[FEAT] Bing Search API web search provider (#1519)

implement bing search engine for agents

docker/.env.example

@@ -232,4 +232,7 @@ GID='1000'
 # AGENT_GSE_CTX=
 
 #------ Serper.dev ----------- https://serper.dev/
-# AGENT_SERPER_DEV_KEY=
+# AGENT_SERPER_DEV_KEY=
\ No newline at end of file
+
+#------ Bing Search ----------- https://portal.azure.com/
+# AGENT_BING_SEARCH_API_KEY=
\ No newline at end of file

frontend/src/pages/WorkspaceSettings/AgentConfig/WebSearchSelection/SearchProviderOptions/index.jsx

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export function GoogleSearchOptions({ settings }) {
         <a
           href="https://programmablesearchengine.google.com/controlpanel/create"
           target="_blank"
+          rel="noreferrer"
           className="text-blue-300 underline"
         >
           from Google here.
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ export function SerperDotDevOptions({ settings }) {
         <a
           href="https://serper.dev"
           target="_blank"
+          rel="noreferrer"
           className="text-blue-300 underline"
         >
           from Serper.dev.
@@ -82,3 +84,66 @@ export function SerperDotDevOptions({ settings }) {
     </>
   );
 }
+
+export function BingSearchOptions({ settings }) {
+  return (
+    <>
+      <p className="text-sm text-white/60 my-2">
+        You can get a Bing Web Search API subscription key{" "}
+        <a
+          href="https://portal.azure.com/"
+          target="_blank"
+          rel="noreferrer"
+          className="text-blue-300 underline"
+        >
+          from the Azure portal.
+        </a>
+      </p>
+      <div className="flex gap-x-4">
+        <div className="flex flex-col w-60">
+          <label className="text-white text-sm font-semibold block mb-4">
+            API Key
+          </label>
+          <input
+            type="password"
+            name="env::AgentBingSearchApiKey"
+            className="border-none bg-zinc-900 text-white placeholder:text-white/20 text-sm rounded-lg focus:border-white block w-full p-2.5"
+            placeholder="Bing Web Search API Key"
+            defaultValue={settings?.AgentBingSearchApiKey ? "*".repeat(20) : ""}
+            required={true}
+            autoComplete="off"
+            spellCheck={false}
+          />
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <p className="text-sm text-white/60 my-2">
+        To set up a Bing Web Search API subscription:
+      </p>
+      <ol className="list-decimal text-sm text-white/60 ml-6">
+        <li>
+          Go to the Azure portal:{" "}
+          <a
+            href="https://portal.azure.com/"
+            target="_blank"
+            rel="noreferrer"
+            className="text-blue-300 underline"
+          >
+            https://portal.azure.com/
+          </a>
+        </li>
+        <li>Create a new Azure account or sign in with an existing one.</li>
+        <li>
+          Navigate to the "Create a resource" section and search for "Bing
+          Search v7".
+        </li>
+        <li>
+          Select the "Bing Search v7" resource and create a new subscription.
+        </li>
+        <li>
+          Choose the pricing tier that suits your needs (free tier available).
+        </li>
+        <li>Obtain the API key for your Bing Web Search subscription.</li>
+      </ol>
+    </>
+  );
+}

frontend/src/pages/WorkspaceSettings/AgentConfig/WebSearchSelection/index.jsx

@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@ import React, { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import AnythingLLMIcon from "@/media/logo/anything-llm-icon.png";
 import GoogleSearchIcon from "./icons/google.png";
 import SerperDotDevIcon from "./icons/serper.png";
+import BingSearchIcon from "./icons/bing.png";
 import { CaretUpDown, MagnifyingGlass, X } from "@phosphor-icons/react";
 import SearchProviderItem from "./SearchProviderItem";
 import {
   SerperDotDevOptions,
   GoogleSearchOptions,
+  BingSearchOptions,
 } from "./SearchProviderOptions";
 
 const SEARCH_PROVIDERS = [
@@ -34,6 +36,14 @@ const SEARCH_PROVIDERS = [
     description:
       "Serper.dev web-search. Free account with a 2,500 calls, but then paid.",
   },
+  {
+    name: "Bing Search",
+    value: "bing-search",
+    logo: BingSearchIcon,
+    options: (settings) => <BingSearchOptions settings={settings} />,
+    description:
+      "Web search powered by the Bing Search API. Free for 1000 queries per month.",
+  },
 ];
 
