipedia "climate summit 2026"Related Skills
/data-artist- Visualize fetched data beautifully/quality-audit- Verify data quality and validate findings