Web Search

Access real-time web information through intelligent, context-aware search optimized for AI consumption.

Overview

Web Search is a built-in capability that provides AI agents with current web information through pre-processed, structured results. When enabled on your MCP Gateway, agents receive content snippets ready for analysis, with relevance scoring and source verification.

Key Features

• AI-Optimized Results: Pre-processed content snippets instead of raw URLs
• Context Understanding: Intelligent query interpretation
• Source Authority: Results from verified, authoritative sources
• Structured Data: Formatted responses with metadata and relevance scores
• Multiple Search Modes: Standard for quick facts, Deep for comprehensive research

How to Enable

1. Navigate to your MCP Gateway settings
2. Locate Web Search in the Built-in Capabilities section
3. Toggle the capability ON
4. Save your configuration

Once enabled, any AI agent connected to your gateway can perform web searches through the MCP protocol.

Search Modes

Standard Search

• Speed: Less than 1 second
• Results: Up to 10 results
• Best For: Quick facts, definitions, current information
• Pricing: $0.01 per query

Deep Search

• Speed: Less than 1 second
• Results: 10-20 comprehensive results
• Best For: Research, analysis, comprehensive coverage
• Pricing: $0.02 per query

What AI Agents Can Do

Fact-Checking and Verification

• Verify claims with multiple authoritative sources
• Cross-reference information across different source types
• Validate statements against current data

Real-Time Information Access

• Retrieve latest updates beyond training cutoffs
• Access current prices, statistics, and metrics
• Get breaking news and recent developments

Market Research

• Perform comprehensive competitor analysis
• Track industry trends and developments
• Gather product and service comparisons

Trend Monitoring

• Track emerging topics in specific domains
• Monitor changes in public sentiment
• Identify new developments in technology and research

Search Options

Source Types

The capability can focus searches on specific source categories:

• Academic: Scholarly articles and research papers
• News: Current news outlets and publications
• Technical: Technical documentation and specifications
• Reviews: Product and service reviews
• Social: Social media trends and discussions
• Official: Government and official sources

Date Filtering

Searches can be limited to specific time periods:

• Today's content only
• Past week
• Past month
• Past year
• Custom date ranges

Geographic Focus

Results can be filtered by region:

• United States
• European Union
• Asia
• Global coverage

Language Support

Available in multiple languages:

• English, Spanish, French
• German, Japanese, Chinese
• Additional languages based on gateway configuration

Capability Behavior

Performance Characteristics

• Results are cached for 5 minutes to improve response times
• Automatic relevance scoring for all results
• Source verification and authority assessment
• Duplicate content filtering

Automatic Features

• Query expansion for better results
• Spell correction and synonym matching
• Context preservation across related searches
• Automatic result deduplication

Rate Limiting

• Standard searches: 60 per minute
• Deep searches: 30 per minute
• Automatic throttling to prevent overuse
• Fair usage policies apply

Performance & Limits

Metric	Standard	Deep
Response Time	< 1 second	< 1 second
Max Results	10	20
Rate Limit	60/minute	30/minute
Query Length	200 chars	500 chars
Cache Duration	5 minutes	5 minutes

Pricing

Standard Search

• Cost: $0.01 per query
• Bulk Pricing: Volume discounts available for enterprise

Deep Search

• Cost: $0.02 per query
• Bulk Pricing: Volume discounts available for enterprise

Typical Applications

Research Assistant

AI agents use Web Search to gather comprehensive information on topics, starting with broad searches and progressively diving deeper into specific aspects identified in initial results.

News Monitoring

Agents continuously monitor news sources for updates on specified keywords or topics, alerting users to new developments and changes in real-time.

Fact Verification

Agents verify claims by searching multiple authoritative source types, cross-referencing information to establish credibility and accuracy.

Market Intelligence

Agents gather competitive intelligence, industry trends, and market developments to support business decision-making and strategic planning.

Next Steps

Related Capabilities

• Web Fetch - Extract full content from found pages
• Knowledge Retrieval - Search your own knowledge base
• HTTP Client - Direct API access for structured data

Platform Features

• All Capabilities - Explore other built-in tools
• MCP Gateway - Configure your gateway
• Usage & Limits - Understand platform constraints