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
Enable Browser Tools
To allow the agent to navigate the web, enable browser tools in your assistant profile.
- Open
/assistantsand select your target assistant. - Confirm that Browser (
browser-sidecar) 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
- 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 | ⭐⭐ |