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Matt Van Horn 0a9ff16dfc feat: v3.0.0 - intelligent search, GitHub person/project mode, ELI5, 13+ sources
v3 rewrites the search engine from the ground up:

- Intelligent pre-research: resolves X handles, GitHub repos, subreddits,
  TikTok hashtags, and YouTube channels before searching
- GitHub person-mode: PR velocity, top repos by stars, release notes
- GitHub project-mode: live star counts, README, releases, top issues
- ELI5 mode: plain language synthesis, no jargon
- 13+ sources: Reddit, X, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, HN, Polymarket,
  GitHub, Threads, Pinterest, Perplexity, Bluesky, Web
- Free Reddit comments via public JSON (no API key needed)
- Fun judge v2: humor scoring baked into narrative
- Cookie consent before browser scanning
- 10,000 free ScrapeCreators calls
- 1,012 tests

Thank you to the community contributors whose issues and PRs shaped v3:
@uppinote20 (#143), @zerone0x (#134, #136), @thinkun (#116),
@thomasmktong (#124), @fanispoulinakisai-boop (#100), @pejmanjohn (#78),
@zl190 (#115), @hnshah (#84, #85, #86)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-04-08 10:52:23 -07:00

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"""Web search retrieval via Brave Search, Exa, and Serper."""
from __future__ import annotations
import urllib.parse
from datetime import datetime
from urllib.parse import urlparse
from . import dates, http
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Brave Search API
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def brave_search(
query: str, date_range: tuple[str, str], api_key: str, count: int = 5,
) -> tuple[list[dict], dict]:
url = (
"https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1/web/search?"
+ urllib.parse.urlencode(
{
"q": query,
"count": count,
"freshness": f"{date_range[0]}to{date_range[1]}",
}
)
)
data = http.request("GET", url, headers={"X-Subscription-Token": api_key}, timeout=15)
items = []
for i, r in enumerate((data.get("web", {}).get("results", []))[:count]):
raw_date = r.get("page_age") or ""
pub_date = _normalize_date(raw_date[:10]) if raw_date else None
if not _in_date_range(pub_date, date_range):
continue
items.append({
"id": f"WB{i + 1}",
"title": r.get("title", ""),
"url": r.get("url", ""),
"source_domain": _domain(r.get("url", "")),
"snippet": r.get("description", ""),
"date": pub_date,
"relevance": 0.8,
"why_relevant": "Brave web search",
})
artifact = {"label": "brave", "webSearchQueries": [query], "resultCount": len(items)}
return items, artifact
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Exa AI Search
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def exa_search(
query: str, date_range: tuple[str, str], api_key: str, count: int = 5,
) -> tuple[list[dict], dict]:
data = http.request(
"POST", "https://api.exa.ai/search",
headers={"x-api-key": api_key},
json_data={
"query": query,
"type": "auto",
"numResults": count,
"startPublishedDate": f"{date_range[0]}T00:00:00.000Z",
"endPublishedDate": f"{date_range[1]}T23:59:59.999Z",
"contents": {"text": {"maxCharacters": 2000}},
},
timeout=15,
)
items = []
for i, r in enumerate((data.get("results", []))[:count]):
if not isinstance(r, dict):
continue
url = r.get("url", "")
if not url:
continue
raw_date = r.get("publishedDate") or ""
pub_date = _normalize_date(raw_date.split("T")[0] if "T" in raw_date else raw_date[:10]) if raw_date else None
if not _in_date_range(pub_date, date_range):
continue
items.append({
"id": f"WE{i + 1}",
"title": r.get("title", ""),
"url": url,
"source_domain": _domain(url),
"snippet": (r.get("text") or "")[:500],
"date": pub_date,
"relevance": 0.8,
"why_relevant": "Exa web search",
})
artifact = {"label": "exa", "webSearchQueries": [query], "resultCount": len(items)}
return items, artifact
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Serper (Google Search wrapper)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def serper_search(
query: str, date_range: tuple[str, str], api_key: str, count: int = 5,
) -> tuple[list[dict], dict]:
data = http.request(
"POST", "https://google.serper.dev/search",
headers={"X-API-KEY": api_key},
json_data={
"q": query,
"num": count,
