| name | qwen-mm-plugins-search |
| description | Web search and page extraction MCP tools (Serper, Exa, or Tavily) plus Serper Lens reverse-image search for confirming facts — web_search (find facts), web_extractor (read a page in depth), image_search (reverse-search a frame to identify an entity). Use to verify anything you cannot confirm from the media alone. |
Qwen-MM-Plugins Search
You have qwen-mm-plugins-search MCP tools available. With QWEN_MM_SEARCH_BACKEND unset or set to auto, web_search and web_extractor choose the first configured key in this order: SERPER_API_KEY, TAVILY_API_KEY, EXA_API_KEY. Set the selector to serper, tavily, or exa to pin a backend; explicit selection does not fall back when its key is missing. Independently of that selection, image_search always uses Serper Lens and reads SERPER_API_KEY.
Check the qwen-mm-plugins-search tools in your tool list for full schemas and parameters.
When to Use Which Tool
- Search the web for facts →
web_search
- Read a web page in depth →
web_extractor
- Reverse image search to identify an entity from a frame/photo →
image_search
Confirm Before You Commit
Any question that needs external knowledge — identifying a specific thing, OR a fact about what's shown that you cannot confirm from the media alone — MUST be confirmed with a search before you answer. Never commit from appearance alone.
Typical flow (spans capabilities):
- Watch the video with
qwen-mm-plugins-core's read_video — for a long video do a low-fps overview first (~32 frames, fps≈32/duration), then zoom. Don't run ffmpeg/montage yourself.
- Grab the frame to search with core's
save_view (times=[...]).
image_search (reverse-search the frame) and/or web_search to confirm the identity/fact.- Optionally cross-check appearance with
qwen-mm-plugins-api's vision_chat.
Details and worked examples in references/video_search.md.
Relationship to Other Capabilities
- Frames come from
qwen-mm-plugins-core (save_view / read_video) — this capability does not read media.
- Model-based understanding (caption, OCR, grounding, ASR) →
qwen-mm-plugins-api.
