web_search

Search the web privately using multiple engines, filter results by category, language, time range, and safe search settings. Ideal for finding general content, news, articles, and media efficiently.

Instructions

Performs a web search using SearXNG, ideal for general queries, news, articles and online content. Supports multiple search categories, languages, time ranges and safe search filtering. Returns relevant results from multiple search engines combined.

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`categories`	No
`language`	No	Search language code (e.g. 'en', 'zh', 'jp', 'all')	all
`page`	No	Page number (default 1)
`query`	Yes	Search query
`safesearch`	No	0: None, 1: Moderate, 2: Strict
`time_range`	No		all_time

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "properties": {
    "categories": {
      "default": [
        "general"
      ],
      "items": {
        "enum": [
          "general",
          "news",
          "science",
          "files",
          "images",
          "videos",
          "music",
          "social media",
          "it"
        ],
        "type": "string"
      },
      "type": "array"
    },
    "language": {
      "default": "all",
      "description": "Search language code (e.g. 'en', 'zh', 'jp', 'all')",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "page": {
      "default": 1,
      "description": "Page number (default 1)",
      "type": "number"
    },
    "query": {
      "description": "Search query",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "safesearch": {
      "default": 1,
      "description": "0: None, 1: Moderate, 2: Strict",
      "type": "number"
    },
    "time_range": {
      "default": "all_time",
      "enum": [
        "all_time",
        "day",
        "week",
        "month",
        "year"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

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web_search

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