> ## Knowledge Base Index
> Fetch the complete knowledge base index at: https://help.buildworkforce.ai/sitemap.xml
> Use this file to discover available pages before exploring further.
> Pure-Markdown content can be obtained by appending a '.md' suffix to the content URLs listed in the sitemap (without the trailing slash).

# Web Search (Advanced)

### Configuring Advanced Web Search
Advanced Web Search has more options to customize your research process.

# Basic Settings

#### Limit
**What it does:** Number of Google search results to retrieve
* **Range:** 10 to 100 results
* **Default:** 10 results
* **Recommendation:** Use 10-20 for most research tasks

#### Additional Search Terms (Optional)
**What it does:** Same as Standard Web Search - refines your search
**Examples:**
* `site:edu` - Only search educational institutions
* `filetype:pdf` - Find PDF documents
* `2024..2025` - Search within a date range

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# Web Scraping Settings
These options appear when you enable page scraping.

#### Scrape Result Pages
**What it does:** Downloads and analyzes the full content of search result pages
* **Default:** Off (disabled)
* **When to enable:** When you need more than just search result snippets
* **Impact:** Makes searches slower but provides deeper information

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#### Maximum Scraped Pages
**What it does:** Limits how many pages to scrape (only visible when scraping is enabled)
* **Range:** 1 to 100 pages
* **Default:** 5 pages
* **Recommendation:** Use 5-10 pages for balance between depth and speed
* **Important:** More pages = slower search, but more comprehensive results

#### Matches Per Scraped Page
**What it does:** How many relevant sections to extract from each scraped page
* **Range:** 1 to 20 sections
* **Default:** 3 sections
* **Recommendation:** Start with 3, increase if you need more detail
* **Impact:** Higher numbers provide more context but slower processing
 
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# Summarization Settings
These options appear when both scraping and summarization are enabled.

#### Summarize Scraped Pages?
**What it does:** Uses AI to create concise summaries of scraped content
* **Default:** On (enabled) when scraping is enabled
* **Benefit:** Reduces information overload and focuses on relevant details
* **Recommendation:** Keep this enabled for most research tasks

#### Model Name
**What it does:** Selects which AI model to use for summarization (required when summarization is enabled)
* **Options:** Dropdown shows all available AI models
* **Recommendation:** Choose a model that balances speed and quality for your needs

#### Temperature
**What it does:** Controls how creative vs. focused the summaries are
* **Range:** 0 to 1
* **Default:** 0.3
* **Lower values (0-0.3):** More focused, factual summaries
* **Higher values (0.7-1.0):** More creative, varied summaries
* **Recommendation:** Keep at 0.3 for research tasks requiring accuracy

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# Configuration examples for different use cases

### Quick research (fast, less detailed)
```
✓ Scrape Result Pages: ON
- Maximum Scraped Pages: 3
- Matches Per Scraped Page: 2
✓ Summarize Scraped Pages: ON
- Temperature: 0.3
```
### Comprehensive research (slower, very detailed)
```
✓ Scrape Result Pages: ON
- Maximum Scraped Pages: 10
- Matches Per Scraped Page: 5
✓ Summarize Scraped Pages: ON
- Temperature: 0.2
```
### Fast facts only (no scraping)
```
✗ Scrape Result Pages: OFF
(All other options hidden)
```

### What you'll get back
When Advanced Web Search runs with full features enabled, you'll receive:
1. **Search results** with titles and links
2. **Original snippets** from Google
3. **Extracted sections** from scraped pages (if scraping enabled)
4. **AI-generated summaries** of relevant content (if summarization enabled)
5. **Source citations** for all information
The Teammate uses this comprehensive research to provide thorough, well-sourced answers.
 
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# Troubleshooting Advanced Web Search


**Problem: Search is very slow**
* **Cause:** Scraping too many pages or extracting too many matches
* **Solution:** Reduce "Maximum Scraped Pages" to 5 or fewer, or reduce "Matches Per Scraped Page" to 2-3
**Problem: Getting too much information**
* **Cause:** Too many matches per page or too many pages being scraped
* **Solution:** Lower the "Matches Per Scraped Page" setting, or enable "Summarize Scraped Pages" if it's off
**Problem: Summaries are too creative or off-topic**
* **Cause:** Temperature setting is too high
* **Solution:** Lower the Temperature to 0.2-0.3 for more focused summaries
**Problem: Not enough detail in results**
* **Cause:** Not enough pages being scraped or not enough matches extracted
* **Solution:** Increase "Maximum Scraped Pages" or "Matches Per Scraped Page" settings
**Problem: Search fails with an error**
* **Cause:** Network timeout or API issue
* **Solution:** Try again, or reduce the scope of your search (fewer pages, fewer matches)