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Agentic Web Research
Agentic web research means that an AI drives the search loop. The agent formulates queries, reads results, decides what to read next, and writes a synthesis. It works best when search, extraction, and reasoning each run in the right place.
Your setup: Pi Web Access calls SearXNG at
192.168.0.143:8081(dankclaw) and serves models through llama.cpp at192.168.0.235:7770,192.168.0.143:7770, andlocalhost:8080. The pages below assume that topology.
This section connects four decisions:
- Search backend — make a self-hosted SearXNG instance fast and private.
- Network path — send only SearXNG traffic through a VPN and leave the rest alone.
- Agent loop — apply agentic search best practices and research effectiveness so the loop ends, not spins.
- Model choice — pick a self-hostable open model strong enough for tool use and web agents.
Quick Map
graph LR
A[User Question] --> B[Agent + Open Model]
B --> C[SearXNG Search]
C -->|VPN only here| D[Upstream Engines]
B --> E[Extraction: Crawl4AI / fetch]
B --> F[Synthesis + Citations]
E --> F
Pages
- Self-Hosted Web Agents — Tools and architectures for an agent that drives a browser.
- SearXNG Tuning — Configuration for speed, privacy, and useful results.
- VPN Routing for SearXNG — Route only the SearXNG outbound path through a VPN.
- Agentic Search Best Practices — Query, extract, validate, and retry well.
- Open Models for Web Use — Self-hostable models strong at tool and API calling.
- Research Effectiveness — Multi-step, credibility-scored research loops.
- Model Context Protocol — The standard that connects the agent to tools.
Sources
Authoritative references are cited per page under # Citations.