| name | web-search |
| description | Search the web and fetch content from URLs for current information, news, and research topics. |
Web Search
Available Tools
- ddg_web_search(query, max_results=5): Search DuckDuckGo and return results with title, snippet, and link.
- fetch_url_content(url, include_html=False, max_length=50000): Fetch a URL and extract clean text content.
Parameters
ddg_web_search
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|
query | str | (required) | Search query string |
max_results | int | 5 | Number of results (max 10) |
fetch_url_content
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|
url | str | (required) | URL to fetch (must start with http:// or https://) |
include_html | bool | False | Include raw HTML in response |
max_length | int | 50000 | Maximum character length of extracted text |
Usage Guidelines
- Use specific, targeted search queries for best results
- Set max_results to 3-5 for focused searches, up to 10 for broad research
- Use fetch_url_content to read full page content from search result links
- Break complex research into multiple targeted queries rather than one broad query
- fetch_url_content automatically strips navigation, scripts, and boilerplate HTML
- Reduce max_length for quick summaries or when you only need the beginning of a page
Citation Format
When presenting information from search results or fetched pages, wrap every specific claim in <cite> tags:
<cite source="SOURCE_TITLE" url="URL">claim text</cite>
Rules:
- Cite factual claims, statistics, quotes, and specific information from search results.
- The
source attribute should contain the title or name of the source.
- The
url attribute should contain the source URL when available.
- Do NOT cite your own reasoning or general knowledge.
- If search results don't contain relevant information, inform the user rather than guessing.
- Use the minimum number of citations necessary to support claims.
