# Web Search — Structured Results for AI Agents

> Use this tool when you need to find relevant information, research topics, or verify facts on the web. It solves problems related to information gathering, fact-checking, and research by providing structured results, including title, URL, snippet, and metadata, with up to 10 results per query. The tool takes a web search query as input and returns a list of results in a structured format, making it ideal for AI agents to quickly access web-based information.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/axel-belfort-web-search  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/axel-belfort-web-search

## Description

Web search API for AI agents. Search the web and get structured results: title, URL, snippet, and metadata. Up to 10 results per query. Current news, documentation, research papers — everything indexed.

Tools: web_search_query.

Use this when your agent needs to find information, research topics, check current events, or verify facts. The fundamental research tool every agent needs. IMPORTANT: For deep fact-checking with evidence, use research_check_fact.

Returns: {results: [{title, url, snippet}]}. No API key required — x402 micropayment $0.003/call on Base L2.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.73
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-03

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** finance
- **Updated:** 2026-09-03

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/axel-belfort/web-search)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/Br0ski777/web-search-x402>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "axel-belfort-web-search"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/axel-belfort-web-search` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/axel-belfort-web-search/pull`

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