🔍 Quick Web Search (DDG HTML)

The Quick Search tool provides the Assistant with instant access to the web for fact-checking, API documentation lookups, and real-time data retrieval.

Unlike complex browser-based tools, this system is optimized for speed and privacy by using a lightweight, static scraping engine.

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⚡ The HTML Engine

The Assistant utilizes a specialized DuckDuckGo HTML scraper to pull in facts. This approach offers several technical advantages:

1. Zero-JavaScript Overhead: By targeting the static HTML version of DuckDuckGo, the tool avoids the latency of loading a full browser engine (Chromium/Webkit).
2. Instant Context: Results are parsed in milliseconds and injected directly into the conversation as clean Markdown.
3. Privacy Focused: Searches are proxied through a privacy-centric gateway, ensuring your local IP and system details are never exposed to search engines.
4. Stealth Execution: Because there is no browser footprint, the search is highly resistant to bot-detection and "Unusual Traffic" flags that often plague other AI search tools.

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🛠️ How to Use

Simply type your query or ask a question that requires up-to-date information:

User: "What is the latest version of the sqlez crate and what changed in the last release?"

Assistant Action:

1. Triggers the @search tool with the query.
2. Connects to html.duckduckgo.com and retrieves the top 10 results.
3. Parses titles, URLs, and snippets using high-speed CSS selectors.
4. Provides an answer with clickable citations.

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🛡️ Permission Mode

By default, the IDE respects your privacy settings:

• Always Allow: Grant the Assistant permanent permission to search specific domains or all domains.
• Ask Always: The Assistant will request a one-click confirmation before performing any external network request.

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Comparison: Quick Search vs. Deep Research

Feature	Quick Search (/search)	Deep Research (/research)
Engine	DuckDuckGo Static HTML	Multi-Staged Chromium Search
Speed	Instant (<1s)	Sequential (~20-40s)
Complexity	Basic fact-checking	Exhaustive technical deep-dives
JavaScript	Disabled (Lightweight)	Enabled (Full Browser)