open-gitagent Web Search
Search the web for current information on any topic using the Tavily search API.
When to Use
- Searching for recent news, articles, blog posts, and web content
- Finding current statistics, data, and factual information
- Retrieving information that may not be in academic papers or the knowledge base
- Verifying claims with multiple web sources
How to Use
- Formulate a specific, targeted search query (max 400 characters)
- Call
tavily_web_searchwith the query - Review returned results for relevance and quality
- Extract key facts and note the source URL for citation
Result Format
Results are returned in Document XML format:
<Document href="https://example.com/article" title="Article Title">
Content excerpt from the page...
</Document>
Constraints
- Maximum 5 results returned per query
- Query will be truncated to 400 characters
- Search mode: advanced (includes content extraction)
- Each call counts toward the researcher's 8-call limit per task