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feat(agent): web_search tool and Firecrawl-backed WebPort - #2994

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Summary

  • Adds a read-tier web_search tool to the writing agent for discovering primary sources: query, limit (1–10, default 5), recency (day/week/month/year). Returns titles, URLs and snippets; the model reads a source with fetch_url.
  • Introduces WebPort { search, fetchPage } in @chia/agent-writing; ContentPort is content-only again. The host implements it in apps/service/src/services/agent-web.port.ts on the official firecrawl SDK.
  • Search sends no scrapeOptions, so a call is a fixed 2 credits per 10 results. fetch_url now goes through firecrawl.scrape (markdown, onlyMainContent) — JS-rendered pages, PDFs and bot-shielded sites work; the raw fetch + node-html-parser path is removed and service drops that dependency.
  • Prompts (system.ts, fact-check template) now say: web_search to find the primary source, fetch_url to read it — a snippet is not a source.
  • New env FIRECRAWL_API_KEY (required) in apps/service/src/env.ts, turbo.json and .env.example; stale ALGOLIA_* lines dropped from .env.example.
  • Docs: docs/agent-architecture.md (+ zh), packages/AGENTS.md, apps/AGENTS.md.

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Test plan

  • pnpm turbo run type:check --filter=@chia/agent-writing --filter=service
  • oxlint / oxfmt clean on touched files
  • vitest — @chia/agent-writing (runtime test drives web_search through the real Pi harness with a fake port) and service (agent-web.port.test.ts: recency→tbs, no scrapeOptions, hit mapping, scrape mapping, error messages)
  • Manual: open a writing session in dash, ask it to verify a version number — expect web_search then fetch_url tool cards

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  • New Features

    • Added web search with query limits and recency filters.
    • Added webpage and PDF fetching with Markdown content and metadata.
    • Writing tools can search for primary sources before fetching pages.
    • Search results and fetch outcomes are summarized for improved visibility.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved handling of missing responses, provider errors, and missing page metadata.
  • Documentation

    • Updated architecture and package documentation to describe web access capabilities and restrictions.

Chia1104 and others added 2 commits August 19, 2026 03:46
Adds a read-tier `web_search` tool to the writing agent for discovering
primary sources; `fetch_url` remains the way to read one. Both outbound
tools now go through a `WebPort` (search + fetchPage) implemented in
apps/service with the official firecrawl SDK; `ContentPort` is content
only. Search returns snippets without per-result scrape so a call has a
fixed credit cost.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
fetch_url now reads main content as markdown via firecrawl.scrape instead
of the raw fetch + node-html-parser path, so JS-rendered pages, PDFs and
bot-shielded sites work the same way search does. The direct outbound
fetch is gone from the agent path and service drops node-html-parser.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Walkthrough

The writing agent now uses a separate Firecrawl-backed WebPort for web search and page scraping. ContentPort no longer fetches pages. Service configuration, runtime wiring, retrieval tools, prompts, tests, and architecture documentation reflect the new boundary.

Changes

Writing agent web access

Layer / File(s) Summary
WebPort contract and runtime wiring
packages/agent-writing/src/ports.ts, packages/agent-writing/src/types.ts, packages/agent-writing/src/runtime.ts, packages/agent-writing/__tests__/*
Defines WebPort, web search types, and the required runtime context. Test fixtures and runtime tests provide and verify the fake web port.
Search and retrieval tools
packages/agent-writing/src/tools/*, packages/agent-writing/src/prompts/*
Adds the read-tier web_search tool. Updates fetch_url, result summaries, and fact-checking prompts to use WebPort.
Firecrawl service implementation
apps/service/src/services/*, apps/service/src/env.ts, apps/service/package.json, pnpm-workspace.yaml
Adds Firecrawl-backed search and scraping with normalization, timeouts, recency mapping, and provider error conversion. Removes page fetching from ContentPort.
Service wiring and validation
apps/service/src/steps/agent-turn.step.ts, apps/service/__tests__/*, apps/service/turbo.json, apps/service/.env.example, docs/*, apps/AGENTS.md, packages/AGENTS.md
Creates and injects a WebPort per writing-agent turn. Adds Firecrawl environment handling, service tests, and updated architecture documentation.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 3c1dd

The change adds web search and page retrieval to the writing workflow; no runtime or production-blocking issue is currently identified. The architecture documentation contains a future-dated last-updated value, so merge is reasonable with explicit follow-up to correct that metadata.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant WritingAgent
  participant web_search
  participant WebPort
  participant Firecrawl
  WritingAgent->>web_search: provide query, limit, and recency
  web_search->>WebPort: search
  WebPort->>Firecrawl: request web-only results
  Firecrawl-->>WebPort: return search hits
  WebPort-->>web_search: return normalized results
  WritingAgent->>WebPort: fetch selected URL
  WebPort->>Firecrawl: scrape markdown main content
  Firecrawl-->>WebPort: return page metadata and markdown
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In `@apps/service/src/steps/agent-turn.step.ts`:
- Line 30: Update the initialization flow in the existing Promise.all block to
dynamically import the Firecrawl adapter module, and use the resolved
createAgentWebPort symbol at its call site near the agent execution path instead
of the static module import. Remove the top-level createAgentWebPort import
while preserving the adapter’s existing invocation behavior.

In `@docs/agent-architecture.md`:
- Line 4: Update the last-updated dates in docs/agent-architecture.md:4-4 and
docs/agent-architecture.zh.md:4-4 to the same non-future date, using August 18,
2026 or an earlier date.
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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Correct the future last-updated dates.

August 19, 2026 is in the future. Use August 18, 2026, or update these dates when that date is reached.

  • docs/agent-architecture.md#L4-L4: set the last-updated date to a non-future date.
  • docs/agent-architecture.zh.md#L4-L4: set the localized last-updated date to the same non-future date.
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In `@docs/agent-architecture.md` at line 4, Update the last-updated dates in
docs/agent-architecture.md:4-4 and docs/agent-architecture.zh.md:4-4 to the same
non-future date, using August 18, 2026 or an earlier date.

agent-web.port constructs the Firecrawl client at module scope; a static
import from the turn step would pull the SDK onto the boot path, against
the step's existing lazy-load pattern. Import it in the turn's dynamic
Promise.all instead.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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