General Browser / Search

Browse the web to find public health guidelines, authoritative sources, and evidence-based information.

When to Use

• User asks for "latest guidelines on X"
• User asks what "USPSTF/CDC/WHO/NICE says" about X
• User asks for "authoritative source" or "official recommendation"
• User asks for "up-to-date evidence" on a health topic
• Trigger phrases: "guidelines", "CDC", "WHO", "NICE", "recommendation", "authoritative"

Source Priority

Search these sources in order of priority:

How to Execute

Step 1: Search

Use web-search to find relevant sources:

# Search for guidelines
web-search "USPSTF hypertension guidelines 2024"
web-search "CDC vaccination recommendations elderly"
web-search "WHO diabetes management guidelines 2024"

Step 2: Fetch the Top Result

Use webfetch to get content from the most authoritative source:

webfetch --url "https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/" --format markdown

Step 3: Extract Key Information

Extract:

• Publication date
• Key recommendations (bullet points)
• URL for citation
• Source organization name

Output Format

*[Organization] Guidelines: [Topic]*
_Published: [Date]_

**Key Recommendations:**
- [Recommendation 1]
- [Recommendation 2]
- [Recommendation 3]

**Source:** [URL]

Authorization Check

Before fetching external sources:

• If user has granted session-wide consent → proceed
• If not → ask: "This searches external sources. Should I proceed?"
• If user declines → return local-only results

Privacy Note

• No PII transmitted
• Only health-topic queries sent
• Results stored locally in health/References/ with citation

Citation

After successful search, write to health/References/:

# External Reference: [Topic]

**Query**: [original query]
**Date**: [today]
**Source**: [organization]
**URL**: [link]

**Key Findings:**
- [Finding 1]
- [Finding 2]

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