# DEVONagent

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## [When does DEVONagent follow links?](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/when-does-devonagent-follow-links/81442)

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**Author:** [@benoit.pointet](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/benoit.pointet)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2024, 6:49am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/when-does-devonagent-follow-links/81442 "2024-12-03T06:49:58Z")

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Will DEVONagent follow links on pages that “do not match”? Or a page not matching implies that none of its links will be followed?

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## [Search Returning No Results](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/search-returning-no-results/78981)

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**Author:** [@mlevison](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/mlevison)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 29, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/search-returning-no-results/78981 "2024-11-29T19:15:23Z")

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I’m sure this is a case of PBKAC I’m attempting to search on: “disengaged stakeholders scrum” using any web search set, I get no results. And in the log I see the following results: Yet when I copy the URL for t…

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## [Archive sidebar will not remember width](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/archive-sidebar-will-not-remember-width/81116)

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**Author:** [@troejgaard](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/troejgaard)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2024, 9:54pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/archive-sidebar-will-not-remember-width/81116 "2024-11-25T21:54:52Z")

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After having an unused license sitting for ages, I have finally been getting into DEVONagent, and must say I really like it! I would like to use the built in Archive more, but the behaviour of the window sidebar is driv…

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## [DEVONagent Pro field guide or super tutorial?](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/devonagent-pro-field-guide-or-super-tutorial/74740)

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**Author:** [@mdumais](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/mdumais)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 6:19am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/devonagent-pro-field-guide-or-super-tutorial/74740 "2024-08-26T06:19:27Z")

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Hello to everyone. I was wondering, is there a guide as practical and well made for DEVONagent Pro as the one produced for DEVONthink Pro (DEVONthink Field guide by MacSparky)? Besides learning how to use DEVONagent to …

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## [DEVONagent opens with Popclip to OF](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/devonagent-opens-with-popclip-to-of/80318)

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**Author:** [@bryla](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/bryla)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 31, 2024, 9:21am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/devonagent-opens-with-popclip-to-of/80318 "2024-07-31T09:21:43Z")

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When I use PopClip to send to OmniFocus DEVONagent opens with the latest search whether the app was opens before or not. Somehow the extension but be sending a message - I don’t know since the extension doesn’t have any…

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## [Follow Links Levels Greyed Out](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/follow-links-levels-greyed-out/80053)

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**Author:** [@jefffield](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/jefffield)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 6:41am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/follow-links-levels-greyed-out/80053 "2024-07-05T06:41:33Z")

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In the YouTube ‘Tutorial All about DEVONagent Pro search sets’ , at 3m35s, the demo shows ‘Follow Links: All’ with selectable Levels. When I follow along in DEVONagent, all of the Follow Links choices show the Level ind…

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## [Plugin using ArXiv API](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/plugin-using-arxiv-api/79373)

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**Author:** [@rpenco](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/rpenco)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2024, 2:37pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/plugin-using-arxiv-api/79373 "2024-04-18T14:37:31Z")

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Hello, I am trying to develop a plugin that searches the ArXiv using their API. I am aware that there are issues crawling the main site, but my understanding is that the “export” version should work for this purpose. I a…

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## [Update on the way?](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/update-on-the-way/58659)

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**Author:** [@nomasprime](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/nomasprime)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2024, 6:07am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/update-on-the-way/58659 "2024-04-02T06:07:08Z")

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Interested in DEVONagent but current version still doesn’t support dark mode. Minor niggle but makes me wonder if the product’s still being actively developed?

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## [Search returning unexpected results](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/search-returning-unexpected-results/78828)

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**Author:** [@n5zap](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/n5zap)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2024, 4:17pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/search-returning-unexpected-results/78828 "2024-02-26T16:17:02Z")

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This is probably a really silly question, but I just ran a search in DEVONAgent that returned results that were surprising to me. I searched on this: ("Gulf States Utilities" OR GSU) NEAR History After watching the se…

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## [Help with user plugin](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/help-with-user-plugin/78803)

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**Author:** [@tinksquared](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/tinksquared)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2024, 1:30pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/help-with-user-plugin/78803 "2024-02-24T13:30:50Z")

