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Web search, scraping, and image search capabilities for collecting data from the internet within secure sandbox environments.
Web Tools
Comprehensive web data collection capabilities including search engines, web scraping, and image search, all operating within secure sandbox environments with rate limiting and content validation.
🌐 Secure Web Data Collection
Web tools provide safe internet data collection with built-in rate limiting, content filtering, and secure data handling to protect both users and target websites.
Quick Navigation
Web Search
Search multiple search engines and collect results with filtering and ranking
Web Scraping
Extract structured data from websites with respect for robots.txt and rate limits
Image Search
Search and collect images from the web with metadata extraction and validation
Available Tools
| Tool | Code | Purpose | Key Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Web Search | webSearch | Search engines and collect results | Multi-engine support, result ranking, content filtering |
| Web Scraping | webScraping | Extract data from websites | Structured extraction, rate limiting, robots.txt compliance |
| Image Search | imageSearch | Find and collect images | Metadata extraction, format validation, copyright detection |
Security and Compliance
Web Access Security Model
Compliance Features
🤝 Ethical Web Data Collection
- Robots.txt Compliance - Automatic respect for website crawling policies
- Rate Limiting - Configurable delays to prevent server overload
- User-Agent Identification - Transparent identification in web requests
- Copyright Awareness - Detection and flagging of copyrighted content
- Privacy Protection - Automatic filtering of personal information
- Terms of Service Respect - Compliance with website terms and conditions
Search Capabilities
Multi-Engine Web Search
Image Search and Collection
Web Scraping Capabilities
Structured Data Extraction
Rate Limiting and Ethics
Responsible Web Access
⚡ Ethical Web Scraping Guidelines
Rate Limiting:
- Request Delays - Configurable delays between requests (default: 1-5 seconds)
- Concurrent Limits - Maximum simultaneous connections per domain
- Bandwidth Throttling - Limit download speed to avoid overwhelming servers
- Time-based Quotas - Daily/hourly request limits per domain
- Exponential Backoff - Increase delays when encountering errors
Compliance Checks:
- Robots.txt Parsing - Automatic compliance with crawling policies
- Terms of Service - Alert users to potential ToS violations
- Copyright Detection - Identify and flag copyrighted content
- Personal Data Protection - Automatic filtering of PII and sensitive data
Configuration Examples
// Ethical scraping configuration
const ethicalConfig = {
rateLimiting: {
requestDelay: 3000, // 3 seconds between requests
maxConcurrent: 2, // Max 2 simultaneous requests per domain
respectRetryAfter: true, // Honor server retry-after headers
exponentialBackoff: true, // Increase delays on errors
dailyQuota: 1000 // Max 1000 requests per day per domain
},
compliance: {
checkRobotsTxt: true, // Always check robots.txt
respectNoIndex: true, // Skip pages with noindex directive
userAgent: "Axellero Web Scraper 1.0",
contactInfo: "admin@example.com"
},
contentFiltering: {
blockPersonalData: true, // Filter out PII
copyrightDetection: true, // Check for copyrighted content
adultContentFilter: true, // Skip adult content
malwareCheck: true // Scan for malicious content
}
};
// Apply configuration to scraping
const result = await webScraping({
url: "https://example.com",
config: ethicalConfig,
extractors: dataExtractors
});Performance and Optimization
Caching and Efficiency
Optimization Strategies
🚀 Performance Best Practices
Caching Strategies:
- Response Caching - Cache successful responses with TTL
- Incremental Updates - Only fetch changed content
- Conditional Requests - Use ETags and Last-Modified headers
- Content Deduplication - Avoid refetching identical content
Request Optimization:
- Batch Processing - Group related requests efficiently
- Connection Reuse - Maintain persistent connections
- Compression - Enable gzip/deflate for text content
- Selective Extraction - Only extract needed data fields
Error Handling:
- Retry Logic - Intelligent retry with backoff strategies
- Fallback Options - Alternative sources for failed requests
- Graceful Degradation - Continue processing despite partial failures
Data Processing Workflows
Research and Analysis Pipeline
# Complete web research workflow
async def comprehensive_web_research(research_topic):
"""Conduct comprehensive research using web tools."""
