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During a pull request review, Qodo can search the web for up-to-date documentation, specifications, and release notes for third-party dependencies referenced in your code. Qodo uses a third-party search service to retrieve relevant sources, helping the review agent produce more accurate findings based on current information.

How web search is used

When Qodo reviews a pull request, it identifies third-party dependencies referenced in the changes and searches the web for relevant documentation, specifications, and release notes. The review agent uses this information to:
  • Detect usage that conflicts with the latest API or specification for a dependency.
  • Flag deprecated methods, removed features, or breaking changes introduced in newer versions.
  • Ground third-party evidence in official docs, issues, and other helpful sources available instead of the model’s internal knowledge, in order to prevent hallucinations.
Web search is enabled by default in Qodo SaaS for existing and new workspaces. Saved opt-outs remain disabled. Other deployments default to disabled. To change the setting for a workspace, Git organization, or repository:
  1. Log in to the Qodo portal.
  2. Navigate to Configurations > Context.
  3. Turn Web search on or off and save your changes.

Configure web search in .pr_agent.toml

Qodo SaaS supplies a default of true when no override is set. The standalone engine and other deployments default to false.

View web search references in findings

When web search contributes to a finding, the Context sources panel in the review comment lists the external sources the agent referenced. This shows you which documentation, release notes, or other sources informed the finding.
Web search results shown in a pull request finding
For more information, see Comment anatomy.