modsearch

When you ask a model in a chat app something that needs fresh information, it can search the web. But the same model called through an API is cut off from the internet entirely. Models like DeepSeek and GLM have no web access, or only a weak one. ModSearch exists to fix exactly that — it gives models back web search, X (Twitter) search, and single-page fetch, and it works out of the box: the default engine is Firecrawl's keyless tier, 1,000 free credits every month, with no account, no API key, and no card.

Its core strength goes beyond just search. Automatic failover means when one engine fails or exhausts its quota, the next one takes over. Per-engine key rotation handles authentication, rate-limit, and quota failures by rotating to the next key before falling back down the engine chain. With Grok Build installed, it can search X for content that web indexes cannot reach. The read_page capability lets a model fetch and read a page end to end, then come back with a structured summary including sources and an uncertainty note.

Who is it for? If you use Claude Code, Codex, Pi, OpenCode, or dsh web with a model like DeepSeek or GLM that lacks native web access — and you don't want to juggle accounts, credit cards, and API keys — ModSearch installs in one go and runs entirely on free channels. It simply gives your model back the eyes it's missing.