# 1. Multi-engine web search
print(f"🔍 Researching: {research_topic}")
search_results = await webSearch({
'query': research_topic,
'engines': ['google', 'bing', 'academic'],
'maxResults': 100,
'filters': {
'dateRange': 'past_2_years',
'contentType': ['article', 'research', 'blog'],
'language': 'en'
}
})
# 2. Filter and rank results
relevant_sources = []
for result in search_results.get('results', []):
if result['relevanceScore'] > 0.7:
relevant_sources.append(result)
print(f"📊 Found {len(relevant_sources)} relevant sources")
# 3. Extract content from top sources
extracted_content = []
for source in relevant_sources[:20]: # Process top 20 sources
try:
content = await webScraping({
'url': source['url'],
'extractors': [
{
'name': 'main_content',
'selector': 'article, .content, .post, main',
'fields': {
'title': 'h1, h2',
'content': 'p, div.text',
'author': '.author, .byline',
'date': '.date, .published'
}
}
],
'config': {
'rateLimiting': {'requestDelay': 2000},
'compliance': {'checkRobotsTxt': True}
}
})
if content['success']:
extracted_content.append({
'source': source,
'content': content['data']
})
except Exception as e:
print(f"⚠️ Failed to extract from {source['url']}: {e}")
# 4. Collect supporting images
image_results = await imageSearch({
'query': f"{research_topic} infographic diagram",
'filters': {
'license': ['creative_commons', 'public_domain'],
'format': ['png', 'svg', 'jpg']
},
'maxResults': 10
})
# 5. Organize and structure findings
research_data = {
'topic': research_topic,
'search_summary': {
'total_results': len(search_results.get('results', [])),
'relevant_sources': len(relevant_sources),
'extracted_articles': len(extracted_content)
},
'sources': extracted_content,
'supporting_images': image_results.get('images', []),
'research_date': datetime.now().isoformat()
}
# 6. Save research data
await writeFile({
'path': f'/sandbox/research/{research_topic}_research.json',
'content': json.dumps(research_data, indent=2)
})
print(f"✅ Research completed. Data saved to sandbox.")
return research_data
# Execute research workflow
research_results = await comprehensive_web_research("sustainable energy technologies")Competitive Analysis Workflow
// Competitive analysis using web tools
class CompetitiveAnalyzer {
constructor() {
this.competitors = [];
this.analysisData = {};
}
async analyzeCompetitors(industry, targetCompanies) {
console.log(`🏢 Analyzing ${targetCompanies.length} competitors in ${industry}`);
for (const company of targetCompanies) {
const analysis = await this.analyzeCompany(company);
this.analysisData[company] = analysis;
}
return this.generateCompetitiveReport();
}
async analyzeCompany(companyName) {
// 1. Search for company information
const companySearch = await webSearch({
query: `${companyName} company profile products services`,
engines: ['google', 'bing'],
maxResults: 50,
filters: {
domain: [
'bloomberg.com', 'reuters.com', 'crunchbase.com',
'linkedin.com', 'glassdoor.com'
]
}
});
// 2. Scrape company website
const websiteData = await this.scrapeCompanyWebsite(companyName);
// 3. Collect product images and marketing materials
const marketingImages = await imageSearch({
query: `${companyName} products marketing materials`,
filters: {
license: ['any'], // For analysis purposes
format: ['jpg', 'png']
},
maxResults: 15
});
// 4. Analyze news and press coverage
const newsAnalysis = await this.analyzeNews(companyName);
return {
company: companyName,
searchResults: companySearch,
websiteData: websiteData,
marketingMaterials: marketingImages,
newsAnalysis: newsAnalysis,
analysisDate: new Date().toISOString()
};
}
async scrapeCompanyWebsite(companyName) {
// Try to find the company's main website
const websiteSearch = await webSearch({
query: `${companyName} official website`,
maxResults: 5
});
if (!websiteSearch.results || websiteSearch.results.length === 0) {
return null;
}
const mainWebsite = websiteSearch.results[0].url;
try {
const websiteContent = await webScraping({
url: mainWebsite,
extractors: [
{
name: 'navigation',
