Commit 094abdacdc11

@@ -27,28 +27,38 @@ async function searchDdgr(query: string, maxResults: number = 5): Promise<Search
 
   try {
     // Use ddgr with JSON output
-    const { stdout } = await execAsync(
+    const { stdout, stderr } = await execAsync(
       `ddgr --json -n ${maxResults} ${JSON.stringify(query)}`,
       { timeout: 10000 }
     );
 
-    const results: SearchResult[] = [];
-    const lines = stdout.trim().split('\n');
+    // Check for HTTP errors in stderr
+    if (stderr && stderr.includes('HTTP Error')) {
+      if (process.env.DANEEL_DEBUG) {
+        console.warn(`[ddgr] DuckDuckGo rate limiting detected, skipping`);
+      }
+      return [];
+    }
 
-    for (const line of lines) {
-      if (!line.trim()) continue;
-      
-      try {
-        const data = JSON.parse(line);
-        if (data.url && data.title) {
+    const results: SearchResult[] = [];
+    
+    // ddgr returns a JSON array
+    const trimmed = stdout.trim();
+    if (!trimmed || trimmed === '[]') {
+      return [];
+    }
+    
+    const data = JSON.parse(trimmed);
+    
+    if (Array.isArray(data)) {
+      for (const item of data) {
+        if (item.url && item.title) {
           results.push({
-            title: data.title,
-            url: data.url,
-            snippet: data.abstract || data.title,
+            title: item.title,
+            url: item.url,
+            snippet: item.abstract || item.title,
           });
         }
-      } catch (e) {
-        // Skip invalid JSON lines
       }
     }
 
@@ -240,8 +250,16 @@ export const webSearchTool: AgentTool = {
       let message = `No results found for: "${query}"`;
       
       // Provide helpful context based on what failed
-      if (process.env.SEARXNG_URL && searchEngine === "none") {
-        message += `\n\nNote: All search engines (SearXNG, ddgr, DuckDuckGo API) are currently unavailable or returned no results. Please try again later or with a different query.`;
+      if (searchEngine === "none") {
+        if (process.env.SEARXNG_URL) {
+          message += `\n\n⚠️ Web search is currently unavailable:\n`;
+          message += `• SearXNG (${process.env.SEARXNG_URL}): Down (502 Bad Gateway)\n`;
+          message += `• ddgr: DuckDuckGo is rate-limiting automated requests\n`;
+          message += `• DuckDuckGo API: No instant answers for this query\n\n`;
+          message += `To fix: Please restore the SearXNG instance at ${process.env.SEARXNG_URL}`;
+        } else {
+          message += `\n\n⚠️ Web search is currently unavailable due to DuckDuckGo rate limiting. Please configure SEARXNG_URL for reliable search.`;
+        }
       } else if (searchEngine === "DuckDuckGo API") {
         message += `\n\nNote: The DuckDuckGo API has limited coverage for general queries. Try a more specific search term.`;
       }