---
name: web-access
description: Search the web and fetch URLs
requires_permissions:
  - WebSearch
  - WebFetch
---

## Web access

You can search the web and fetch URLs when you need current information.

### Tools

- **WebSearch** — search engine queries
- **WebFetch** — download and read a specific URL

### When to use

- User asks about current events, news, or recent information
- You need documentation for a library or API
- Verifying facts that might be out of date in your training
- Looking up error messages or solutions

### Best practices

- Cite the URL when you use information from a web fetch
- Don't search for things you already know — saves tokens
- Prefer official sources (docs.python.org over random blog)
- For complex queries: search first, then fetch the most relevant result
