[GH-ISSUE #18098] feat: Add toggle to disable automatic URL content extraction #57157

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opened 2026-05-05 20:40:23 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 3 comments
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Originally created by @Algorithm5838 on GitHub (Oct 7, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/18098

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Problem Description

The new automatic URL handling feature (commit a2a2bafdf6) is a valuable addition. However, for users with custom tools that provide specialized processing for webpages and videos, both outputs are currently included in the context. This defeats the purpose of specialized handling and increases the context size.

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Add a toggle in Admin Panel -> Documents to enable/disable automatic URL content extraction. This would allow users with specialized tools to use only their custom implementation, while keeping the built-in functionality available for others.

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Originally created by @Algorithm5838 on GitHub (Oct 7, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/18098 ### Check Existing Issues - [x] I have searched the existing issues and discussions. ### Problem Description The new automatic URL handling feature (commit a2a2bafdf67c155fe99c1d90ca787cdaed2fb805) is a valuable addition. However, for users with custom tools that provide specialized processing for webpages and videos, both outputs are currently included in the context. This defeats the purpose of specialized handling and increases the context size. ### Desired Solution you'd like Add a toggle in Admin Panel -> Documents to enable/disable automatic URL content extraction. This would allow users with specialized tools to use only their custom implementation, while keeping the built-in functionality available for others. ### Alternatives Considered _No response_ ### Additional Context _No response_
GiteaMirror added the enhancementgood first issue labels 2026-05-05 20:40:35 -05:00
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@tjbck commented on GitHub (Oct 7, 2025):

We disabled this feature entirely, we'll revisit this once we can come up with a better UI/UX.

<!-- gh-comment-id:3377557241 --> @tjbck commented on GitHub (Oct 7, 2025): We disabled this feature entirely, we'll revisit this once we can come up with a better UI/UX.
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@Algorithm5838 commented on GitHub (Oct 7, 2025):

Thank you for addressing this!

<!-- gh-comment-id:3377868259 --> @Algorithm5838 commented on GitHub (Oct 7, 2025): Thank you for addressing this!
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Nov 5, 2025):

@tjbck
maybe when a link is detected in the input, a check box shows up to enable including web page content

<!-- gh-comment-id:3491511220 --> @ghost commented on GitHub (Nov 5, 2025): @tjbck maybe when a link is detected in the input, a check box shows up to enable including web page content
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Reference: github-starred/open-webui#57157