What can Standard Web Search do?

Standard Web Search performs quick internet searches and returns relevant information to answer your questions. It's perfect for straightforward queries where you need a fast answer.

Best for:

• Quick fact-checking
• Getting recent information
• Simple research tasks
• General web searches

How to enable Standard Web Search

Using the Playground

1. Navigate to the Playground page
2. Select your preferred AI model from the dropdown
3. Look for the globe icon (🌐) in the message input area
4. Click the globe icon to turn on Web Search

• • Active state: The icon appears darker
  • Inactive state: The icon appears lighter

5. Type your question in the message box
6. Click Send or press Enter

Example conversation:

You: What are the latest developments in renewable energy?
[Globe icon enabled]

Teammate: [Searches the web and provides current information about recent renewable energy advancements]

Using the Teammate Builder

If you want to create an Teammate that always has web search capabilities:

1. Open the Teammate Builder
2. Drag a "Web Search" tool from the Tools section onto the canvas
3. Connect the Web Search tool to your Teammate node
4. Configure the tool settings (see below)
5. Save your Teammate

Configuring Standard Web Search

When you select the Web Search tool in the Teammate Builder, you'll see these options:

Limit

What it does: Controls how many search results to return

• Range: 5 to 100 results
• Default: 5 results
• Recommendation: Start with 5-10 for most tasks. Increase only if you need more comprehensive results.

Additional Search Terms (Optional)

What it does: Lets you refine your search with extra keywords

Common uses:

• Search specific websites: Add site:example.com to only search that domain
• Exclude websites: Add -site:spam.com to skip certain domains
• Add context: Include extra keywords to narrow results

Examples:

• site:nasa.gov - Only search NASA's website
• -site:wikipedia.org - Exclude Wikipedia from results
• 2024 2025 - Focus on recent years

Timeout (Advanced)

What it does: Sets how long the search should run before giving up

• Range: 30 to 600 seconds (0.5 to 10 minutes)
• Default: 120 seconds (2 minutes)
• When to adjust: Increase if searches frequently time out; decrease if you want faster responses

What you'll get back

When Standard Web Search runs, you'll see:

• Information extracted from relevant web pages
• Content organized and summarized for your question
• Source attribution showing where information came from

The Teammate uses this information to provide a complete answer to your question.

Troubleshooting Standard Web Search

Problem: Search returns no results

• Cause: Your query might be too specific or use unusual terms
• Solution: Try rephrasing your question with simpler, more common words

Problem: Search times out

• Cause: The search is taking longer than the timeout setting allows
• Solution: Increase the Timeout setting in the configuration, or try a simpler query

Problem: Results aren't relevant

• Cause: The search might be finding too many broad results
• Solution: Use Additional Search Terms to narrow the focus (e.g., add specific years or site restrictions)

Problem: Globe icon is disabled/grayed out

• Cause: The feature may not be available for your selected model
• Solution: Try selecting a different AI model or contact your administrator

Updated on: 03/11/2025