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The YouSearchAPI tool lets an agent search the web through You.com’s search API.

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Overview

The YouSearchAPI tool is a tool that allows you to search the web using the YouSearchAPI. 
pip install langchain-community
export YDC_API_KEY="${YDC_API_KEY:?Set YDC_API_KEY in your shell}"

from praisonaiagents import Agent, AgentTeam
from langchain_community.utilities.you import YouSearchAPIWrapper

data_agent = Agent(instructions="Gather the weather data for Barcelona", tools=[YouSearchAPIWrapper])
editor_agent = Agent(instructions="Breifly describe the weather in Barcelona")

agents = AgentTeam(agents=[data_agent, editor_agent])
agents.start()

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How It Works

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Getting Started

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Simple Usage

  1. Install dependencies (see Overview above)
  2. Set required API keys in your environment
  3. Run the agent example in Overview
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With Configuration

Use the same tool with an agent — see the Overview example, or pass env vars from the sections above.

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Best Practices

Set YDC_API_KEY in your shell or .env. YouSearchAPIWrapper reads it automatically — never hard-code the key.
You.com returns web snippets. Give the agent specific queries so it processes fewer, more relevant results.
The API returns HTTP 429 when the plan quota is exceeded. Wrap the call in try/except so the agent can fall back to another search tool.

Tavily

AI-powered search

Exa

Neural search

Serper

Google search API