Scenario: Web Browsing & Information Gathering
When you provide a search query or target URLs, the agent collects, analyzes, and summarizes real-time information from the web. Use this workflow for news monitoring, product comparisons, and technology trend research.
🎯 Objectives
- Collect and summarize real-time web content automatically.
- Compare and synthesize information across multiple websites.
- Automate repetitive web investigation workflows.
📋 Step-by-Step Guide
Step 1: Provide Search Queries or URLs
Give the agent a research topic or specific website URLs.
Search query prompt:
Investigate market trends for AI agent platforms in 2026.Direct URL prompt:
Summarize the latest articles from this page:
https://techcrunch.com/category/artificial-intelligence/Compare multiple URLs:
Compare and analyze these three product websites:
- https://example.com/product-a
- https://example.com/product-b
- https://example.com/product-cStep 2: Instruct Browsing Actions
The agent uses browser automation tools to visit web pages and extract content.
Basic browsing:
Visit "https://news.ycombinator.com/" and summarize top 5 recent AI discussions.Extract specific data:
Extract the top 10 trending Python projects from "https://github.com/trending".In-page documentation search:
Search "https://docs.python.org/3/" for "async" documentation and summarize key points.Step 3: Review Structured Results
The agent compiles the collected web findings into a structured report.
Typical result format:
markdown
## 📰 Market Trends: AI Agent Platforms
### Key Developments
1. **[Platform A Secures Seed Funding]**
- Source: TechCrunch (2026-08-05)
- Summary: Raised $5M in Series A funding...
- Link: https://techcrunch.com/...
2. **[Platform B Launches Enterprise Suite]**
- Source: The Verge (2026-08-03)
- Summary: Released an Enterprise AI agent platform with zero-trust security...
- Link: https://theverge.com/...
### Market Insights
- Leading Players: Company A, Company B, Company C.
- Market Size: Estimated at $XX Billion in 2026.
- Key Trends:
- Rapid enterprise adoption.
- Open-source platform competition.
- Multi-modal agent execution.Step 4: Request Deeper Analysis
Refine the collected information with follow-up prompts.
Comparative analysis:
Compare Platform A and Platform B in a table. Include pricing, features, and supported models.Add recent updates:
Search for additional news published in the past 24 hours on this topic.Validate sources:
Evaluate the credibility of these sources. Indicate which citations are primary industry sources.Save to disk:
Save this research report to "./research/ai-platform-trends-2026.md".💡 Example Prompt Collection
| Purpose | Prompt |
|---|---|
| News search | "Summarize top 10 news articles from the past week regarding {topic}." |
| Web page summary | "Summarize the key takeaways from https://example.com." |
| Product comparison | "Compare these two products: https://a.com/1 and https://b.com/2." |
| Trend investigation | "Investigate trends in {technology} over the last 3 months." |
| Price comparison | "Create a price comparison table from https://a.com, https://b.com, https://c.com." |
| Review aggregation | "Collect user reviews for {product} from 3 sources and calculate positive/negative ratios." |
| Documentation lookup | "Find all sections discussing {keyword} on https://docs.example.com." |
| Blog summary | "Summarize the latest 5 blog posts from https://blog.example.com." |
| Live status check | "Search for the current live status and updates regarding {event}." |
🌐 Browser Configuration
Your Chrome (when you need signed-in sites)
Public research works with the built-in agent browser.
When the agent must use sites where you are already signed in, install LibrAgent Browser Bridge. See Browser automation for setup and capabilities.
Enable Browser Tools
To allow the agent to navigate the web, enable browser tools in your assistant profile.
- Open Assistants in the sidebar and select your target assistant.
- Confirm that Browser or Web Search tools are enabled.
- Save changes if you modified tool settings.
Recommended System Prompt
For an assistant specialized in web investigation:
You are a web research specialist.
Collect real-time web information, verify reliable primary sources, and write structured, objective reports.
Always provide clickable reference URLs for every factual claim.⚠️ Important Precautions
Website Access Restrictions
- Some websites block automated scrapers or headless browsers with CAPTCHAs.
- When blocked, the agent reports an access error.
- Copy and paste the web text directly into the chat session as an alternative.
Information Credibility
- Web information requires independent validation.
- Verify claims against the original source links provided by the agent.
- Cross-reference critical business decisions across multiple independent domains.
Rate Limits and Bandwidth
- Extensive browsing within a single session can consume significant context tokens.
- For high-volume research, split tasks across multiple sessions or schedule periodic runs.
🔗 Related Documentation
- Browser automation — Built-in browser and your Chrome extension
- Deep Research Scenario — Synthesize web discoveries into formal reports
- File Management Scenario — Save and organize collected data on disk
🚀 Next Steps
| Project | Description | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| Real-time News Monitor | Receive alerts on specific breaking news topics | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| Automated Price Tracker | Monitor product pricing adjustments across e-commerce sites | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| Review Sentiment Analyzer | Gather customer reviews and evaluate sentiment | ⭐⭐ |
| Competitor Tracker | Detect updates and new releases on competitor websites | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| Web Archive Builder | Save curated web articles into markdown files | ⭐⭐ |
| Web Research Assistant | Build a dedicated web research assistant persona | ⭐⭐ |