@tiny-fish/cli 0.52.5-next.434 → 0.52.5-next.436
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- package/dist/lib/skill-install.js +7 -8
- package/dist/lib/skill-vendor.d.ts +2 -0
- package/dist/lib/skill-vendor.js +8 -3
- package/package.json +1 -1
- package/skill/.source-commit +1 -1
- package/skill/pi/tinyfish-authenticated/SKILL.md +135 -0
- package/skill/pi/tinyfish-automation/SKILL.md +122 -0
- package/skill/pi/tinyfish-automation/references/anti-bot.md +92 -0
- package/skill/pi/tinyfish-automation/references/goals.md +149 -0
- package/skill/pi/tinyfish-automation/references/structured-output.md +106 -0
- package/skill/pi/tinyfish-browser/SKILL.md +104 -0
- package/skill/pi/tinyfish-monitor/SKILL.md +70 -0
- package/skill/pi/tinyfish-research/SKILL.md +211 -0
- package/skill/pi/tinyfish-research/references/fan-out.md +79 -0
- package/skill/pi/tinyfish-research/references/fetching.md +81 -0
- package/skill/pi/tinyfish-research/references/searching.md +93 -0
- package/skill/pi/tinyfish-research/references/synthesis.md +61 -0
- package/skill/pi/tinyfish-web/SKILL.md +161 -0
- package/skill/tinyfish-authenticated/SKILL.md +0 -5
- package/skill/tinyfish-automation/SKILL.md +2 -2
- package/skill/tinyfish-browser/SKILL.md +0 -4
- package/skill/tinyfish-research/SKILL.md +18 -20
- package/skill/tinyfish-web/SKILL.md +9 -55
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# `output_schema`
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Pass `output_schema` when the result feeds anything other than a human reading prose. The same
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validator applies across the REST API, SDKs, CLI, Playground, and MCP.
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## The schema is the contract
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**When the schema and the goal text disagree, the schema wins.** A schema describing a single object
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returns a single object even if the goal says "find all 10". This is the single most common mistake.
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Without the array field, "list 10 tools" returns only the first match.
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| Shape | Must be a JSON object. If `type` is present it must be `object` |
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| Size | Serialized schema ≤ 64KB |
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name: tinyfish-browser
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description: "Create a remote stealth Chrome session with TinyFish and control it over CDP. Use when the task needs programmatic browser control from code — writing or running Playwright, Puppeteer, or Selenium scripts against a hosted browser — rather than a natural-language automation goal."
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