dsh-web-search-nokey

In dsh, chat and search take completely different paths. Chat goes through whatever connector you configured, but search is a separate built-in module that only accepts DEEPSEEK_API_KEY. If you are running models on credits (Trae, WorkBuddy, or similar), that key simply does not exist, so web_search returns a 401 forever while your chat works perfectly fine. dsh-web-search-nokey plugs exactly that gap: it registers a credential-free WebSearchProvider on ctx.web, sends queries to public search result pages, and hands results back in dsh's own source shape. It takes effect the moment you install it—no config edits, no restarts, no API keys to hunt down.

Under the hood, three upstreams run in strict fallback order: Bing RSS, then Bing HTML, then 360. A typical query resolves in roughly 200 ms and returns eight results with snippets. If one engine fails the next one picks up automatically and the failure is logged as engine=xxx failed without interrupting the overall flow. The plugin ships with zero dependencies, no UI, and no account system. The one extra file it carries is cordis.patch.yml, which pins dsh's searchProvider to this plugin so the built-in backend does not claim availability and trigger WEB_PROVIDER_AMBIGUOUS, silently breaking search entirely.

Who is it for: credits-based users who just need web_search to stop returning 401 and want the lightest possible solution with nothing extra to manage. If you want a full-featured, configurable search hub with a multi-engine UI, time filters, and platform search, dsh-free-search is the better fit. This repository does exactly one thing: make search work without a key. Keep in mind it hits public result pages rather than an official API, so heavy use may trigger rate limits; most results carry no publish date; and the 360 fallback returns redirect links. Those are deliberate trade-offs in exchange for zero credentials, zero dependencies, and instant availability.