Why do I need web search?
AI systems don't have access to the real-time web by default: the Web Search feature allows your Agent to access up to date data by gaining a deeper knowledge about recent events to shape its responses and fetch the information you need accordingly.
To activate it, simply click on the "Tools" button and switch the little toggle next to "Web search":
When you type your requests or instructions, your Agent will search the Internet for information relevant to your needs, sort through it, then organize the findings and present them with corresponding references.
💡 Best practice
Remember to always fact-check the results you get from your Agent: AI systems can still hallucinate some of the answers that might appear plausible at first sight. We make it easier for you to check the results you get, each generated response comes with its corresponding sources you can simply click on.Work With Multiple Data Sources
You can either select Internet to run an extensive search on the whole internet, or filter your preferences with certain sources only.
It is possible to switch between other sources such as News, Google Scholar, X, Reddit.
This makes it easier for you to find the information you need, no matter where it is located on the web.
Limitations
- The web search feature requires URLs to be publicly accessible.
- The content you fetch and utilize from a specific web page is not updated in real-time after the content is updated on the web page itself: if you're adding any information or URL to your knowledge base, we always suggest to check for online updates to make sure your information is up to date as well.
- When you prompt your Agent to collect information from a web URL, you will only get the information contained within that page: if you input the link to a homepage, the Agent will not automatically scrape and collect the information contained in the entire website.
💡 Pro Tip!
You can export web pages as PDFs and upload them as sources within your knowledge base.