web-search

name	web-search
description	Search the web and fetch content from URLs for current information, news, and research topics.

Web Search

Available Tools

• ddg_web_search(query, max_results=5): Search DuckDuckGo and return results with title, snippet, and link.
• fetch_url_content(url, include_html=False, max_length=50000): Fetch a URL and extract clean text content.

Parameters

ddg_web_search

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
query	str	(required)	Search query string
max_results	int	5	Number of results (max 10)

fetch_url_content

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
url	str	(required)	URL to fetch (must start with http:// or https://)
include_html	bool	False	Include raw HTML in response
max_length	int	50000	Maximum character length of extracted text

Usage Guidelines

• Use specific, targeted search queries for best results
• Set max_results to 3-5 for focused searches, up to 10 for broad research
• Use fetch_url_content to read full page content from search result links
• Break complex research into multiple targeted queries rather than one broad query
• fetch_url_content automatically strips navigation, scripts, and boilerplate HTML
• Reduce max_length for quick summaries or when you only need the beginning of a page

Citation Format

When presenting information from search results or fetched pages, wrap every specific claim in <cite> tags:

<cite source="SOURCE_TITLE" url="URL">claim text</cite>

Rules:

• Cite factual claims, statistics, quotes, and specific information from search results.
• The source attribute should contain the title or name of the source.
• The url attribute should contain the source URL when available.
• Do NOT cite your own reasoning or general knowledge.
• If search results don't contain relevant information, inform the user rather than guessing.
• Use the minimum number of citations necessary to support claims.