The core takeaway is that you can add web search to apps or AI models in two ways: using built-in features or connecting to external tools. This includes MCP servers or direct REST APIs from providers like NanoGPT, Brave, and DuckDuckGo. The focus remains on having structured, programmatic access to pull real-time data.
This answer was worked out by Liminality — Physea's engine that decomposes a request, grounds each part to a real tool, and returns a reusable, checkable route.
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