From d01b1d48809c105b31a972d47b47808dabb98999 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Classic298 <27028174+Classic298@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2026 20:32:48 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] enh: apply admin default to builtin web search (#21373)

---
 backend/open_webui/tools/builtin.py | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/backend/open_webui/tools/builtin.py b/backend/open_webui/tools/builtin.py
index 0175ba558..cec0375ab 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/tools/builtin.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/tools/builtin.py
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@ async def search_web(
         engine = __request__.app.state.config.WEB_SEARCH_ENGINE
         user = UserModel(**__user__) if __user__ else None
 
+        # Use admin-configured result count if configured, falling back to model-provided count of provided, else default to 5
+        count = __request__.app.state.config.WEB_SEARCH_RESULT_COUNT or count
+
         results = await asyncio.to_thread(_search_web, __request__, engine, query, user)
 
         # Limit results