Web Search

Assistant Engine includes a WebSearchTool that extends the Assistant’s knowledge beyond local ingestion and databases.
This tool performs live searches using DuckDuckGo and brings back relevant results into your conversation.

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How it works

When the Assistant decides it needs up-to-date or external information, it can:

1. Call the WebSearchTool with your query.
2. Perform a search via DuckDuckGo.
3. Return the top results (summarized and filtered).
4. Incorporate these results into its answer.

Why it matters

• Provides access to real-time information (news, updates, documentation).
• Fills gaps when local ingestion or databases don’t have the needed context.
• Keeps the Assistant lightweight — no need to ingest the entire internet.

Best practice

Use web search when your question depends on current information (e.g., “latest .NET release notes”)
but rely on local ingestion for code, documents, and databases, since those provide guaranteed structured results.