AI apps cannot reliably access live web data with verifiable citations
Developers building AI applications for legal, financial, and research use cases need real-time web access with source citations, but current LLM integrations use pre-indexed corpora that go stale. The absence of a simple, reliable API for live web research with citations creates a critical gap for high-stakes AI applications. 145 upvotes validate strong developer demand for this capability.
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