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feat(tools): add Outcrawl as a WebSearch provider - #663
aish's WebSearch tool keeps each search backend small and self-contained, which made adding another one straightforward.
Summary
Problem: WebSearch can use Brave, Tavily, SearXNG, Bing and DuckDuckGo. There is no option for Outcrawl, web infrastructure for AI agents whose search API (POST https://api.outcrawl.ai/v1/search, bearer key) returns ranked hits with title, URL and snippet.
Changes: adds an OutcrawlProvider next to TavilyProvider in engines.rs. It follows the Tavily provider's shape: key check, shared client, status_error and transport_error mapping, bounded JSON read, NoResults on an empty list. It is read from OUTCRAWL_API_KEY and joins the keyed part of the chain right after Tavily, so nothing changes for anyone who does not set the variable.
Related Issue: none. This is a small, opt-in provider rather than a new feature area, so I skipped a Discussion. Happy to open one if you would rather discuss it first.
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Scope
Core shell / PTY
AI agent / LLM
Skills / Tools
Security
Configuration
CLI / Interface
Packaging / Installation
CI/CD
Documentation
User-visible Changes
Setting OUTCRAWL_API_KEY adds Outcrawl to the WebSearch provider chain (after Brave and Tavily, before SearXNG, Bing and DuckDuckGo). With the variable unset, behavior is unchanged.
Compatibility
Backward compatible? Yes
Config changes? No. A new optional environment variable, like TAVILY_API_KEY. WebSearchConfig gains an outcrawl_api_key field.
Changes by file
crates/aish-tools/src/web_search/engines.rs: OutcrawlProvider, the response types, and outcrawl_results (maps hits to SearchResult, honors limit, drops empty snippets). Unit tests for the key check, hit mapping and limit.
crates/aish-tools/src/web_search/web_search_config.rs: outcrawl_api_key, read from OUTCRAWL_API_KEY.
crates/aish-tools/src/web_search/web_search.rs: registers the provider in from_config.
Testing
aish-security (and so aish-llm and aish-tools) does not compile on macOS because of Linux-only libc calls, so I could not run cargo test --workspace on my Mac. Instead I ran the changed web search files, provider.rs, types.rs, engines.rs and web_search_config.rs, unmodified, in a scratch crate against the real aish-i18n:
cargo test: 13 passed, 0 failed (includes the 3 new Outcrawl tests and the existing provider and type tests).
cargo fmt --all -- --check on the repo: clean.
One live call through OutcrawlProvider::search("rust tokio runtime", 3, 30s) with a real key returned 3 results with titles, URLs and snippets.
The small change in web_search.rs (an import and an if block that mirrors the Tavily one) is not covered by that run, so CI on Linux is the check for it.
Disclosure: I work on Outcrawl.
This PR was prepared with AI assistance (omp with Claude): the code, tests and this description were written with it, and the tests and the live call above were run as part of preparing it. Testing level: lightly tested as described above (unit tests plus one live call; the full workspace suite was not run locally). I have read the diff and understand what the code does.
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Code follows project style
Tests added if needed
Documentation updated if needed (there are no existing docs for the other search provider keys, so I did not add any)
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New Features
Added Outcrawl as a web search option when an API key is configured. Results appear in the search provider fallback sequence.
The web-search configuration now reads an Outcrawl API key from the environment. When the key is nonblank, the provider chain includes Outcrawl before Searxng. The provider sends authenticated searches and maps ranked hits to search results.
sequenceDiagram
participant WebSearchTool
participant OutcrawlProvider
participant Outcrawl
WebSearchTool->>OutcrawlProvider: Search with query and limit
OutcrawlProvider->>Outcrawl: POST query and limit with bearer authentication
Outcrawl-->>OutcrawlProvider: Ranked hits or error
OutcrawlProvider->>OutcrawlProvider: Map limited hits to search results
OutcrawlProvider-->>WebSearchTool: Results, NoResults, or error
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Discard hits without a URL before applying the limit.
If Outcrawl returns a hit without url, deserialization gives that hit an empty URL. With limit = 1, the hit becomes a renderable result and prevents fallback, even if a valid hit follows. Filter empty URLs before .take(limit), and test that case. (raw.githubusercontent.com)
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aish's WebSearch tool keeps each search backend small and self-contained, which made adding another one straightforward.
Summary
POST https://api.outcrawl.ai/v1/search, bearer key) returns ranked hits with title, URL and snippet.OutcrawlProvidernext toTavilyProviderinengines.rs. It follows the Tavily provider's shape: key check, shared client,status_errorandtransport_errormapping, bounded JSON read,NoResultson an empty list. It is read fromOUTCRAWL_API_KEYand joins the keyed part of the chain right after Tavily, so nothing changes for anyone who does not set the variable.Change Type
Scope
User-visible Changes
OUTCRAWL_API_KEYadds Outcrawl to the WebSearch provider chain (after Brave and Tavily, before SearXNG, Bing and DuckDuckGo). With the variable unset, behavior is unchanged.Compatibility
TAVILY_API_KEY.WebSearchConfiggains anoutcrawl_api_keyfield.Changes by file
crates/aish-tools/src/web_search/engines.rs:OutcrawlProvider, the response types, andoutcrawl_results(maps hits toSearchResult, honorslimit, drops empty snippets). Unit tests for the key check, hit mapping and limit.crates/aish-tools/src/web_search/web_search_config.rs:outcrawl_api_key, read fromOUTCRAWL_API_KEY.crates/aish-tools/src/web_search/web_search.rs: registers the provider infrom_config.Testing
aish-security(and soaish-llmandaish-tools) does not compile on macOS because of Linux-onlylibccalls, so I could not runcargo test --workspaceon my Mac. Instead I ran the changed web search files,provider.rs,types.rs,engines.rsandweb_search_config.rs, unmodified, in a scratch crate against the realaish-i18n:cargo test: 13 passed, 0 failed (includes the 3 new Outcrawl tests and the existing provider and type tests).cargo fmt --all -- --checkon the repo: clean.OutcrawlProvider::search("rust tokio runtime", 3, 30s)with a real key returned 3 results with titles, URLs and snippets.web_search.rs(an import and anifblock that mirrors the Tavily one) is not covered by that run, so CI on Linux is the check for it.Disclosure: I work on Outcrawl.
This PR was prepared with AI assistance (omp with Claude): the code, tests and this description were written with it, and the tests and the live call above were run as part of preparing it. Testing level: lightly tested as described above (unit tests plus one live call; the full workspace suite was not run locally). I have read the diff and understand what the code does.
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