ASSIST AI can browse the internet to answer questions requiring current or specialized information the AI may not be confident about. Users can toggle the Web Search Action on or off at any time to override the AI’s default behavior. When Internal Search is also used, ASSIST AI seamlessly combines web sources with internal documents — both in the generated answer and in the UI.Documentation Index
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Requirements
Web Search relies on two components: 1) a search provider to retrieve results, and 2) a web scraper to extract full page content for more complete answers.| Name | Provider | Price | Benefit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exa | Exa.ai | $5 / 1,000 queries | AI-optimized with strong semantic search |
| Serper | Serper.dev | Free tier + $0.30 / 1,000 queries | Fast and budget-friendly |
| Brave | Brave Search API | Usage-based | Independent index, wide web coverage, simple setup |
| Google PSE | Free tier + $5 / 1,000 queries | Official Google results, ideal for security-conscious teams | |
| SearXNG | SearXNG | Self-hosted / infrastructure cost only | Private, self-hostable metasearch across multiple engines |
Web Scrappers
Since search providers return only short snippets, a scraper fetches the full page content for richer, more reliable responses.| Name | Requires Config | Benefits |
|---|---|---|
| ASSIST AI Web Crawler | No | Built-in, works on most pages, free, and keeps queries within your deployment |
| Firecrawl | Yes — API key + base URL | Higher performance with better handling of edge cases |
| Exa | Yes — API key | Fetches and summarizes page content, ideal for teams already using Exa as their search provider |