Web Search

The web search action allows your Agents to query the internet and retrieve real-time information from web sources.

Web Search in Nexus#

Hosted school workspace#

An operator must configure and approve web search for the school workspace. Check the provider, access settings, and any provider charges before enabling it for a class.

Self-Hosted#

Naivigate to the Web Search Dashboard#

Click your user profile icon and select Admin Panel and select the Web Search tab in the sidebar.

Set up web search providers#

We currently support the following web search providers: Exa AI, Serper, and Google PSE. To set any ofthem up, follow the steps below.

Exa AI#

  Create an Exa API key in the [Exa AI dashboard](https://exa.ai/dashboard).

  In Nexus, click **Connect** and paste the API key in the **API Key** field.

Serper#

  Create a Serper API key in the [Serper dashboard](https://serper.dev/dashboard).

  In Nexus, click **Connect** and paste the API key in the **API Key** field.

Google PSE#

  Create a Google PSE API key in the [Google PSE
  dashboard](https://programmablesearchengine.google.com/controlpanel/all).

  In Nexus,
  click **Connect** and paste the API key in the **API Key** field and the Search Engine ID in the **Search Engine
  ID** field.

Set up Web Crawler#

We currently support the following web crawlers: Nexus web crawler and Firecrawl. To set them up, follow the steps below.

Nexus Web Crawler#

  **(Recommended)** It is already set up and ready to use, no additional setup required.

Firecrawl#

  Create a Firecrawl API key in the [Firecrawl dashboard](https://firecrawl.com/dashboard).

  In Nexus, click **Connect** and paste the API key in the **API Key** field.

Set Default Provider#

Make sure to Set as Default the provider if you have multiple providers set up for the search engine and web crawler. You can change it at any time.

Make sure your Agent has the Web Search Action enabled!