selector: 'nav, .navigation, .menu',
fields: {
links: 'a',
sections: 'li, .nav-item'
}
},
{
name: 'products',
selector: '.product, .service, .solution',
fields: {
title: 'h1, h2, h3',
description: 'p, .description',
features: 'ul li, .features li'
}
},
{
name: 'about',
selector: '.about, #about, .company-info',
fields: {
description: 'p',
mission: '.mission, .vision',
history: '.history, .timeline'
}
}
],
config: {
rateLimiting: { requestDelay: 3000 },
compliance: { checkRobotsTxt: true }
}
});
return websiteContent.data;
} catch (error) {
console.warn(`⚠️ Could not scrape ${mainWebsite}: ${error.message}`);
return null;
}
}
async analyzeNews(companyName) {
const newsSearch = await webSearch({
query: `"${companyName}" news press release funding`,
engines: ['google', 'bing'],
filters: {
dateRange: 'past_year',
contentType: ['news', 'article'],
domain: [
'techcrunch.com', 'venturebeat.com', 'businesswire.com',
'prnewswire.com', 'reuters.com', 'bloomberg.com'
]
},
maxResults: 30
});
// Categorize news by sentiment and topic
const newsCategories = {
funding: [],
product_launches: [],
partnerships: [],
leadership: [],
other: []
};
for (const article of newsSearch.results || []) {
const title = article.title.toLowerCase();
if (title.includes('funding') || title.includes('investment') || title.includes('raised')) {
newsCategories.funding.push(article);
} else if (title.includes('launch') || title.includes('release') || title.includes('product')) {
newsCategories.product_launches.push(article);
} else if (title.includes('partnership') || title.includes('collaboration')) {
newsCategories.partnerships.push(article);
} else if (title.includes('ceo') || title.includes('leadership') || title.includes('executive')) {
newsCategories.leadership.push(article);
} else {
newsCategories.other.push(article);
}
}
return newsCategories;
}
generateCompetitiveReport() {
const report = {
summary: {
companiesAnalyzed: Object.keys(this.analysisData).length,
analysisDate: new Date().toISOString(),
methodology: "Web search, scraping, and image analysis"
},
competitors: this.analysisData,
insights: this.generateInsights()
};
return report;
}
generateInsights() {
// Analyze patterns across competitors
const insights = {
commonProducts: this.findCommonProducts(),
marketingTrends: this.analyzeMarketingTrends(),
newsPatterns: this.analyzeNewsPatterns()
};
return insights;
}
findCommonProducts() {
// Implementation for finding common product categories
return {};
}
analyzeMarketingTrends() {
// Implementation for analyzing marketing materials
return {};
}
analyzeNewsPatterns() {
// Implementation for analyzing news patterns
return {};
}
}
// Usage
const analyzer = new CompetitiveAnalyzer();
const competitorList = ['Company A', 'Company B', 'Company C'];
const analysis = await analyzer.analyzeCompetitors('SaaS', competitorList);Integration Patterns
With File System Tools
# Web data collection and file management workflow
async def web_to_file_workflow(research_topics):
"""Collect web data and organize in file system."""
for topic in research_topics:
print(f"📁 Processing topic: {topic}")
# Create directory for topic
topic_dir = f"/sandbox/research/{topic.replace(' ', '_')}"
await createDirectory({
'path': topic_dir,
'recursive': True
})
# 1. Web search and save results
search_results = await webSearch({
'query': topic,
'maxResults': 50
})
await writeFile({
'path': f"{topic_dir}/search_results.json",
'content': json.dumps(search_results, indent=2)
})
# 2. Collect images and save metadata
images = await imageSearch({
'query': topic,
'maxResults': 10
})
await writeFile({
'path': f"{topic_dir}/images_metadata.json",
'content': json.dumps(images, indent=2)
})
# 3. Scrape top articles and save content
for i, result in enumerate(search_results['results'][:5]):
try:
content = await webScraping({
'url': result['url']
})
if content['success']:
filename = f"article_{i+1}_{result['title'][:50]}.json"
filename = "".join(c for c in filename if c.isalnum() or c in ('_', '-', '.'))
