web-research-fallback

## When to Use Use when a task requires current public information, primary sources, multiple pages, or a site that cannot be reliably read from search results alone. ## Procedure 1. Define the facts needed and the preferred primary source for each fact. 2. Search with a focused query and use result metadata to select likely authoritative pages. 3. Open the source directly and extract the relevant passage, date, and URL rather than relying on a search snippet. 4. Use the private browser when the page requires interaction, client-side rendering, navigation, or visual inspection. 5. If a page fails, try a primary-source alternative or a narrower route before broadening to secondary sources. 6. Cross-check unstable or consequential claims and distinguish source-backed facts from inference. ## Pitfalls - Do not treat snippets as evidence for claims not visible on the source page. - Do not browse repeatedly without recording what each page established. - Do not use a secondary summary when an accessible primary source answers the question. - Do not claim freshness without checking publication or update dates. ## Verification - Each important claim maps to a source that directly supports it. - Time-sensitive facts include an observed date or version. - Browser interaction produced the needed page state or a documented fallback was used.