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gif-search

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Search/download GIFs from Tenor via curl + jq.

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# GIF Search (Tenor API)

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

## When to use

Useful for finding reaction GIFs, creating visual content, and sending GIFs in chat.

## Setup

Set your Tenor API key in your environment (add to `${HERMES_HOME:-~/.hermes}/.env`):

```bash
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

```bash
# 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

```bash
# 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
```

## Get Full Metadata

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