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Overview

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Tool Name

web_access_tools

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Purpose

The web_access_tools group lets you discover and retrieve web content on demand. Run targeted Google searches, then scrape specific pages to extract titles, metadata, text, links, tables, and more for use in analyses, reports, and automations.

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Key Features & Functions

Targeted Google Search

Query the open web, news, images, videos, maps, and scholarly sources to find relevant material fast.

Precise Page Scraping

Fetch a URL and extract structured content such as headings, paragraphs, lists, links, and images.

Structured Data Capture

Parse tables and other page elements for downstream analytics or indexing.

Result Ranking & Filtering

Receive ranked results with snippets and metadata to keep only what matters.

Workflow Integration

Feed outputs into indexing, storage, and collaboration tools for end-to-end research pipelines.
Start broad, then refine. Use a general search to map the space, follow up with focused queries and selective scraping of the best sources.

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Input Parameters for Each Function

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_scrape_url

Parameters
NameDefinitionFormat
urlAbsolute URL of the webpage to scrape.String

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_search_google

Parameters
NameDefinitionFormat
querySearch terms to send to Google.String
search_typeOptional content category to search. Valid values: search, images, videos, places, maps, news, shopping, scholar, patent.String

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Use Cases

  1. Market and industry research Identify trends, competitors, and benchmarks from trusted sources.
  2. Real-time news monitoring Track breaking updates that affect active missions and roadmaps.
  3. Technical discovery Locate docs, guides, and best practices for engineering solutions.
  4. Scholarly evidence gathering Pull academic articles or patents to support recommendations.
  5. Vendor and product validation Collect specifications and pricing from official sites.
  6. Regulatory checks Retrieve policies and compliance notes from government domains.
  7. Visual asset sourcing Find images or videos for briefings and presentations.

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Workflow/How It Works

  1. Search with _search_google using carefully scoped keywords and, when needed, a search_type.
  2. Select sources by reviewing titles, snippets, and domains for credibility.
  3. Scrape chosen pages with _scrape_url to extract structured content.
  4. Store or index outputs for retrieval and cross-referencing in later steps.
  5. Cite and share the most relevant excerpts in reports, docs, or Slack updates.
Respect robots.txt, site terms, and rate limits. Avoid scraping authenticated or prohibited areas and throttle requests to prevent blocking.

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Integration Relevance

  • document_index_tools to index scraped pages for semantic search and Q&A.
  • file_manager_tools to persist captured pages and datasets.
  • project_manager_tools to track research tasks and sources.
  • slack_tools to share links and summaries with teams.
  • artifact_manager_tools to preserve snapshots of key findings.

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Configuration Details

  • Provide fully qualified URLs with https when possible.
  • Match search_type to the content you want to reduce noise.
  • Set network timeouts conservatively for slower sites.
  • Normalize extracted tables before analysis to handle irregular markup.
Some rich pages load data via client-side JavaScript. If a target renders content dynamically, scraping may return partial results.

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Limitations or Notes

  1. Access can be blocked by anti-bot protections or require sign-in.
  2. Dynamic or interactive elements might not render in basic HTML responses.
  3. Search relevance depends on the query and the underlying index.
  4. International or non-English pages may need language-aware processing.
  5. Sponsored results may appear and should be filtered for neutrality.
  6. Copyright and usage rights apply to collected content. Assess before reuse.

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Output

  • Scraping Results Page title, meta description, structured metadata, main content, links, images, table data, and basic load metrics.
  • Search Results Ranked items with titles, snippets, URLs, source details, and related-query hints.
  • Errors and Diagnostics Clear messages for network failures, blocked access, invalid URLs, or empty results.