AI Search and Web Search

Ask a research question, let the app read useful pages, and get a source-backed answer you can check. When a result is worth keeping, save it to a Knowledge Library so it becomes part of your private project context.

How It Works

AI Search combines live web results with local analysis:

1. Your query is sent to a search engine to find relevant web pages
2. The app reads useful pages and skips obvious clutter such as consent pages, empty pages, or navigation-only content
3. Your selected AI model analyzes the useful sources
4. You receive a structured, coherent summary with source citations

Using AI Search

1. Navigate to AI Search

   Tap the AI Search tab in the sidebar or navigation bar.

2. Enter your query

   Type a question or topic. Natural language works best, so ask questions as you would ask a person.

3. Review the results

   The AI presents a synthesized answer with citations to the source web pages.

Source References

Each web search result includes references to the original sources. You can:

• Click source links to open the original web pages
• See which parts of the answer came from which sources
• Verify information by checking the original content

Saving Research to a Knowledge Library

After a completed search, use Save to Knowledge Library when the answer is worth keeping for a project. The saved note includes the question, answer, source list, and the useful source context behind the answer. It avoids dumping full web pages or rejected boilerplate into your library.

1. Run a search

   Wait until AI Search has finished and the source-backed answer is visible.

2. Choose Save to Knowledge Library

   Select the library where the research belongs.

3. Use it later in chat

   Open AI Chat, activate that Knowledge Library, and ask follow-up questions using the saved research as private context.

Model Setup & Mobile Use

AI Search needs an available AI model or a connected Mac inference backend before it can synthesize an answer. If nothing is ready, the screen shows a direct path to select or load a model instead of leaving the search button disabled without context.

On iPhone and other compact screens, the search layout keeps the prompt, send action, and settings close together. Tap outside the search box to dismiss the keyboard without clearing your query.

Tool Calling Integration

In regular AI Chat, models that support tool calling can automatically trigger web searches when they need current information. This means you don't have to switch to the Search tab; the AI decides when it needs to look something up.

See AI Chat → Tool Calling for more details.