Nimble Web Search

What it does

Nimble Web Search provides real-time web intelligence through the Nimble Search API. It offers specialized focus modes and AI-powered result synthesis, allowing an AI agent to quickly access current web data for tasks like URL discovery, research, and answer generation. This skill is particularly useful for backend services and APIs workflows requiring web search capabilities. It prioritizes speed while offering a "deep mode" for more detailed content extraction when needed.

When to use it

• Finding URLs and discovering resources quickly (e.g., identifying relevant websites for a project).
• Conducting research on a topic and gathering information from various online sources.
• Comparing products or services based on web data.
• Generating answers to questions using current web content.
• Extracting full page content for archiving or detailed analysis (using "deep mode").

Key capabilities

• Real-time Web Intelligence: Accesses up-to-date information from the web.
• Specialized Focus Modes: Offers 8 focus modes ("coding", "news", "academic", "shopping", "social", "geo", "location", and "general") for targeted search results.
• AI-Powered Result Synthesis: Provides AI-generated answers and smart filtering by domain and date.
• Deep Content Extraction (Deep Mode): Extracts full page content when needed.
• Fast Response Times (Fast Mode): Delivers results in 1-3 seconds for most use cases.

Example prompts

• "Find me the latest news articles about AI ethics."
• "Search for shopping websites selling ergonomic keyboards, using the 'shopping' focus mode."
• "What are some examples of React hooks used in web development?"
• “Discover URLs related to sustainable energy solutions.”

Tips & gotchas

• API Key Required: You must obtain a Nimble API key from https://www.nimbleway.com/ and configure it as an environment variable (NIMBLE_API_KEY).
• Explicit Parameter Setting: Always explicitly set the deep_search (false for fast mode, true for deep content extraction) and focus parameters in your requests. Failing to do so will default to fast mode with a general search.
• Performance Considerations: Using deep_search: true significantly increases response time (5-15 seconds). Use it only when full page content is absolutely necessary.