Coding agents need better rules for when to read search summaries or full pages
RhubarbLarge2747 · reddit · 2026-07-21
A developer describes an experiment with AnySearch inside a coding-agent workflow and asks how much search output should be passed through.
They found that titles, URLs, and summaries keep context cheap, but often miss the exact workaround, version difference, or buried comment the agent needs. Passing full Markdown pages helps, yet long docs and issue threads can still waste context when only one section matters. Their current approach is a two-step flow: let the agent inspect summaries first, then require it to explain what is missing before it reads one or two pages in full.
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