web-research

name	web-research
description	Search the live web for current information, facts, and documentation.
scope	both

Use web_search whenever the answer depends on recent events, versions, prices, availability, or anything that drifts over time. Prefer one precise query over several vague ones. When the result is thin, reformulate — don't stack more queries.

Web search reaches public, indexed pages. Don't use it to fetch content from a private GitHub repo, an internal wiki, a behind-login dashboard, or a raw URL that requires auth. None of those are in any search index. If a tool that does have access (e.g. github_get_file) refused or truncated, the answer isn't on the open web — ask the user.

When citing: link with URLs. Never fabricate sources.