Google Search FAQs

Question 1

What is Google Search Tool?

Accepted Answer

It's a tool leveraging Google Custom Search API to perform web searches and extract content from webpages. It provides structured search results and cleans webpage content.

Question 2

Where do I input my Google API Key and Search Engine ID?

Accepted Answer

You can configure the tool by adding a server configuration with your Google API credentials in the claude_desktop_config.json file located in the specified application support directory for your OS (MacOS or Windows).

Question 3

What can I do with the Search function?

Accepted Answer

You can search the entire web or specific sites, control the number of results (1-10), and get structured results including title, link, and snippet.

Question 4

How do I configure the Google Search Tool?

Accepted Answer

You'll need a Google API Key and Search Engine ID.  You can obtain these by creating a Google Cloud Project, enabling the Custom Search API, and creating a Custom Search Engine as detailed in the installation guide.

Question 5

What can I do with the Webpage Reader function?

Accepted Answer

You can extract content from any webpage, including the title and main text. The tool also cleans the content by removing scripts and styles, returning structured data.

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