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These tools enable your agents to search the web, research topics, and find information across various platforms including search engines, GitHub, and YouTube.

Available Tools

<CardGroup cols={2}> <Card title="Serper Dev Tool" icon="google" href="/en/tools/search-research/serperdevtool"> Google search API integration for comprehensive web search capabilities. </Card> <Card title="Brave Search Tool" icon="shield" href="/en/tools/search-research/bravesearchtool"> Privacy-focused search with Brave's independent search index. </Card> <Card title="Exa Search Tool" icon="magnifying-glass" href="/en/tools/search-research/exasearchtool"> AI-powered search for finding specific and relevant content. </Card> <Card title="LinkUp Search Tool" icon="link" href="/en/tools/search-research/linkupsearchtool"> Real-time web search with fresh content indexing. </Card> <Card title="GitHub Search Tool" icon="github" href="/en/tools/search-research/githubsearchtool"> Search GitHub repositories, code, issues, and documentation. </Card> <Card title="Website Search Tool" icon="globe" href="/en/tools/search-research/websitesearchtool"> Search within specific websites and domains. </Card> <Card title="Code Docs Search Tool" icon="code" href="/en/tools/search-research/codedocssearchtool"> Search through code documentation and technical resources. </Card> <Card title="YouTube Channel Search" icon="youtube" href="/en/tools/search-research/youtubechannelsearchtool"> Search YouTube channels for specific content and creators. </Card> <Card title="YouTube Video Search" icon="play" href="/en/tools/search-research/youtubevideosearchtool"> Find and analyze YouTube videos by topic, keyword, or criteria. </Card> <Card title="Tavily Search Tool" icon="magnifying-glass" href="/en/tools/search-research/tavilysearchtool"> Comprehensive web search using Tavily's AI-powered search API. </Card> <Card title="Tavily Extractor Tool" icon="file-text" href="/en/tools/search-research/tavilyextractortool"> Extract structured content from web pages using the Tavily API. </Card> <Card title="Tavily Research Tool" icon="flask" href="/en/tools/search-research/tavilyresearchtool"> Run multi-step research tasks and get cited reports using the Tavily Research API. </Card> <Card title="Tavily Get Research Tool" icon="clipboard-list" href="/en/tools/search-research/tavilygetresearchtool"> Retrieve the status and results of an existing Tavily research task. </Card> <Card title="Arxiv Paper Tool" icon="box-archive" href="/en/tools/search-research/arxivpapertool"> Search arXiv and optionally download PDFs. </Card> <Card title="SerpApi Google Search" icon="search" href="/en/tools/search-research/serpapi-googlesearchtool"> Google search via SerpApi with structured results. </Card> <Card title="SerpApi Google Shopping" icon="cart-shopping" href="/en/tools/search-research/serpapi-googleshoppingtool"> Google Shopping queries via SerpApi. </Card> </CardGroup>

Common Use Cases

  • Market Research: Search for industry trends and competitor analysis
  • Content Discovery: Find relevant articles, videos, and resources
  • Code Research: Search repositories and documentation for solutions
  • Lead Generation: Research companies and individuals
  • Academic Research: Find scholarly articles and technical papers
python
from crewai_tools import (
    GitHubSearchTool,
    SerperDevTool,
    TavilyExtractorTool,
    TavilyGetResearchTool,
    TavilyResearchTool,
    TavilySearchTool,
    YoutubeVideoSearchTool,
)

# Create research tools
web_search = SerperDevTool()
code_search = GitHubSearchTool()
video_research = YoutubeVideoSearchTool()
tavily_search = TavilySearchTool()
content_extractor = TavilyExtractorTool()
tavily_research = TavilyResearchTool()
tavily_get_research = TavilyGetResearchTool()

# Add to your agent
agent = Agent(
    role="Research Analyst",
    tools=[
        web_search,
        code_search,
        video_research,
        tavily_search,
        content_extractor,
        tavily_research,
        tavily_get_research,
    ],
    goal="Gather comprehensive information on any topic"
)