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Tool: Web Tool 🌐

The Web Tool is a powerful node that gives your Ai Agents the ability to access the live internet. You can use it to search for information, read the content of a specific webpage, or scrape data.

This tool is essential for tasks that require up-to-date information that isn't contained in a local file.

How It Works​

When connected to an Ai Agent, the Web Tool acts as its browser. The agent can then be instructed to perform a search or go to a specific URL. The text content from the webpage is then passed back into the workflow for the agent to analyze and use.

Setup & Configuration​

The Web Tool's power comes from how it's used by an Ai Agent, so its own configuration is minimal.

  1. Add the Tool: Drag the Web Tool from the Tools panel onto your canvas.

    The Web Tool in the tool palette

  2. Connect It: Connect the output of the Web Tool to the Tool input socket of an Ai Agent. This gives the agent the "skill" to browse the web.

A Web Tool connected to the Tool input of an Ai Agent

Using the Tool in a Workflow​

You don't configure the Web Tool with a URL directly. Instead, you instruct the Ai Agent on what to search for or which URL to visit within the agent's own prompt.

  • To search the web, you would give the Ai Agent a prompt like: "Search the web for the latest news on AI advancements and provide a summary."
  • To read a specific page, you would provide the URL in the prompt: "Read the content from the webpage https://example.com/article and summarize the key points."

Example: Real-Time News Summarizer 💡​

Create a workflow that can give you a summary of today's news from a specific source.

  1. Set Up the Workflow:

    • Create a Start Node (the chat bubble).
    • Add an Ai Agent and a Web Tool.
    • Connect the Start Node to the main input of the Ai Agent.
    • Connect the Web Tool to the Tool input of the Ai Agent.
    • In the Start Node, enter the prompt: "Go to bbc.com/news and summarize the top three headlines for me."

    Your workflow should look like this:

    An example workflow showing a Start Node, Ai Agent, and Web Tool connected together

  2. Run the Workflow:

    • Click "Run Workflow".

  3. Get the Result: The Ai Agent will use the Web Tool to access the website, read its content, and generate a summary based on your prompt. You can view this summary in the Logs panel.

Quick Tips​

  • Give Clear Instructions: Be very specific in the agent's prompt about what you want it to search for or which part of a webpage to focus on.
  • Dynamic URLs: You can pass URLs from previous nodes into the Ai Agent's prompt, allowing you to build workflows that can visit different pages dynamically.
  • Data Scraping: For more advanced use, you can instruct the agent to "scrape" specific pieces of information from a webpage, like product prices, headlines, or contact details.