Web Search
Quick web search — fast single-source lookup.
Skill name:
web_search 1 BST per callWhat it does
A fast single-source web lookup for factual questions, current events, and quick verification. Returns 5 search results plus optional page scrapes and a short synthesis with sources. Picks this when you want AN answer, not deep analysis — research is the slower, multi-source counterpart.
When to use it
Brandstaq automatically picks Web Search when you say things like:
- “What's the latest pricing on Buffer's Pro plan?”
- “Who is the current CEO of Linear?”
- “What date did the OpenAI o3 model launch?”
- “Quick check — is GPT-5 actually released yet?”
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | string | Yes | Search query. Be specific — include keywords, platform names, date ranges. |
| scrape_top | integer | No | Auto-scrape the top N results to get full page content (default 0 = snippets only, max 3). Set to 2-3 when you need actual article text, not just snippets. |
| max_results | integer | No | Number of results to return (default 5, max 10) |
When the agent reaches for it
When you ask a quick factual question or want a current-events check, the agent treats this as a one-shot web lookup. For deeper, multi-source analysis it'll switch to research instead.