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Alert level: Medium

Search the web using Google Custom Search Engine (PSE). Use this when you need live information, documentation, or to research topics and the built-in web_search is unavailable.

Locality:Hybrid
Data access:Public
Actions:Read
Installs 5Downloads 1433Stars 3Updated 229h ago

Why this rating

Deterministic checks triggered by the tool capabilities and evidence.

  • Locality: Hybrid

    Sends requests to Google Custom Search/Programmable Search endpoints.

  • Data access: Public

    Retrieves public search result metadata and links.

  • Action surface: Read

    Performs query/result retrieval without modifying external state.

Best practices

Follow these steps to reduce risk when using this skill.

  • Keep search API credentials in secrets storage, not committed files.
  • Avoid placing sensitive internal details in search query strings.
  • Validate critical findings with multiple independent sources.

Evidence links

Public sources backing the indicator assignments.

Always be careful when navigating away from the website.

Max-risk rule

If any capability reaches a higher level, the entire indicator level bumps up to keep ratings deterministic and easy to scan.