xAI Web Search

xAI Web Search is Grok-powered real-time web search that lets a model retrieve current information from the internet and browse web pages to extract relevant details. It’s commonly used to answer questions with up-to-date context and provide citations alongside retrieved sources.

Because web information changes quickly, having fresh search context helps research, content, and analysis tasks stay aligned with what’s newly published. When xAI returns citations, those sources can be used to validate claims and improve the quality of summaries.

Use Cases

Source-aware topic research

Fetch Hive agents can use xAI Web Search to gather current context, pull key points from relevant pages, and produce a grounded summary that references the sources returned by the search.

Competitive and product narrative checks

Use xAI Web Search to monitor how companies or topics are being discussed on the web, then have Fetch Hive agents compare findings across sources and draft a clearer “what changed” briefing for your team.

Fact-checking for briefs and updates

When you need to write or update an internal brief, Fetch Hive agents can use xAI Web Search to retrieve supporting web context and help validate statements before you publish.

Why use xAI Web Search with Fetch Hive?

Fetch Hive turns ad-hoc research into repeatable agent work. You can inspect detailed trace logs showing what the agent did, what it retrieved, and where it may have hit gaps, then iterate on prompts or steps with more confidence. Fetch Hive also logs workflow cost, so you can track spend by workflow/run/user while routing the agent’s outputs into the format your team needs—reports, alerts, spreadsheets, briefs, dashboards, or other internal automations.

FAQ

What is xAI Web Search used for?

It’s used to retrieve current web information and help generate answers or summaries based on live pages, often with citations to returned sources.

How do Fetch Hive agents use xAI Web Search?

Fetch Hive agents can use xAI Web Search during research and answer generation to discover relevant sources, pull key details, and produce more grounded outputs.

Is xAI Web Search a direct workflow step in Fetch Hive?

No. “xAI Web Search” is available for Fetch Hive agents to use for research and contextual reasoning rather than as a direct workflow step.

Can I trace what an agent did with xAI Web Search in Fetch Hive?

Yes. Fetch Hive provides detailed trace logs that show each step the agent took, which helps you see what happened, what failed, and what to improve.

Does Fetch Hive track the cost of using xAI Web Search?

Yes. Fetch Hive logs every workflow cost, letting you track spend per workflow, run, or user.