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I’m trying to create a plugin for searching genealogy sites. Why can’t I enter my username and password here? Here is the Plist info (I don’t even know what that is, but here it is):

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## [A basics question: crawl vs search](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/a-basics-question-crawl-vs-search/65071)

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**Author:** [@Packrat](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/Packrat)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2024, 4:29pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/a-basics-question-crawl-vs-search/65071 "2024-02-23T16:29:18Z")

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I’ve noticed that some search sets don’t use plugins, which got me to thinking about crawl vs search. Is this right – crawl will download (or attempt to) the entire site and then apply the search term, whereas search (vi…

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## [Understanding Search Results](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/understanding-search-results/78689)

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**Author:** [@kappabear](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/kappabear)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2024, 6:07pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/understanding-search-results/78689 "2024-02-16T18:07:40Z")

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Hi all, I just ran a “deeper web search” similar to this: ((a OR b) NEAR/2 d) AND (x OR y OR z) and got around 20 responsive hits. I then modified the search to be: ((a OR b OR c) NEAR/2 d) AND (x OR y OR z) and then…

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## [DevonAgent Pro poor results](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/devonagent-pro-poor-results/78686)

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**Author:** [@CanadaSteven](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/CanadaSteven)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2024, 9:43am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/devonagent-pro-poor-results/78686 "2024-02-16T09:43:03Z")

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Search: Conveyance “contract by deceased” in google, 929 results https://www.google.ca/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=Conveyance+"contract+by+deceased"&num=10 in DevonAgent Pro set to plug in Google results 2 why does the …

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## [Alfred Workflow for DEVONagent](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/alfred-workflow-for-devonagent/78647)

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**Author:** [@protonymus](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/protonymus)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2024, 5:30pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/alfred-workflow-for-devonagent/78647 "2024-02-11T17:30:55Z")

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A simple DEVONagent search set workflow for Alfred. Run the DEVONagent keyword (das ) or set your own keyword to search with different DEVONagent search sets. AppleScript, based on information I found regarding “x-devona…

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## [Most sites not searched with code "Disallowed"](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/most-sites-not-searched-with-code-disallowed/78497)

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**Author:** [@n5zap](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/n5zap)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 4:44am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/most-sites-not-searched-with-code-disallowed/78497 "2024-02-03T04:44:42Z")

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I’m running my first DEVONAgent search in a while, and noticed I am getting almost no results for simple queries that should return tons. When I look at the log, almost every site DA tries to access returns “Disallowed.”…

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## [Audio files being downloaded](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/audio-files-being-downloaded/78426)

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**Author:** [@saltlane](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/saltlane)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 26, 2024, 11:25am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/audio-files-being-downloaded/78426 "2024-01-26T11:25:37Z")

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Whenever I look through the results in DevonAgent, if there is an audio file on the page it automatically downloads it into my DevonThink Inbox. Is there a way to stop this? I am having to delete audio files from my inbo…

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## [Is it true the text color cannot every be changed? It's grey](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/is-it-true-the-text-color-cannot-every-be-changed-its-grey/78421)

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**Author:** [@MAM](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/MAM)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2024, 1:23pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/is-it-true-the-text-color-cannot-every-be-changed-its-grey/78421 "2024-01-25T13:23:54Z")

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No matter how many times I change it in the settings it never changes to black.

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## [Finding grey (non-scientific) literature - Collection of devonAgent plugins and suggestions?](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/finding-grey-non-scientific-literature-collection-of-devonagent-plugins-and-suggestions/78415)

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**Author:** [@Rainer13](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/Rainer13)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2024, 2:42pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/finding-grey-non-scientific-literature-collection-of-devonagent-plugins-and-suggestions/78415 "2024-01-24T14:42:54Z")

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Hi I want to use devonAgent for searching documents like government reports, commpany reports, policy documents etc, i.e. everything one classifies as “grey literature” in academia sometimes. Therefore I am looking for…

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## [American Chemical Society plug-in is not working and help with plug-ins for scientific reports and conference proceedings](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/american-chemical-society-plug-in-is-not-working-and-help-with-plug-ins-for-scientific-reports-and-conference-proceedings/78092)

