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name: kagi-search description: Web search via Kagi. Use when specifically asked to search Kagi, or when needing to find current information, documentation, facts, or web content. Returns search results and Quick Answers.

Kagi Search

Search the web using Kagi. Returns search results with titles, URLs, snippets, and optionally a Quick Answer summary with references.

Setup

Requires kagi-search CLI in PATH

Usage

Copy# Human-readable output (colored, hyperlinked)
kagi-search "query"

# JSON output (for programmatic use)
kagi-search --json "query"

# Limit results (default: 10)
kagi-search -n 5 "query"

# Read query from stdin
echo "query" | kagi-search

# Debug mode (logs to stderr)
kagi-search -d "query"

JSON Output Format

Copy{
  "results": [
    {
      "title": "Page Title",
      "url": "https://example.com",
      "snippet": "Description text..."
    }
  ],
  "quick_answer": {
    "markdown": "Formatted answer...",
    "raw_text": "Plain text answer...",
    "references": [
      { "title": "Source", "url": "https://..." }
    ]
  }
}

Workflow

1. Run kagi-search --json "query"
2. Parse JSON response
3. Check quick_answer first - often has the direct answer with citations
4. Use results array for detailed sources and additional context