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Notes on search, scraping,and the data behind AI agents.
Tutorials, comparisons, and practical guides for building AI agents and data pipelines on real-time web data.
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232 postsSearXNG Keeps Getting Blocked: Why API Search Wins
SearXNG scrapes search engines that block automated queries within hours. Scavio returns structured search JSON across 50 platforms from $2 per 1,000 queries.
Tavily MCP Hits Rate Limits in 20 Min: Alternatives
Tavily free tier MCP hits rate limits in 20 min of active agent use. Scavio MCP has no per-minute throttle, only a concurrency cap, across 50 platforms.
Walmart Seller Product Research via API
Walmart product data via API: pricing, ratings, review counts and seller info at 1 credit per search. No scraping, no proxies. Amazon price comparison included.
GSC + Claude Code: Modern SEO Workflow
Connect Google Search Console to Claude Code for SEO analysis. Pull performance data, cross-reference with SERP API, generate content briefs automatically.
LangGraph Critic Loop: Production Patterns
The researcher-critic-HITL pattern in LangGraph catches hallucinated citations before they ship. Production patterns for medical, financial, and legal agents.
Local LLM Web Search via MCP: oMLX and Pi
Give local Qwen, Gemma or Llama models internet access over MCP. Working config for oMLX and Pi against Tavily, Scavio and SearXNG search backends, side by side.
OpenWebUI Search Shootout: Tavily vs Brave vs SearXNG
Tested all three OpenWebUI search backends. SearXNG free but unreliable. Tavily best summaries. Brave best free tier. API backend best structured data.
DataForSEO: When to Use Queue vs Live
DataForSEO queue at $0.0006 with a 5-minute delay, live at $0.002, Scavio from $0.0025 across platforms. A decision framework for batch vs real-time SERP.
MCP Search Server Ecosystem 2026
The MCP search landscape: Scavio MCP for multi-platform, Tavily MCP with 1K free, self-hosted SearXNG MCP, and custom servers. Setup code and cost comparison.
Reddit Scraping for SaaS Market Research
Reddit for SaaS market research: find pain points, validate ideas and track sentiment. A structured API returns thread data without the raw-scraping overhead.
Weekly SEO Dashboard with Claude Code
Build SEO dashboard as a Claude Code skill. Type /weekly-report for rank tracking, competitor analysis, and content gaps. Scavio API + SQLite backend.
Coding Agent Web Search Benchmark
Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf all use web search differently. Benchmark: search quality, result freshness, integration depth, cost per coding session.
SearXNG vs Paid Search API for Agents
SearXNG is free but requires server maintenance and returns inconsistent schemas. Paid APIs cost $0.005/query but deliver reliable structured JSON for agents.
TikTok Audience Overlap Analysis via API
Before spending $5K on an influencer, check audience overlap with existing partners. Follower endpoint sampling reveals redundant reach at $0.04/pair.
Hermes Ships Every Few Days: Building Search Tools That Survive
Hermes ships a release every one to three days, so version-pinned search integrations rot in weeks. What stays stable across releases, what does not, and how to build data tooling that outlives the version number.
TikTok Hashtag Campaign Tracking via API
Track hashtag campaign performance daily: view counts, per-video metrics and comment sentiment, through three TikTok endpoints at 1 credit per request. Full pipeline.
Kalodata API: Launched but $570/Mo Enterprise-Only
Kalodata launched its Open API in 2026 but it stays Enterprise-only at $570/month. Scavio's 8 TikTok Shop endpoints cost 1 credit each, no sales call.
Amazon ASIN Bulk Check via API in 2026
FBA sellers scraping Amazon categories for ASINs. The API approach: query category keywords, extract ASINs, batch-check restrictions. 1,449 ASINs for under $1.
Google Maps Leads: API vs Outscraper in 2026
Outscraper is purpose-built for Maps data. Scavio's API is far cheaper at scale, adds Google organic enrichment, and fits automated lead pipelines. Compared.
Pi Agent Web Search Tool Fix in 2026
Pi Coding Agent users struggle with tool registration. Models say they lack access even when tools are in the prompt. The fix: register at API level, not prompt level.
Walmart Product Data Landscape May 2026
Walmart is the most underserved ecommerce platform for product data in 2026. Scavio, WallyScout and manual scraping compared for Walmart product research.
Headless Chrome vs Google Fingerprinting in 2026
Google detects headless Chrome with 95%+ accuracy through TLS fingerprinting, WebGL differences and JS probing. At that point scraping costs more than API access.
SwarmWage Agent Marketplace: May 2026 Update
SwarmWage is an on-chain agent marketplace with 200+ registered services, where web search is 35% of task demand. The economics, and how to plug an agent into it.
TikTok Creator Discovery for Agencies via API
Agencies pay $1,000-5,000 a month for Modash or CreatorIQ. The same discover-filter-vet workflow runs through an API for $15-50 a month. Under $1 per campaign.
Hermes Search Tool Calls Fail Silently: The ChatML Fix
Hermes emits search tool calls in ChatML tags, not OpenAI function-call JSON, so handlers that read response.tool_calls skip the search silently. Full diagnosis and a parser that handles both formats.
Poe Knowledge Base Migration: RAG Options
Poe is sunsetting knowledge bases. The migration paths: self-hosted RAG with web augmentation, a managed platform, or an alternative bot builder. Trade-offs compared.
What Powers DeepSeek Search: Serper and Exa Backends
DeepSeek routes search through Serper for Google SERP data and Exa for semantic retrieval. How the architecture works and how to replicate it with any search API.
DataForSEO Pricing: Queue Tiers & Real Costs (2026)
DataForSEO pricing by queue tier: $0.0006 standard, $0.0012 priority, $0.002 live per SERP. Full cost breakdown plus a simpler per-credit alternative.
Google Programmable Search Engine Shutting Down: Alternatives
Google is disabling Programmable Search Engine for web-wide search by January 2027. Brave, Tavily, Serper and Scavio compared as migration targets before the cutoff.
SerpAPI Alternatives: Crawlzo, SearchAPI.io, Scavio Compared
Scavio, SearchAPI.io, and Crawlzo each replace SerpAPI at lower cost. Scavio adds 50+ platform coverage and MCP from $0.002/query; compare all three here.