Web Search Tool (`google_web_search`)
This document describes the google_web_search tool.
Description
Section titled “Description”Use google_web_search to perform a web search using Google Search via the
Gemini API. The google_web_search tool returns a summary of web results with
sources.
Arguments
Section titled “Arguments”google_web_search takes one argument:
query(string, required): The search query.
How to use google_web_search with the Gemini CLI
Section titled “How to use google_web_search with the Gemini CLI”The google_web_search tool sends a query to the Gemini API, which then
performs a web search. google_web_search will return a generated response
based on the search results, including citations and sources.
Usage:
google_web_search(query="Your query goes here.")google_web_search examples
Section titled “google_web_search examples”Get information on a topic:
google_web_search(query="latest advancements in AI-powered code generation")Important notes
Section titled “Important notes”- Response returned: The
google_web_searchtool returns a processed summary, not a raw list of search results. - Citations: The response includes citations to the sources used to generate the summary.