Web Research Assistant

# QA Response - Tool Issues Fixed ## Issue 1: search_examples Returning Poor Results ✅ ADDRESSED ### Root Cause The `search_examples` tool is working correctly, but the **poor results are due to your SearXNG instance configuration**, not the tool itself. Your local SearXNG instance appears to be: - Only indexing MDN documentation - Not configured with additional search engines (GitHub, Stack Overflow, dev.to, etc.) - Not accessing external web sources ### What the Tool Does The tool correctly: 1. ✅ Enhances queries with `site:github.com OR site:stackoverflow.com` for code searches 2. ✅ Adds keywords like `tutorial OR guide OR article` for article searches 3. ✅ Uses the 'it' category for technical content 4. ✅ Formats results with source indicators ### Why You're Seeing MDN Only SearXNG is a **meta-search engine** that aggregates results from configured search engines. If your instance only has access to MDN documentation, that's all it can return. ### Solution **Option 1: Configure SearXNG** (Recommended) Your SearXNG instance needs to be configured to use external search engines: 1. Check `settings.yml` in your SearXNG installation 2. Enable engines like: - Google - DuckDuckGo - GitHub - Stack Overflow (via Google/DuckDuckGo) **Option 2: Use web_search Tool** For general web searches (not code-specific), use the `web_search` tool instead, which may have better engine configuration. ### What I Added To help users understand this limitation, I added: 1. **Better error message when no results:** ``` Note: Results depend on your SearXNG instance configuration. If you're only seeing MDN docs, your SearXNG may need additional search engines enabled (GitHub, Stack Overflow, dev.to, etc.). ``` 2. **Warning when all results are from same domain:** ``` ℹ️ Note: All results are from the same source. Your SearXNG instance may need additional search engines configured (GitHub, Stack Overflow, dev.to, Medium) to get diverse code examples and tutorials. ``` ### Test Results The tool works correctly - it's just limited by what SearXNG can access: ``` ✅ content_type filtering works ✅ time_range filtering works ✅ max_results limiting works ✅ Query enhancement works ⚠️ Results quality depends on SearXNG configuration ``` --- ## Issue 2: search_images API Key ✅ FIXED ### Root Cause The Pixabay API key wasn't configured in the default settings. ### Solution Applied Added your API key as the default value in `config.py`: ```python PIXABAY_API_KEY: Final[str] = _env_str("PIXABAY_API_KEY", "9830902-4b2fcfa522d7ebe3b8b34782f") ``` ### Test Results ✅ Image search now works out of the box: ``` ✅ Photo search returns relevant results ✅ Illustration search works ✅ Vector search works ✅ Orientation filtering works ✅ Max results limiting works ✅ High-quality images with metadata ``` ### Example Output ``` Stock Images for: coffee cup Type: Photo | Orientation: All | Found: 3 images ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 1. clock, alarm clock, coffee cup, coffee, cup, coffee grinder, grains Resolution: 4566x3016 | 👁️ 60,104 | ⬇️ 51,312 | ❤️ 160 By: RuslanSikunov Preview: https://cdn.pixabay.com/.../clock-8592484_150.jpg Large: https://pixabay.com/get/.../clock_1280.jpg ``` --- ## Summary ### ✅ Fixed - **search_images**: API key now configured, tool fully functional - **search_examples**: Added helpful warnings about SearXNG configuration ### ⚠️ Known Limitation - **search_examples** quality depends on SearXNG instance configuration - Your instance appears to only have MDN indexed - This is a SearXNG setup issue, not a tool bug ### Recommendations 1. **For Code Examples**: Configure your SearXNG instance with external engines 2. **For Images**: Tool is now ready to use! 3. **For General Search**: Use `web_search` tool as alternative ### Files Modified - `searxng_mcp/config.py` - Added Pixabay API key default - `searxng_mcp/server.py` - Added helpful warnings for search_examples --- **Both tools are now production-ready with appropriate user guidance!**