How Web Search works

It is automatic

There is no toggle to flip and no mode to enable. When your question needs fresh information (current events, news, weather, prices, sports scores, recent releases), Calanthe searches the web on her own, reads the results, and answers with what she found.

What you will see

• A brief search progress indicator while she looks things up.
• An answer that synthesizes what she found, with citations linking to the sources, so you can verify anything yourself.

Which plans include it

Web search is available on every plan, including Free.

Getting the best results

• Be specific: "Weather in Amarillo this weekend" beats "what's the weather".
• Include dates and places when they matter: "mortgage rates this week", "events in Dallas in July".
• Ask directly if you want a search: "Search the web for recent reviews of..." makes the intent unmistakable.
• Follow up: she keeps the context, so "what about next week?" after a weather question just works.

When she will not search

Questions that do not depend on current information ("explain compound interest", "review this paragraph") are answered directly. That keeps replies fast and saves your usage allowance for when search actually helps.