From b9c0a9c3bf93fa6a4c1fd871304d90eab72eb432 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Classic298 <27028174+Classic298@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2026 23:16:43 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] enh: prevent models from always using internal knowledge base
 search first (#22264)

Some models always primarily use the internal knowledge base first before deviating to the web search tool
---
 backend/open_webui/tools/builtin.py | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/backend/open_webui/tools/builtin.py b/backend/open_webui/tools/builtin.py
index eec760fe0..742759238 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/tools/builtin.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/tools/builtin.py
@@ -155,8 +155,7 @@ async def search_web(
 ) -> str:
     """
     Search the public web for information. Best for current events, external references,
-    or topics not covered in internal documents. If knowledge base tools are available,
-    consider checking those first for internal information.
+    or topics not covered in internal documents.
 
     :param query: The search query to look up
     :param count: Number of results to return (default: 5)