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tags: [web]
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# Web For Knowledge Work

`web` is the branch for remote sources. Sometimes that means widening
the world. Sometimes it means simply reading the page already in front
of you.

Treat a named URL differently from an unnamed question. A named URL is
retrieval. An unnamed question is discovery.

Trust these instincts:

- if a URL is already in hand, use the visible page-fetch tool first
- widen only when the answer depends on material not already in the
  workspace or memory
- if discovery and reading are both needed, discover first and then
  fetch the actual source you found
- fetch or cite the source you actually found before summarizing it
- do not replace a named local `kb:` read with a speculative web search
