gemini-cli/docs/tools/web-search.md

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# Google Web Search Tool
This document describes the `google_web_search` tool.
## `google_web_search`
- **Purpose:** Performs a web search using Google Search (via the Gemini API) and returns a summary of the results with sources. This tool is useful for finding up-to-date information on the internet.
- **Arguments:**
- `query` (string, required): The search query.
- **Behavior:**
- The tool sends the query to the Gemini API, which performs a Google Search.
- It returns a generated response based on the search results, complete with citations and a list of sources.
- **Examples:**
- Getting information on a topic:
```
google_web_search(query="latest advancements in AI-powered code generation")
```
- **Important Notes:**
- The tool returns a processed summary, not a raw list of search results.
- The response includes citations to the sources used to generate the summary.