web_search

web_search

Search the web privately using SearxNG, retrieving results in text or JSON format. Filter by category, language, time range, and result count for tailored, privacy-focused queries.

Instructions

Performs a web search using SearxNG and returns formatted results.

Results are returned in either text format (human-readable) or JSON format
depending on the result_format parameter selected.

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`categories`	No	Categories to filter by (e.g., 'general', 'images', 'news', 'videos')
`language`	No	Language code for results (e.g., 'all', 'en', 'ru', 'fr')	en
`query`	Yes	The search query string to look for on the web
`result_count`	No	Maximum number of results to return
`result_format`	No	Output format - 'text' for human-readable or 'json' for structured data	json
`time_range`	No	Time restriction for results

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "properties": {
    "categories": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "type": "array"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "description": "Categories to filter by (e.g., 'general', 'images', 'news', 'videos')",
      "title": "Categories"
    },
    "language": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": "en",
      "description": "Language code for results (e.g., 'all', 'en', 'ru', 'fr')",
      "title": "Language"
    },
    "query": {
      "description": "The search query string to look for on the web",
      "title": "Query",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "result_count": {
      "default": 25,
      "description": "Maximum number of results to return",
      "exclusiveMinimum": 0,
      "title": "Result Count",
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "result_format": {
      "default": "json",
      "description": "Output format - 'text' for human-readable or 'json' for structured data",
      "enum": [
        "text",
        "json"
      ],
      "title": "Result Format",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "time_range": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "enum": [
            "day",
            "week",
            "month",
            "year"
          ],
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "description": "Time restriction for results",
      "title": "Time Range"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "title": "web_searchArguments",
  "type": "object"
}

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