Web Search
Perform web searches using the Jina Search API. Returns formatted search results with titles, URLs, and descriptions.
Setup
Optionally get a Jina API key for higher rate limits:
- •Create an account at https://jina.ai/
- •Get your API key from the dashboard
- •Add to your shell profile (
~/.profileor~/.zprofilefor zsh):bashexport JINA_API_KEY="your-api-key-here"
Without an API key, the service works with rate limits.
Usage
bash
{baseDir}/search.py "your search query"
Examples
bash
# Basic search
{baseDir}/search.py "python async await tutorial"
# Search for recent news
{baseDir}/search.py "latest AI developments 2024"
# Find documentation
{baseDir}/search.py "nodejs fs promises API"
Output Format
Returns markdown-formatted search results:
code
## Search Results [Title of first result](https://example.com/page1) Description or snippet from the search result... [Title of second result](https://example.com/page2) Description or snippet from the search result...
When to Use
- •Searching for documentation or API references
- •Looking up facts or current information
- •Finding relevant web pages for research
- •Any task requiring web search without interactive browsing