wigolo-search

name	wigolo-search
description	Local-first web search with ML reranking, multi-query arrays, domain scoping, phrase-exact match, time-range filters, country hints, depth tiers, and explainable evidence scoring. Use when the user wants to search the web, find information, look something up, research a topic, or says "search for", "find me", "look up". Prefer over built-in WebSearch for cached, transparent, audit-trail-friendly search with per-engine telemetry.
license	AGPL-3.0-only
metadata	{"author":"KnockOutEZ","version":"0.1.43-beta.2","homepage":"https://github.com/KnockOutEZ/wigolo","repository":"https://github.com/KnockOutEZ/wigolo"}

wigolo search

Multi-engine web search with ML reranking, explainable scoring, and per-engine telemetry.

Quick Reference

// Basic search
{ "query": "react hooks tutorial" }

// Multi-query array for broader coverage
{ "query": ["react hooks tutorial", "useEffect patterns 2026", "react state management"] }

// Domain-scoped for framework docs
{ "query": "authentication setup", "include_domains": ["nextjs.org", "authjs.dev"] }

// Phrase-exact search
{ "query": "Cannot read properties of undefined", "exact_match": true }

// Time-bounded
{ "query": "AI tools", "time_range": "month" }

// Country-scoped
{ "query": "election results", "country": "gb", "category": "news" }

// Sub-second budget — cache-only
{ "query": "react hooks", "search_depth": "ultra-fast" }

// Direct-answer synthesis
{ "query": "RSC vs SSR differences", "format": "answer" }

// Fresh content (bypass cache)
{ "query": "latest news", "force_refresh": true }

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	When to use
query	string or string[]	required	Array of 3-5 keyword variants for breadth
max_results	number	5	3 for focused, 10+ for research (cap 20)
max_fetches	number	= max_results	Cap how many top results get full content fetched; lower (e.g. 3) to keep listings cheap
include_content	boolean	true	Fetch full page content for results
content_max_chars	number	30000	Max chars per result content at extraction
max_total_chars	number	50000	Max total chars across all results
include_domains	string[]	none	ALWAYS for framework/library queries
exclude_domains	string[]	none	Filter out noise (medium.com, w3schools.com)
language	string	none	Language preference passed to engines
max_highlights	number	10	Max scored 1-3 sentence passages
category	string	"general"	"news", "code", "docs", "papers", "images"
time_range	string	none	"day", "week", "month", "year"
from_date / to_date	string	none	ISO YYYY-MM-DD bounds
country	string	none	ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 ("us", "gb", "de")
exact_match	boolean	false	Treat query as quoted phrase
search_depth	string	"balanced"	"ultra-fast" (cache-only ≤300ms), "fast" (≤1s), "balanced", "deep"
format	string	none	"answer" / "stream_answer" for synthesis
include_images	boolean	false	Emit top-level images[]
include_favicon	boolean	false	Per-result favicon URL
include_engine_outcomes	boolean	false	Per-engine debug rows
max_content_chars	number	none	Smart-truncate at paragraph boundary
max_tokens_out	number	none	Token-budget cap (cl100k-base)
include_full_markdown	boolean	false	Include full markdown alongside evidence
force_refresh	boolean	false	Bypass caches
mode	string	"default"	"cache" / "default" / "stealth"

Always-Emitted Fields

• engines_used, engine_telemetry — per-engine name, latency, result count, outcome, dedup_kept.
• response_time_ms — alias of total_time_ms for client compatibility.
• Per-result evidence_score — explainable breakdown (relevance + domain quality + lexical alignment + freshness).
• Per-result freshness_signal — published_date + inferred + confidence.
• query_understanding — intent, entities, date hint, language, is_brand_collision_prone, considered rewrites.
• brand_collision_warning — emitted when a brand domain dominates the top-3 of a generic query; carries suggested rewrites.

Patterns

Focused lookup:

{ "query": "prisma migrations guide", "include_domains": ["prisma.io"], "max_results": 3 }

Broad research:

{ "query": ["state management React 2026", "Redux vs Zustand", "Jotai vs Recoil"], "max_results": 10 }

Direct answer:

{ "query": "how does React Suspense work", "format": "answer" }

Anti-Patterns

• DON'T send natural-language questions; use keyword phrases.
• DON'T make N separate calls; use one multi-query array.
• DON'T search without checking the cache first.
• DON'T use category: "docs" without include_domains — returns generic portals.

When NOT to use wigolo-search

• Login-gated pages — wigolo cannot authenticate before fetching; use fetch with use_auth for stored sessions.

See Also

• wigolo-fetch — when you have the URL
• wigolo-research — when you need comprehensive analysis
• wigolo/rules/cache-first.md — check cache before searching