 export default function AgentWebSearchSelection({

server/.env.example

@@ -228,4 +228,7 @@ TTS_PROVIDER="native"
 # AGENT_GSE_CTX=
 
 #------ Serper.dev ----------- https://serper.dev/
-# AGENT_SERPER_DEV_KEY=
+# AGENT_SERPER_DEV_KEY=
\ No newline at end of file
+
+#------ Bing Search ----------- https://portal.azure.com/
+# AGENT_BING_SEARCH_API_KEY=

server/models/systemSettings.js

@@ -70,7 +70,11 @@ const SystemSettings = {
     agent_search_provider: (update) => {
       try {
         if (update === "none") return null;
-        if (!["google-search-engine", "serper-dot-dev"].includes(update))
+        if (
+          !["google-search-engine", "serper-dot-dev", "bing-search"].includes(
+            update
+          )
+        )
           throw new Error("Invalid SERP provider.");
         return String(update);
       } catch (e) {
@@ -171,6 +175,7 @@ const SystemSettings = {
       AgentGoogleSearchEngineId: process.env.AGENT_GSE_CTX || null,
       AgentGoogleSearchEngineKey: process.env.AGENT_GSE_KEY || null,
       AgentSerperApiKey: process.env.AGENT_SERPER_DEV_KEY || null,
+      AgentBingSearchApiKey: process.env.AGENT_BING_SEARCH_API_KEY || null,
     };
   },
 

server/utils/agents/aibitat/plugins/web-browsing.js

@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ const webBrowsing = {
               case "serper-dot-dev":
                 engine = "_serperDotDev";
                 break;
+              case "bing-search":
+                engine = "_bingWebSearch";
+                break;
               default:
                 engine = "_googleSearchEngine";
             }
@@ -172,6 +175,49 @@ const webBrowsing = {
               return `No information was found online for the search query.`;
             return JSON.stringify(data);
           },
+          _bingWebSearch: async function (query) {
+            if (!process.env.AGENT_BING_SEARCH_API_KEY) {
+              this.super.introspect(
+                `${this.caller}: I can't use Bing Web Search because the user has not defined the required API key.\nVisit: https://portal.azure.com/ to create the API key.`
+              );
+              return `Search is disabled and no content was found. This functionality is disabled because the user has not set it up yet.`;
+            }
+
+            const searchURL = new URL(
+              "https://api.bing.microsoft.com/v7.0/search"
+            );
+            searchURL.searchParams.append("q", query);
+
+            this.super.introspect(
+              `${this.caller}: Using Bing Web Search to search for "${
+                query.length > 100 ? `${query.slice(0, 100)}...` : query
+              }"`
+            );
+
+            const searchResponse = await fetch(searchURL, {
+              headers: {
+                "Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key":
+                  process.env.AGENT_BING_SEARCH_API_KEY,
+              },
+            })
+              .then((res) => res.json())
+              .then((data) => {
+                const searchResults = data.webPages?.value || [];
+                return searchResults.map((result) => ({
+                  title: result.name,
+                  link: result.url,
+                  snippet: result.snippet,
+                }));
+              })
+              .catch((e) => {
+                console.log(e);
+                return [];
+              });
+
+            if (searchResponse.length === 0)
+              return `No information was found online for the search query.`;
+            return JSON.stringify(searchResponse);
+          },
         });
       },
     };

server/utils/helpers/updateENV.js

@@ -399,6 +399,10 @@ const KEY_MAPPING = {
     envKey: "AGENT_SERPER_DEV_KEY",
     checks: [],
   },
+  AgentBingSearchApiKey: {
+    envKey: "AGENT_BING_SEARCH_API_KEY",
+    checks: [],
+  },
 
   // TTS/STT Integration ENVS
   TextToSpeechProvider: {
@@ -762,6 +766,7 @@ async function dumpENV() {
     "AGENT_GSE_CTX",
     "AGENT_GSE_KEY",
     "AGENT_SERPER_DEV_KEY",
+    "AGENT_BING_SEARCH_API_KEY",
   ];
 
   // Simple sanitization of each value to prevent ENV injection via newline or quote escaping.