"tbs": f"cdr:1,cd_min:{_serper_date_param(date_range[0])},cd_max:{_serper_date_param(date_range[1])}",
},
timeout=15,
)
items = []
for i, r in enumerate((data.get("organic", []))[:count]):
raw_date = r.get("date") or ""
pub_date = _parse_serper_date(raw_date)
if not _in_date_range(pub_date, date_range):
continue
items.append({
"id": f"WS{i + 1}",
"title": r.get("title", ""),
"url": r.get("link", ""),
"source_domain": _domain(r.get("link", "")),
"snippet": r.get("snippet", ""),
"date": pub_date,
"relevance": 0.8,
"why_relevant": "Serper web search",
})
artifact = {"label": "serper", "webSearchQueries": [query], "resultCount": len(items)}
return items, artifact
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Parallel AI Search
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def parallel_search(
query: str, date_range: tuple[str, str], api_key: str, count: int = 5,
) -> tuple[list[dict], dict]:
data = http.request(
"POST", "https://api.parallel.ai/v1/search",
headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}", "Content-Type": "application/json"},
json_data={"query": query, "max_results": count},
timeout=15,
)
items = []
for i, r in enumerate((data.get("results", []))[:count]):
if not isinstance(r, dict):
continue
url = r.get("url", "")
if not url:
continue
raw_date = r.get("published_date") or ""
pub_date = _normalize_date(raw_date[:10]) if raw_date else None
if not _in_date_range(pub_date, date_range):
continue
items.append({
"id": f"WP{i + 1}",
"title": r.get("title", ""),
"url": url,
"source_domain": _domain(url),
"snippet": r.get("snippet", ""),
"date": pub_date,
"relevance": 0.8,
"why_relevant": "Parallel AI web search",
})
artifact = {"label": "parallel", "webSearchQueries": [query], "resultCount": len(items)}
return items, artifact
def _parse_serper_date(raw: str) -> str | None:
if not raw:
return None
normalized = _normalize_date(raw)
if normalized:
return normalized
for fmt in ("%b %d, %Y", "%B %d, %Y", "%Y-%m-%d"):
try:
return datetime.strptime(raw.strip(), fmt).date().isoformat()
except ValueError:
continue
return None
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Dispatcher
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def web_search(
query: str,
date_range: tuple[str, str],
config: dict,
backend: str = "auto",
) -> tuple[list[dict], dict]:
"""Run web search with the specified or auto-detected backend."""
if backend == "auto":
if config.get("BRAVE_API_KEY"):
backend = "brave"
elif config.get("EXA_API_KEY"):
backend = "exa"
elif config.get("SERPER_API_KEY"):
backend = "serper"
elif config.get("PARALLEL_API_KEY"):
backend = "parallel"
else:
return [], {}
if backend == "brave":
key = config.get("BRAVE_API_KEY")
if not key:
raise RuntimeError("BRAVE_API_KEY is required when web_backend='brave'")
return brave_search(query, date_range, key)
if backend == "exa":
key = config.get("EXA_API_KEY")
if not key:
raise RuntimeError("EXA_API_KEY is required when web_backend='exa'")
return exa_search(query, date_range, key)
if backend == "serper":
key = config.get("SERPER_API_KEY")
if not key:
raise RuntimeError("SERPER_API_KEY is required when web_backend='serper'")
return serper_search(query, date_range, key)
if backend == "parallel":
key = config.get("PARALLEL_API_KEY")
if not key:
raise RuntimeError("PARALLEL_API_KEY is required when web_backend='parallel'")
return parallel_search(query, date_range, key)
if backend != "none":
raise ValueError(f"Unsupported web backend: {backend!r}")
return [], {}
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Helpers
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def _normalize_date(value: object) -> str | None:
if value is None:
return None
parsed = dates.parse_date(str(value).strip())
if not parsed:
return None
return parsed.date().isoformat()
def _serper_date_param(iso_date: str) -> str:
"""Convert YYYY-MM-DD to MM/DD/YYYY for Serper tbs parameter."""
parts = iso_date.split("-")
return f"{parts[1]}/{parts[2]}/{parts[0]}"
def _in_date_range(pub_date: str | None, date_range: tuple[str, str]) -> bool:
if not pub_date:
return False
return date_range[0] <= pub_date <= date_range[1]
def _domain(url: str) -> str:
return urlparse(url).netloc.strip().lower()