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---
title: "Web Tools"
description: "Configure built-in web search and web fetch tools in settings.yaml."
---
This page covers the server-side configuration for built-in web tools.
Use this together with [Tools](/api-guide/tools) for request examples.
---
## Supported web tools
Built-in web tools include:
- `web_search_v1`
- `web_fetch_v1`
- `/v1/tools/web-search`
- `/v1/tools/web-fetch`
`web_extract_v1` remains accepted as a legacy alias for `web_fetch_v1`.
---
## How to install
Install requirements:
- `private-gpt[tool-web-scraping]`
- or `private-gpt[tools]`
- or `private-gpt[core]`
After installing or updating Playwright, download the required browsers:
```bash
playwright install
```
---
## Settings reference
### Enable web fetch
`web_fetch_v1` and `/v1/tools/web-fetch` require `web_fetch.enabled: true`.
```yaml
web_fetch:
enabled: true
timeout_seconds: 15
```
---
### Enable web search
`web_search_v1` and `/v1/tools/web-search` require both web fetch and web search, plus a configured provider.
```yaml
web_fetch:
enabled: true
web_search:
enabled: true
provider: brave
processor: best_links
num_links: 20
mode_quality: fast
cached: false
context_token: 0
brave:
api_key: ${PGPT_BRAVE_API_KEY:}
rate_limit: 1
```
<Note>
`web_search` depends on web fetching, so `web_fetch.enabled` must also be `true`.
</Note>
---
### Settings
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| `web_fetch.enabled` | Enables URL fetching and text extraction. |
| `web_fetch.timeout_seconds` | Timeout for fetching a page. |
| `web_search.enabled` | Enables web search. |
| `web_search.provider` | Search provider. Current built-in options are `brave` and `mock`. |
| `web_search.processor` | Post-processing strategy for results. |
| `web_search.num_links` | Maximum number of fetched search results. |
| `web_search.mode_quality` | Preset that controls the fast vs accurate parameter block. |
| `web_search.cached` | Enables caching for repeated searches. |
| `web_search.context_token` | Optional token budget used by the result processor. `0` disables the limit. |
| `brave.api_key` | Brave Search API key. Required when using `provider: brave`. |
| `brave.rate_limit` | Minimum seconds between Brave API requests. |