Feature Request: Integrate Models' Native Web Search
Could you please explore integrating the native web search/browsing capabilities inherent in models like Google Gemini?
While the current plugin-based web search is useful, I've found its results can sometimes be less accurate or relevant compared to using Gemini directly with its built-in search functionality. Leveraging the model's native search could significantly improve the quality and accuracy of responses for queries requiring up-to-date information.
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Dec 14, 2025
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Ivory Alpaca
Sep 9, 2025
Much needed!!
Copper Honey
Dec 14, 2025
•Merged request
•24 votes
Gemini's new Search Grounding feature
The Gemini API has a new feature where you can ground results with Google search which reduces hallucinations and provides references to content.
https://developers.googleblog.com/en/gemini-api-and-ai-studio-now-offer-grounding-with-google-search/
Here's the important description of the feature "the model returns grounding sources (in-line supporting links) and Search Suggestions that point users to the search results corresponding to the grounded response."
Red Bucket
Feb 5, 2025
Was looking to enable this in TypindMind and been surprised to see the option is not there? WTF it's released for months….
Hope they see this comment and implement it ASAP, it's a must-have for all Gemini models!
Dec 14, 2025
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Sapphire Chipmunk
Dec 14, 2025
•Merged request
•16 votes
Button to toggle native Web Search tools for OpenAI, Gemini, Anthropic
Would be great to have a button similar to the “Thinking Mode” to toggle the use of server-side web search tools already available for all major LLM providers. See:
openai: https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/tools-web-search?api-mode=responses
gemini: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/google-search
anthropic: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/agents-and-tools/tool-use/web-search-tool
Right now to use this feature we have to duplicate each model and add a custom body parameter. It’s much cleaner to toggle web search on demand than have every model duplicated.
Moreover, there are other providers which also offer server-side web search: xAI, Open Router, Groq and probably many others. Given how common web search has become, we could even have a couple of special input fields when adding a custom model to fill the name and value of the web search tool, and in that way be able to use the same toggle button.
Azure Chipmunk
Nov 24, 2025
This is a great idea! I hope it is implemented.
Dec 14, 2025
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Tomato Beach
Dec 14, 2025
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•32 votes
Support provider specific tools
Original title: enable claude websearch tool
https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/build-with-claude/tool-use/web-search-tool
Teal Ox
May 13, 2025
pls
Coffee Robin
Sep 23, 2025
•Merged request
•3 votes
Claude web page access as per Anthropic's new "tools"
Is it possible to include calls to tools for Claude such as web page viewing as per their new tools:
https://docs.anthropic.com/claude/docs/tool-use
https://youtu.be/6wkFb2_cUik?si=qkPBq2cL01a_rK8y
Ngoc Nguyen
Apr 5, 2024
it's now available: https://twitter.com/TypingMindApp/status/1776265798006575470
Apr 5, 2024
Maroon Telescope
Apr 5, 2024
This is great news! And it works great!
Dec 14, 2025
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