Web Search

Web search supplements internal knowledge with public information. Administrators should configure a trusted search service before exposing it to users or agents.

Capability Boundary

Area	Guidance
Search Source	Enable only approved search providers or self-hosted search services.
Data Egress	Define whether user queries, context, or search keywords are sent to external services.
Visibility	Start with test groups or specific agents before expanding access.
Audit	Record search call status, errors, and cost signals.

Before Configuration

Confirm the provider, base URL, API key, or service credential is available.
Define whether user questions may be transformed into external search queries.
Prepare user-facing messages for unavailable services, timeouts, rate limits, and quota exhaustion.

Verification

Ask a public-fact question and confirm search results are returned.
Ask a sensitive internal question and confirm disallowed content is not sent externally.
Confirm tracing or query history can identify the search call.