Frequently Asked Questions | General Questions | What is the searcher package? | How do I install the package? | Why would I use searcher instead of manually searching in a browser? | Which platforms does searcher support? | Search Functionality | How do I search for a specific term? | How do I ensure my search results are R-specific? | Which search engine is best for R-related questions? | Working with Errors | How do I search for an error message? | Can I automatically search errors when they occur? | Is there a way to search warnings too? | AI Assistant Integration | How do I use AI assistants with searcher? | Do I need API keys to use the AI features? | How do I customize how AI assistants respond to my queries? | Prompt Management | What is the prompt management system? | How do I use the built-in prompts? | Can I create my own prompts? | Customization | How do I customize the default behavior of searcher? | How do I change the default search keyword from "base" to "tidyverse"? | How can I reduce or increase the delay before the browser opens? | Comparing AI Solutions | How does searcher's AI assistant integration differ from the ellmer package? | Interface Differences | Use Case Differences | Complementary Usage | Troubleshooting | My browser doesn't open when I use a search function. What's wrong? | How do I search an error that's not the most recent one? | The AI assistant isn't giving me R-specific answers. How do I fix this? | Can I use searcher in non-interactive scripts?
Package: searcher 0.1.0
James Balamuta
searcher: Query Search Interfaces and AI Assistants
Provides search interfaces to look up terms on major search engines including 'Google', 'Bing', 'DuckDuckGo', 'Startpage', 'Ecosia', 'Brave', 'Kagi', 'rseek', social platforms like 'X' (formerly Twitter), 'BlueSky', 'Mastodon', programming communities such as 'StackOverflow', 'Posit Community', and code repositories including 'GitHub', 'grep.app', and 'BitBucket'. Additionally, provides direct integration with AI assistants through specialized query functions for 'ChatGPT', 'Claude AI', 'Perplexity AI', 'Mistral AI', 'Microsoft Copilot', and 'Meta AI', complete with an AI prompt management system for R-optimized interactions. Upon searching or querying, a browser window will open with the search results or AI interface pre-populated with the specified query.
Authors:
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manual.pdf |manual.html✨
DESCRIPTION |NEWS
card.svg |card.png
searcher/json (API)
| # Install 'searcher' in R: |
| install.packages('searcher', repos = c('https://coatless-rpkg.r-universe.dev', 'https://cloud.r-project.org')) |
Bug tracker:https://github.com/coatless-rpkg/searcher/issues
Pkgdown/docs site:https://r-pkg.thecoatlessprofessor.com
automaticerror-handlingerror-messagessearch-enginesearch-portals
Last updated from:250c51a338. Checks:9 OK. Indexed: yes.
| Target | Result | Time | Files | Syslog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux-devel-x86_64 | OK | 147 | ||
| source / vignettes | OK | 212 | ||
| linux-release-x86_64 | OK | 118 | ||
| macos-release-arm64 | OK | 105 | ||
| macos-oldrel-arm64 | OK | 79 | ||
| windows-devel | OK | 75 | ||
| windows-release | OK | 86 | ||
| windows-oldrel | OK | 76 | ||
| wasm-release | OK | 112 |
Exports:ai_promptai_prompt_activeai_prompt_clearai_prompt_listai_prompt_registerai_prompt_removeask_bing_copilotask_chatgptask_claudeask_copilotask_grokask_le_chatask_meta_aiask_mistralask_perplexityask_xaisearch_bbsearch_bingsearch_bitbucketsearch_blueskysearch_bravesearch_ddgsearch_duckduckgosearch_ecosiasearch_ghsearch_githubsearch_googlesearch_grepsearch_kagisearch_mastodonsearch_positsearch_posit_communitysearch_qwantsearch_rseeksearch_sitesearch_sosearch_spsearch_stackoverflowsearch_startpagesearch_twittersearch_xsearcher
Dependencies:
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Last update: 2025-05-26
Started: 2025-05-22
Managing AI Prompts in searcher
Introduction | What are Prompts? | The Prompt Management System | Built-in Prompt Library | Setting an Active Prompt | Using Custom Prompts | Checking and Clearing Prompts | Extending the Prompt Library | Removing Prompts | Advanced Usage | Prompt Layering | Creating a Session Prompt Library | Prompt Management in .Rprofile | Conclusion
Last update: 2025-05-26
Started: 2025-05-20
Using AI Assistants with searcher
Introduction | Available AI Services | Basic Usage | AI Service Links | Links Used by the Package | Account Requirements | Customizing AI Behavior with Prompts | 1. Per-call Prompts | 2. Default Prompts via Options | Error Handling Integration | Effective Prompting Strategies | Understanding Prompts | Tailoring Prompts to Different AI Services | Debugging Code | Learning New Concepts | Selecting Packages and Tools | Code Review and Improvement | More effective prompt | Complex Statistical Analysis | Creating Visualizations | Experimenting with Different Approaches | Advanced Prompt Management | Conclusion
Last update: 2025-05-26
Started: 2025-05-26
Search Patterns
Introduction | Usage | Search Operators | General Search Tips | Search Platform URLs | Search Engines | Community Sites | Code Repositories | URL Construction
Last update: 2025-05-22
Started: 2019-07-05
