Web Search

Search the web for: $ARGUMENTS

Command

Choose a short, descriptive filename based on the query (e.g., ai-chip-news, react-vs-vue). Use lowercase with hyphens, no spaces.

parallel-cli search "$ARGUMENTS" -q "<keyword1>" -q "<keyword2>" --json --max-results 10 --excerpt-max-chars-total 27000 -o "$FILENAME.json"

The first argument is the objective — a natural language description of what you're looking for. It replaces multiple keyword searches with a single call for broad or complex queries. Add -q flags for specific keyword queries to supplement the objective. The -o flag saves the full results to a JSON file for follow-up questions.

Options if needed:

• --after-date YYYY-MM-DD for time-sensitive queries
• --include-domains domain1.com,domain2.com to limit to specific sources

Parsing results

The command outputs JSON to stdout. For each result, extract:

• title, url, publish_date
• Useful content from excerpts (skip navigation noise like menus, footers, "Skip to content")

Response format

CRITICAL: Every claim must have an inline citation. Use markdown links like Title pulling only from the JSON output. Never invent or guess URLs.

Synthesize a response that:

• Leads with the key answer/finding
• Includes specific facts, names, numbers, dates
• Cites every fact inline as Source Title — do not leave any claim uncited
• Organizes by theme if multiple topics

End with a Sources section listing every URL referenced:

Sources:
- [Source Title](https://example.com/article) (Feb 2026)
- [Another Source](https://example.com/other) (Jan 2026)

This Sources section is mandatory. Do not omit it.

After the Sources section, mention the output file path ($FILENAME.json) so the user knows it's available for follow-up questions.

If parallel-cli is not found

If the command fails with "command not found", stop immediately. Do NOT search the web yourself, do NOT use any built-in search tools, and do NOT try to answer the query from your own knowledge. Instead, tell the user:

1. parallel-cli is not installed
2. Run /parallel-setup to install it
3. Then retry their search