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web_search

DuckDuckGo search without an API key.

Since 2 Sept 2026

Returns titles, links and short snippets.

Tool name: web_search
Group: Web
Risk: low
Needs approval: never
Approval rule: No approval.
Allowed in scheduled jobs: Yes
Default: on

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Default	Meaning	Limits
query	string	Yes		Words to look for.
max_results	integer	No	5	Maximum search hits.

Returns

A list of results.

Example (made up for this page)

Call

{
  "query": "demo"
}

Result

1. Example page - https://example.org

Side effects

Sends the query to DuckDuckGo.

How it can fail

When	What the agent sees
Network error	A short error text

See also:Web tools

Checked against the source at commit f4fd89f on 29 Oct 2026. Everything here is merged on the main branch; no release has been tagged yet. The source is private, so these pages are the public description.