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Santiago says AI agents search the web poorly and promises a fix

2 articles1 sourcesince Oct 23Last article 1h ago · Oct 30, 1:00 PM ET

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Santiago (@svpino) posts on X that AI agents return mediocre web search results regardless of prompt wording, and says the problem can be fixed.

His original post said "Here is how you can fix it" but did not describe the method.

A follow-up post from Santiago on October 30 says developers can help coding agents such as Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, and OpenCode get better results from online sources. That post also gives no detail on how this is done.

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Santiago shares a tip to improve online results from coding agents

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Oct 30, 1:00 PM ET · 1 article
Santiago shares a tip to improve online results from coding agents
Santiago: Santiago shares a tip to improve online results from coding agents
Oct 23, 9:42 AM ET · 1 article
Post claims a fix for agents' poor web search results
Santiago: Santiago says agents search the web poorly and offers a fix

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Oct 30

1:00 PM
Santiago@svpinoX
Santiago shares a tip to improve online results from coding agents
AISantiago (@svpino) says developers can help coding agents such as Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, and OpenCode get better results from online sources. The post gives no further detail on the method.

Oct 23

9:42 AM
Santiago@svpinoX
Santiago says agents search the web poorly and offers a fix
AISantiago (@svpino) says agents return mediocre web search results regardless of prompt wording. He says the problem can be fixed but the fix is not described in the post.

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