[PR #9292] [CLOSED] refactor: optimize web search with Exa integration and domain filtering #45401

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📋 Pull Request Information

Original PR: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/9292
Author: @abdalrohman
Created: 2/3/2025
Status: ❌ Closed

Base: dev ← Head: dev

📝 Commits (5)

ccb6fd5 feat: implement Exa search engine integration
75c7f21 feat: implement domain filter list for web search
8c83773 refactor: optimize web search to use direct results
091a10e refactor: replace exa-py with requests library
532eb84 feat: add vector store save configuration

📊 Changes

7 files changed (+251 additions, -68 deletions)

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📝 backend/open_webui/config.py (+40 -30)
📝 backend/open_webui/main.py (+4 -0)
➕ backend/open_webui/retrieval/web/exa.py (+74 -0)
📝 backend/open_webui/routers/retrieval.py (+64 -27)
📝 backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py (+6 -3)
📝 src/lib/apis/retrieval/index.ts (+14 -6)
📝 src/lib/components/admin/Settings/WebSearch.svelte (+49 -2)

📄 Description

Pull Request Checklist

This PR introduces several improvements to the web search functionality:

Adds Exa search engine integration with configuration options
Optimizes web search to use direct results with optional DB storage
Implements domain filtering for web search results

Changelog Entry

Description

[Concisely describe the changes made in this pull request, including any relevant motivation and impact (e.g., fixing a bug, adding a feature, or improving performance)]

Added

Domain filter list functionality for web search results
Exa search engine integration with API key configuration

Changed

Optimized web search to return direct results with optional vector DB storage
Updated web search response structure to include more detailed result information
Enhanced WebSearch settings UI with domain filter input

Breaking Changes

BREAKING CHANGE: [Optimizes web search to use direct results with optional DB storage]

Additional Information

This change improves the efficiency of web search by reducing unnecessary DB storage
Domain filtering allows for more focused search results

Target Branch

This PR targets the dev branch

_{🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.}

## 📋 Pull Request Information **Original PR:** https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/9292 **Author:** [@abdalrohman](https://github.com/abdalrohman) **Created:** 2/3/2025 **Status:** ❌ Closed **Base:** `dev` ← **Head:** `dev` --- ### 📝 Commits (5) - [`ccb6fd5`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/ccb6fd5e7b01bf375a358931f170c5f9efa0eb3a) feat: implement Exa search engine integration - [`75c7f21`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/75c7f2189b9869a7676f2ab677dc7c962f033ad1) feat: implement domain filter list for web search - [`8c83773`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/8c8377348947e8957e6ba13e1f32a89a0c5cf703) refactor: optimize web search to use direct results - [`091a10e`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/091a10e53d163e3e65e3f83c7445b2f47fa5d2ba) refactor: replace exa-py with requests library - [`532eb84`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/532eb840cf22744a74d1a0eeb84782788c6dfc1c) feat: add vector store save configuration ### 📊 Changes **7 files changed** (+251 additions, -68 deletions) <details> <summary>View changed files</summary> 📝 `backend/open_webui/config.py` (+40 -30) 📝 `backend/open_webui/main.py` (+4 -0) ➕ `backend/open_webui/retrieval/web/exa.py` (+74 -0) 📝 `backend/open_webui/routers/retrieval.py` (+64 -27) 📝 `backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py` (+6 -3) 📝 `src/lib/apis/retrieval/index.ts` (+14 -6) 📝 `src/lib/components/admin/Settings/WebSearch.svelte` (+49 -2) </details> ### 📄 Description # Pull Request Checklist ### This PR introduces several improvements to the web search functionality: - Adds Exa search engine integration with configuration options - Optimizes web search to use direct results with optional DB storage - Implements domain filtering for web search results # Changelog Entry ### Description - [Concisely describe the changes made in this pull request, including any relevant motivation and impact (e.g., fixing a bug, adding a feature, or improving performance)] ### Added - Domain filter list functionality for web search results - Exa search engine integration with API key configuration ### Changed - Optimized web search to return direct results with optional vector DB storage - Updated web search response structure to include more detailed result information - Enhanced WebSearch settings UI with domain filter input ### Breaking Changes - **BREAKING CHANGE**: [Optimizes web search to use direct results with optional DB storage] --- ### Additional Information - This change improves the efficiency of web search by reducing unnecessary DB storage - Domain filtering allows for more focused search results ### Target Branch - [x] This PR targets the dev branch --- <sub>🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.</sub>

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Reference: github-starred/open-webui#45401