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Volcano Engine's Doubao Search Gives AI Agents a Reliable Internet Connection

Volcano Engine has officially launched Doubao Search, a service designed to give AI agents a reliable internet connection. It provides enterprises and developers with cross-language, multimodal, and vertical category network information query capabilities, offering real-time and trustworthy information support for AI agents. The goal is to push intelligent agents from simple Q&A to complex task execution.

As AI agents take on longer, more complex tasks, traditional search methods just don't cut it anymore. The new generation of agents needs to continuously search, understand web content, cross-verify results, and adjust retrieval strategies on the fly. Doubao Search has been optimized to output original Markdown and structured data that agents can easily use, and it supports precise queries, semantic expansion, and multi-round retrieval enhancement.

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When it comes to information credibility, Doubao Search has a source authority classification system that governs quality from two angles: websites and creators. It combines global internet information, industry professional knowledge, and ByteDance's exclusive content resources to reduce the impact of low-quality content and search optimization tricks. This provides more reliable information sources for agents.

According to the company, Doubao Search has shown outstanding performance in public evaluations like SimpleQA, FreshQA, and BrowseComp-ZH. It continuously optimizes for factual Q&A, time-sensitive information, and complex retrieval, improving accuracy when agents handle real business tasks.

Currently, Doubao Search is already being used in knowledge Q&A, office collaboration, financial services, business analysis, and content production. In AI assistant scenarios, it has become the information engine behind the smart assistants of most leading mobile phone manufacturers in China. In office, financial research, and business analysis scenarios, it provides agents with real-time news, industry data, and context-building capabilities.

Access is flexible: Doubao Search supports independent API, Skill, MCP, and other development approaches. It can also be enabled with one-click configuration through Volcano Engine Agent Plan, without additional integration. The service offers 500 free searches per month, with pay-as-you-go after that, and monthly card packages for large-scale calling needs.

As AI agents become a key entry point for enterprise intelligent applications, search capabilities are evolving from basic information tools into essential infrastructure for agent decision-making and execution. The launch of Doubao Search also reflects that the AI industry competition is expanding from model capabilities to a comprehensive battle over data, toolchains, and application ecosystems.

Key Points

  • Doubao Search provides AI agents with real-time, trustworthy internet retrieval capabilities.
  • It supports cross-language, multimodal queries and outputs structured data for agent calls.
  • A source authority classification system reduces low-quality content.
  • Already used in AI assistants for major phone makers and various enterprise scenarios.
  • Offers flexible access via API, Skill, or MCP, with 500 free searches per month.