From fd9bd448a2e68990e7aed3495e5590cecb934bfb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ravitez Dondeti Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:57:17 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] docs: mention Exa and Parallel as web search backends (#38395) --- packages/web/src/content/docs/cli.mdx | 1 + packages/web/src/content/docs/tools.mdx | 8 +++++--- 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/packages/web/src/content/docs/cli.mdx b/packages/web/src/content/docs/cli.mdx index 94d9ba3c75d..4e4fea2b46a 100644 --- a/packages/web/src/content/docs/cli.mdx +++ b/packages/web/src/content/docs/cli.mdx @@ -701,6 +701,7 @@ OpenCode can be configured using environment variables. | `OPENCODE_FAKE_VCS` | string | Fake VCS provider for testing purposes | | `OPENCODE_CLIENT` | string | Client identifier (defaults to `cli`) | | `OPENCODE_ENABLE_EXA` | boolean | Enable Exa web search tools | +| `OPENCODE_ENABLE_PARALLEL` | boolean | Enable Parallel web search tools | | `OPENCODE_SERVER_PASSWORD` | string | Enable basic auth for `serve`/`web` | | `OPENCODE_SERVER_USERNAME` | string | Override basic auth username (default `opencode`) | | `OPENCODE_MODELS_URL` | string | Custom URL for fetching models configuration | diff --git a/packages/web/src/content/docs/tools.mdx b/packages/web/src/content/docs/tools.mdx index 9989b467564..0f1085b053f 100644 --- a/packages/web/src/content/docs/tools.mdx +++ b/packages/web/src/content/docs/tools.mdx @@ -257,12 +257,14 @@ Allows the LLM to fetch and read web pages. Useful for looking up documentation Search the web for information. :::note -This tool is only available when using the OpenCode or OpenCode Go provider, or when the `OPENCODE_ENABLE_EXA` environment variable is set to any truthy value (e.g., `true` or `1`). +This tool is only available when using the OpenCode or OpenCode Go provider, or when either the `OPENCODE_ENABLE_EXA` or `OPENCODE_ENABLE_PARALLEL` environment variable is set to any truthy value (e.g., `true` or `1`). To enable when launching OpenCode: ```bash OPENCODE_ENABLE_EXA=1 opencode +# or +OPENCODE_ENABLE_PARALLEL=1 opencode ``` ::: @@ -276,9 +278,9 @@ OPENCODE_ENABLE_EXA=1 opencode } ``` -Performs web searches using Exa AI to find relevant information online. Useful for researching topics, finding current events, or gathering information beyond the training data cutoff. +Performs web searches using Exa or Parallel to find relevant information online. Useful for researching topics, finding current events, or gathering information beyond the training data cutoff. -No API key is required — the tool connects directly to Exa AI's hosted MCP service without authentication. +No API key is required — the tool connects directly to the backend's hosted MCP service without authentication. :::tip Use `websearch` when you need to find information (discovery), and `webfetch` when you need to retrieve content from a specific URL (retrieval).