> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://help.chatlyai.app/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://help.chatlyai.app/products-and-features/ai-search-engine.md).

# AI Search Engine

AI Search helps you find real-time information from the web and understand it instantly. It combines semantic search with generative summarization to retrieve relevant sources, explain them clearly, and give you fast, contextual insights. Whether you're researching trends, verifying facts, or exploring public discussions, AI Search delivers accurate results with links, summaries, and references you can trust.

Choose a Focus Mode from Web, Academic, Writing, Mathematics, Reddit, or YouTube to tailor your search experience to the type of content you need. Just enter your query, review the results, and dive deeper with summaries, related questions, and direct source links.

Explore the next sections to learn how modes work, how to use search history, and how AI Search helps streamline research for any task.


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# Agent Instructions
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## Querying This Documentation
If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter:

```
GET https://help.chatlyai.app/products-and-features/ai-search-engine.md?ask=<question>&goal=<endgoal>
```

`ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
`goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal.

The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.