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Example

The following agent can perform academic and web searches: 
from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.tools.valyu import ValyuTools

agent = Agent(
    instructions=[
        "You are a research assistant that helps find academic papers and web content",
        "Use Valyu to search for high-quality, relevant information",
        "Provide detailed analysis of search results with relevance scores",
        "Focus on credible sources and academic publications",
    ],
    tools=[ValyuTools()],
)

agent.print_response("Find recent research papers about machine learning in healthcare", stream=True)

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Toolkit Params

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
api_keyOptional[str]NoneValyu API key. Uses VALYU_API_KEY if not set.
enable_academic_searchboolTrueEnable academic sources search functionality.
enable_web_searchboolTrueEnable web search functionality.
enable_paper_searchboolTrueEnable search within paper functionality.
text_lengthint1000Maximum length of text content per result.
max_resultsint10Maximum number of results to return.
relevance_thresholdfloat0.5Minimum relevance score for results.
content_categoryOptional[str]NoneContent category for filtering.
search_start_dateOptional[str]NoneStart date for search filtering (YYYY-MM-DD).
search_end_dateOptional[str]NoneEnd date for search filtering (YYYY-MM-DD).
search_domainsOptional[List[str]]NoneList of domains to search within.
sourcesOptional[List[str]]NoneList of specific sources to search.
max_pricefloat30.0Maximum price for API calls.

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Toolkit Functions

FunctionDescription
academic_searchSearch academic sources for research papers and publications.
web_searchSearch web sources for general information and content.
paper_searchSearch within specific papers for detailed information.

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