| # Web Search Tool (`google_web_search`) | |
| This document describes the `google_web_search` tool. | |
| ## 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 | |
| `google_web_search` takes one argument: | |
| - `query` (string, required): The search query. | |
| ## 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 | |
| Get information on a topic: | |
| ``` | |
| google_web_search(query="latest advancements in AI-powered code generation") | |
| ``` | |
| ## Important notes | |
| - **Response returned:** The `google_web_search` tool returns a processed summary, not a raw list of search results. | |
| - **Citations:** The response includes citations to the sources used to generate the summary. | |