Web Search Summary
Produce a structured research brief from a web search query in a single pass.
When to Use
- User asks for a summary of a topic found via web search
- Need a quick research brief with cited sources
- Competitive landscape, market scan, or technology overview
- Any "what's the latest on X" or "summarize what's happening with Y"
When NOT to Use
- Deep-dive research requiring multiple follow-up searches → use iterative search instead
- Real-time monitoring → use cron + search instead
- The user already provided the content → summarize directly, skip search
Steps
- Search — Call
web_searchwith the user's query,count=10,freshnessset appropriately. - Fetch — For the top 3-5 most relevant results, call
web_fetchwithmaxChars=3000to get readable content. - Synthesize — Produce a structured summary (see format below).
Output Format
## Summary
<2-3 sentence overview>
## Key Findings
- Finding 1 (with source)
- Finding 2 (with source)
- ...
## Notable
- Point worth flagging
- ...
## Sources
1. <title> — <URL>
2. <title> — <URL>
Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | yes | — | Search query |
| freshness | no | (none) | day, week, month, year |
| count | no | 10 | Number of search results (1-10) |
| maxChars | no | 3000 | Max chars per fetched page |
Example
Input: "latest in AI coding agents 2026"
Output:
Summary
The AI coding agent space has matured significantly in 2026, with multi-agent orchestration and IDE-native experiences dominating...
Key Findings
- Multi-agent workflows are now standard (Source: a16z report)
- IDE-native integration has surpassed CLI-first tools (Source: Stack Overflow survey)
- ...
Sources
- a16z — https://a16z.com/ai-coding-2026
- Stack Overflow — https://stackoverflow.com/survey-2026
