Web search and web fetch

Polaris can look things up on the public web when your data does not hold the answer. For example, it can check a drug’s approval status, read a gene’s summary, or find a recent paper.

Two tools

Tool	What it does
Web search	Searches the web and returns a list of results, each with a title, URL, date and snippet. Polaris asks for up to 25 results per search.
Web fetch	Opens one web page in a cloud browser and reads its text. It accepts http and https links. Long pages are cut off after about 40,000 characters.

Polaris decides when to use them. You can also ask directly:

Search the web for the latest FDA approvals for clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

Read https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00000000 and summarize the eligibility criteria.

Sources

When Polaris uses the web, it cites the URLs it relied on. Check the sources before you act on the answer.

Caution

Web content is not part of your project’s governed context. Polaris treats it as outside information, and so should you. Do not put confidential details in a question that needs a web search, because the search query leaves Polaris.

Turn web search on or off

Admins control web search for the project in Settings › Agent › Capabilities › Web search. When it is off, Polaris answers only from your data and project context.