await writeFile({
'path': f"{topic_dir}/{filename}",
'content': json.dumps(content, indent=2)
})
except Exception as e:
print(f"⚠️ Failed to scrape {result['url']}: {e}")
# Create summary report
all_files = await listFiles({
'path': '/sandbox/research/',
'recursive': True
})
summary = {
'topics_researched': len(research_topics),
'total_files_created': len(all_files),
'research_date': datetime.now().isoformat()
}
await writeFile({
'path': '/sandbox/research/summary_report.json',
'content': json.dumps(summary, indent=2)
})
return summary
# Execute workflow
topics = ["artificial intelligence", "blockchain technology", "renewable energy"]
summary = await web_to_file_workflow(topics)Error Handling and Monitoring
Robust Web Operations
// Comprehensive error handling for web operations
class WebOperationManager {
constructor() {
this.retryAttempts = 3;
this.retryDelay = 1000;
this.operationLog = [];
}
async safeWebSearch(params) {
return this.executeWithRetry('webSearch', webSearch, params);
}
async safeWebScraping(params) {
return this.executeWithRetry('webScraping', webScraping, params);
}
async safeImageSearch(params) {
return this.executeWithRetry('imageSearch', imageSearch, params);
}
async executeWithRetry(operationType, operation, params) {
let lastError = null;
for (let attempt = 1; attempt <= this.retryAttempts; attempt++) {
try {
const result = await operation(params);
this.logOperation(operationType, 'success', {
attempt,
params: this.sanitizeParams(params),
result: this.summarizeResult(result)
});
return result;
} catch (error) {
lastError = error;
this.logOperation(operationType, 'error', {
attempt,
error: error.message,
params: this.sanitizeParams(params)
});
if (attempt < this.retryAttempts) {
const delay = this.calculateDelay(attempt);
console.log(`⏳ Retrying ${operationType} in ${delay}ms (attempt ${attempt + 1}/${this.retryAttempts})`);
await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, delay));
} else {
console.error(`❌ ${operationType} failed after ${this.retryAttempts} attempts`);
}
}
}
throw new Error(`Operation ${operationType} failed: ${lastError.message}`);
}
calculateDelay(attempt) {
// Exponential backoff with jitter
const baseDelay = this.retryDelay * Math.pow(2, attempt - 1);
const jitter = Math.random() * 1000;
return baseDelay + jitter;
}
logOperation(type, status, details) {
const logEntry = {
timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
operation: type,
status,
...details
};
this.operationLog.push(logEntry);
// Keep only last 100 operations
if (this.operationLog.length > 100) {
this.operationLog.shift();
}
}
sanitizeParams(params) {
// Remove sensitive information from logs
const sanitized = { ...params };
delete sanitized.apiKeys;
delete sanitized.credentials;
return sanitized;
}
summarizeResult(result) {
// Create summary without full data
if (result.results) {
return { resultCount: result.results.length };
}
if (result.images) {
return { imageCount: result.images.length };
}
if (result.data) {
return { dataExtracted: true };
}
return { status: 'completed' };
}
getOperationStats() {
const stats = {
totalOperations: this.operationLog.length,
successRate: 0,
errorsByType: {},
averageAttempts: 0
};
let successCount = 0;
let totalAttempts = 0;
for (const log of this.operationLog) {
if (log.status === 'success') {
successCount++;
} else {
stats.errorsByType[log.operation] = (stats.errorsByType[log.operation] || 0) + 1;
}
totalAttempts += log.attempt || 1;
}
stats.successRate = (successCount / this.operationLog.length) * 100;
stats.averageAttempts = totalAttempts / this.operationLog.length;
return stats;
}
}
// Usage with error handling
const webManager = new WebOperationManager();
try {
// Safe web operations with automatic retry
const searchResults = await webManager.safeWebSearch({
query: "machine learning",
maxResults: 20
});
const scrapingResults = await webManager.safeWebScraping({
url: "https://example.com/data"
});
// Monitor operation statistics
const stats = webManager.getOperationStats();
console.log(`📊 Success Rate: ${stats.successRate.toFixed(2)}%`);
} catch (error) {
console.error('🚨 Critical error in web operations:', error.message);
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Next Steps: Start with Web Search for collecting search results, or explore Web Scraping for structured data extraction from websites.