Commit `fcfe418a93e2`

Vincent Demeester <vincent@sbr.pm>

2026-02-16 15:07:58

Improve fallback messaging and error logging

**Better error logging:** - SearXNG errors now show as warnings, not errors - Only show stack trace in debug mode - Clearer message about fallback **Better user messaging:** - Explain when SearXNG is unavailable - Inform about DuckDuckGo API limitations - Suggest more specific searches **Why DuckDuckGo has limited results:** DuckDuckGo Instant Answer API only works for specific queries (weather, calculator, facts), not general web search. This is why 'typescript best practices' returns 0 results. **Solution:** Use SearXNG (search.sbr.pm) which aggregates multiple search engines and provides comprehensive results. Current 502 error needs infrastructure fix. Now users get helpful feedback instead of just 'No results found'.

feature/pi-refactor

1 parent 8ba44ba

Changed files (1)

src

tools

websearch.ts

@@ -56,8 +56,11 @@ async function searchSearXNG(query: string, maxResults: number = 5, baseUrl?: st
 
     return results;
   } catch (error) {
-    console.error("SearXNG search error:", error);
-    // Fall back to DuckDuckGo
+    // SearXNG unavailable - this is expected if instance is down
+    if (process.env.DANEEL_DEBUG) {
+      const msg = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+      console.warn(`[SearXNG] Unavailable (${msg}), falling back to DuckDuckGo`);
+    }
     return [];
   }
 }
@@ -172,11 +175,20 @@ export const webSearchTool: AgentTool = {
     }
 
     if (results.length === 0) {
+      let message = `No results found for: "${query}"`;
+      
+      // If SearXNG is configured but we're using DuckDuckGo, explain why
+      if (process.env.SEARXNG_URL && searchEngine === "DuckDuckGo") {
+        message += `\n\nNote: SearXNG (${process.env.SEARXNG_URL}) is currently unavailable. The DuckDuckGo fallback has limited coverage for general queries. Please try a more specific search or wait for SearXNG to be available.`;
+      } else if (searchEngine === "DuckDuckGo") {
+        message += `\n\nNote: The DuckDuckGo API has limited coverage for general queries. Try a more specific search term.`;
+      }
+      
       return {
         content: [
           {
             type: "text" as const,
-            text: `No results found for: "${query}"`,
+            text: message,
           },
         ],
         details: { query, resultCount: 0, searchEngine },

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