NOTEGEN.Web search
Configure native model search, third-party providers, and basic web-search fallback order.
Web search gives Chat and Agent access to current public information. NoteGen attempts available layers in this order: native model search, third-party search API, then basic web search. A disabled or unavailable layer falls through to the next one.
Web Search
Configure NoteGen's three-layer web search strategy.
Native model search
When enabled, models with built-in web search can use their provider's native capability. Web search must also be enabled on the corresponding model configuration. Unsupported models continue to the next layer.
Source formatting, coverage, and billing for native search are controlled by the model provider.
Third-party search APIs
NoteGen supports Zhipu Web Search, Tavily, Brave Search, and Exa. Enter an API key, run the connection test, and drag providers into the desired attempt order.
Auto mode chooses the first configured and available service in this order. Disabling third-party search does not delete stored keys.
Basic web search
Basic search does not require a separate third-party search key and acts as the final fallback. Its result quality, site access, and stability can be lower than a dedicated search API and depend more heavily on the network and target websites.
Use it in a conversation
- Open Chat or Agent.
- Enable Web Search in the conversation toolbar.
- Ask a question that needs current information and request sources.
- Open the source links and verify important facts, dates, and context.
Web search and the knowledge base serve different purposes: web search reads public pages, while the knowledge base retrieves your workspace. They can be enabled together.
Privacy and troubleshooting
- Search queries are sent to the model or search provider that handles the request.
- API keys are stored in NoteGen configuration; remove them before sharing configuration or logs.
- If a test fails, check the key, account quota, regional restrictions, proxy, and system time.
- If results exist but are not cited, confirm that the model supports tool use and retry in a new conversation.
- For medical, legal, financial, or other consequential decisions, open and cross-check the original sources.