> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.trusapien.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Web Search

> Real-time internet access for current market data, news, regulations, and research alongside your internal information

Web Search gives your Agents real-time access to current information from the internet. When a question requires up-to-date data, your Agents search the web, evaluate the results, and weave relevant findings into their response. Sources are cited so you can verify them independently.

## How Web Search works

Toggle Web Search on from the chat input bar (the globe icon). A blue pill appears confirming it is active. Your Agent searches the internet for information relevant to your request and incorporates what it finds alongside any internal context from your conversation.

## How it complements Knowledge Grounding

[Knowledge Grounding](/overview/platform/knowledge-grounding) searches your internal data: your connected tools, your uploaded documents, your organization's information. Web Search accesses external, public information from the internet. Together, they give your Agents both perspectives: what your organization knows and what the world knows.

A competitive analysis grounded in your internal sales data and supplemented with the latest public market research is more comprehensive than either source alone.

## Best for current information

Web Search excels when your work involves information that changes frequently:

* **Market conditions**: Recent competitor announcements, industry trends, public market data.
* **News and events**: Current developments relevant to your business or industry.
* **Research and publications**: Latest studies, reports, and expert analysis.
* **Regulatory updates**: New regulations, policy changes, compliance requirements.
* **Technical documentation**: Current API references, framework updates, best practices.

<Tip>
  Use Web Search when you need current, external context. Use Knowledge Grounding when you need your organization's internal data. Enable one or the other depending on what your question requires.
</Tip>

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    Search your internal data
  </Card>

  <Card title="Chat" icon="comments" href="/overview/platform/chat">
    Where all capabilities come together
  </Card>
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