search
Perform web or news searches to find quick information and relevant articles using a privacy-focused metasearch engine.
Instructions
Quick search for web or news content.
Use this when:
User asks for a simple web search or lookup
Need quick information, not comprehensive research
Looking for news articles on a topic
This runs a SINGLE search and returns up to max_results (default 10). For comprehensive research with multiple sources, use research_topic instead.
Parameters: query* - What to search for category - "general" for web search, "news" for news articles (default: general) engines - Optional: Specific engines (e.g., "google,bing") max_results - Number of results (default: 10, max: 50)
Returns: Search results with titles, URLs, and snippets
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | No | Search category | general |
| engines | No | Comma-separated engine list | |
| max_results | No | Maximum results | |
| query | Yes | Search query |
Input Schema (JSON Schema)
{
"properties": {
"category": {
"default": "general",
"description": "Search category",
"enum": [
"general",
"news"
],
"title": "Category",
"type": "string"
},
"engines": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Comma-separated engine list",
"title": "Engines"
},
"max_results": {
"default": 10,
"description": "Maximum results",
"maximum": 50,
"minimum": 1,
"title": "Max Results",
"type": "integer"
},
"query": {
"description": "Search query",
"title": "Query",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"query"
],
"type": "object"
}