Web Search

When to Use This Skill

• You need to find current information not in your training data
• The user asks about recent events, news, or updates
• You need to verify facts or find sources
• Research requires real-time web data

• Information is already in your knowledge base
• You're working with local files or code
• You need advanced filtering (use

  web-search-tavily

  instead)
• A more specific research skill applies

How to Search

Basic Search

Query: "React 19 new features"

Effective Query Strategies

• Bad: "react hooks"
• Good: "React 19 useActionState hook tutorial"

• Bad: "best TypeScript practices"
• Good: "TypeScript best practices 2025"

• Bad: "how to make website fast"
• Good: "web performance optimization Core Web Vitals"

When to Search Multiple Times

1. Initial results are too broad → Refine with more specific terms
2. Looking for multiple perspectives → Search different phrasings
3. Verifying facts → Search for corroborating sources
4. Deep research → Start broad, then drill into specifics

Output Handling

1. Cite sources - Always include URLs when sharing information
2. Synthesize - Combine information from multiple results
3. Verify - Cross-reference claims across sources
4. Date-check - Note publication dates for time-sensitive information

Source Attribution Format

According to [Source Name](URL), ...

Sources:
- [Title 1](url1)
- [Title 2](url2)

Limitations

• Results depend on the agent's WebSearch implementation
• Cannot access paywalled or login-required content
• May not have the most recent information (depends on indexing)
• No domain filtering or relevance scoring (use

  web-search-tavily

  for these features)

Related Skills

• web-search-tavily - Advanced search with API key, domain filtering, and relevance scores
• research-workflow - Structured research with planning and synthesis
• fact-check - Verify specific claims against sources
• claim-investigation - Investigate viral claims and social media content