Update app.py

app.py

@@ -9,6 +9,19 @@ from Gradio_UI import GradioUI
 
 # Below is an example of a tool that does nothing. Amaze us with your creativity !
 
+# Create a single instance of the DDG tool (so it can be reused)
+ddg = DuckDuckGoSearchTool()
+
+@tool
+def web_search(query: str) -> str:
+    """Search the public web using DuckDuckGo.
+    Use this tool whenever the user asks for information found on the internet
+    (news, definitions, comparisons, current info, Hugging Face updates, etc.)
+    Args:
+        query: The search query.
+    """
+    return ddg(query)
+
 @tool
 def calculator(expression: str) -> str:
     """Evaluate a basic math expression safely.
@@ -61,8 +74,6 @@ def get_current_time_in_timezone(timezone: str) -> str:
 
 final_answer = FinalAnswerTool()
 
-search_tool = DuckDuckGoSearchTool()
-
 # If the agent does not answer, the model is overloaded, please use another model or the following Hugging Face Endpoint that also contains qwen2.5 coder:
 # model_id='https://pflgm2locj2t89co.us-east-1.aws.endpoints.huggingface.cloud' 
 
@@ -83,7 +94,7 @@ with open("prompts.yaml", 'r') as stream:
 agent = CodeAgent(
     model=model,
     tools=[
-        search_tool,
+        web_search,
         get_current_time_in_timezone,
         image_generation_tool,
         get_exchange_rate,