Parallel Tools

Web research and monitoring with Parallel.

APIs

API	Speed	Use Case
Search	1-5s	Quick lookups, gather sources
Task	10s-25min	Deep research with structured output and citations
Monitor	Scheduled	Track topics over time, detect changes

Cookbooks

File	API	Description
`news_search.py`	Search	Fast web search for recent news
`output_schemas.py`	Task	All 4 output schema types
`company_enrichment.py`	Task	Enrich CRM records with web data
`market_research.py`	Task	Generate industry analysis reports
`investment_monitor.py`	Monitor	Track funding and M&A activity
`competitor_tracker.py`	Monitor	Watch competitor announcements

Setup

bash

pip install parallel-web
export PARALLEL_API_KEY=<your-api-key>

Quick Start

python

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.models.openai import OpenAIResponses
from agno.tools.parallel import ParallelTools

# Search API (default)
agent = Agent(
    model=OpenAIResponses(id="gpt-5.4"),
    tools=[ParallelTools()],
)

# Task API
agent = Agent(
    model=OpenAIResponses(id="gpt-5.4"),
    tools=[ParallelTools(enable_task=True)],
)

# Monitor API
agent = Agent(
    model=OpenAIResponses(id="gpt-5.4"),
    tools=[ParallelTools(enable_monitor=True)],
)