Search APIs for Agents: Beyond Accuracy
_reachsumit · x · 2026-07-14
This content discusses **search APIs designed for tool-calling agents**, defining them as "decision surfaces." The core conclusions are: - Different search/scraping services (**Brave, Tavily, Firecrawl**) might perform similarly in Q&A accuracy. - However, the **format and usability of the evidence they return vary significantly**, directly impacting how agents search, filter, and verify information. - Therefore, evaluating these APIs requires looking beyond final QA scores to understand the "evidence surface" they provide to agents. This analysis is highly valuable for those building tool-based agents, retrieval pipelines, and information extraction workflows.
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