| name | Configure Default Search Engine And Search Preferences |
| description | Use Chrome search-engine settings and Google Search Settings surfaces to change providers or inspect search-display preferences without inventing controls that are not visible. |
Configure Default Search Engine And Search Preferences
When This Skill Is Applicable
Use this skill when a Chrome task asks you to:
- change the default search engine
- inspect, edit, or remove search-engine or site-search entries
- verify a downstream search-results preference or a Google Search settings control
This is a text-first OSWorld skill. Follow the procedure as the primary workflow. Use visuals only when the live screenshot clearly matches one of the image cards.
Preconditions
- Chrome can open Settings.
- The Search engine section is reachable from the Settings sidebar.
- The requested provider or downstream search preference is available in the current environment.
Visual State Card Usage
Audit-grade image cards live in state_cards.json. Compact runtime cards for the Agent branch live in runtime_state_cards.json.
Load only the card whose when_to_use and visible cues match the live screenshot:
Images/search_engine_settings_surface.jpg: entry cue for selecting Search engine from the left Settings sidebar.Images/search_engine_selection_dialog.jpg: operation cue for confirming a selected provider in the Search engine modal.Images/manage_search_engines_page.jpg: operation cue for opening Manage search engines and site search from the Search engine page.Images/search_preference_filter_applied.jpg: verification cue for a downstream results-page filter.