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**Author:** [@samrose](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/samrose)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 4:41pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/american-chemical-society-plug-in-is-not-working-and-help-with-plug-ins-for-scientific-reports-and-conference-proceedings/78092 "2024-01-05T16:41:11Z")

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I am trying to learn how to create plugins that search websites containing conference proceedings, such as https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/IDETC-CIE. To do that, I tried to go through the example in the Help docum…

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## [Custom Search Set Not Being Used](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/custom-search-set-not-being-used/77818)

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**Author:** [@darrylmy](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/darrylmy)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2023, 4:28am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/custom-search-set-not-being-used/77818 "2023-12-03T04:28:13Z")

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Hi All, My custom search set has stopped working. When I select my custom search set the search only runs on Google, Bing, and Microsoft. I’ve tried duplicating the custom search set, restarted the program, but DA will…

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## [How many connections can DevonAgent use?](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/how-many-connections-can-devonagent-use/77714)

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**Author:** [@mlevison](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/mlevison)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2023, 6:21pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/how-many-connections-can-devonagent-use/77714 "2023-11-25T18:21:46Z")

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I love the idea of deep searches and never want to wait for them to finish. I have a very good idea of the volume of work I’m asking of the tool. And nonetheless I want to push the limits. I have a brand new M3Max w/64GB…

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## [Drafts (Mac) action script for DevonAgent?](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/drafts-mac-action-script-for-devonagent/77195)

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**Author:** [@jdowson](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/jdowson)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2023, 9:49am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/drafts-mac-action-script-for-devonagent/77195 "2023-11-12T09:49:14Z")

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Has anyone created a Drafts action to perform a DevonAgent search? I see DT3 actions, but nothing for DA.

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## [How to search videos by a specific Youtube user](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/how-to-search-videos-by-a-specific-youtube-user/77429)

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**Author:** [@jmm](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/jmm)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2023, 5:48am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/how-to-search-videos-by-a-specific-youtube-user/77429 "2023-10-30T05:48:45Z")

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Youtube has a URL for searching videos in a specific user account, i.e. https://www.youtube.com/@Channel4News/search?query= Is there a way to include a Youtube user as a Site in a DevonAgent Search set?

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## [How to customize the region of the search engine?](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/how-to-customize-the-region-of-the-search-engine/56464)

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**Author:** [@Aiden](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/Aiden)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2023, 6:34am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/how-to-customize-the-region-of-the-search-engine/56464 "2023-10-04T06:34:36Z")

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This is my first time using DEVONagent Pro, I want to know how to customize the search engine, the region, etc. Update: I already found that how to customize the search engine, but I still don’t get a clue how to custom…

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## [Yandex plugin missing?](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/yandex-plugin-missing/76075)

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**Author:** [@dkerekes](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/dkerekes)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2023, 1:26am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/yandex-plugin-missing/76075 "2023-09-29T01:26:10Z")

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Hi there, Was looking through my plugins, and was startled to see that Yandex is not on my plugin list, although the DevonAgent Help does mention Yandex as a plug-in. Is there any way to create/restore it? Thanks so mu…

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## [DEVONagent Pro not showing any results](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/devonagent-pro-not-showing-any-results/77046)

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**Author:** [@gsf](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/gsf)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2023, 6:58pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/devonagent-pro-not-showing-any-results/77046 "2023-09-26T18:58:46Z")

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Hi ! I’d like some help with DevonAgent Pro: My purpose is to perform regular searches: different lists with some specific keywords or names through different sites (about 8 or 10). Example: Listing 1 (item1 OR item…

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## [DEVONagent giving up too soon](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/devonagent-giving-up-too-soon/76846)

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**Author:** [@HenryT](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/HenryT)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2023, 2:17pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/devonagent-giving-up-too-soon/76846 "2023-09-04T14:17:27Z")

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Hello! Näyttökuva 2023-9-4 kello 14.52.58.pdf (104.1 KB) I’ve been trying to do DEVONagent searches from DevonThink Server databases. There doesn’t seem too much time for logging in, because timeout comes every time a…

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## [Help with understanding DA Search Set setup?](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/help-with-understanding-da-search-set-setup/75757)

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**Author:** [@silverhuang](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/silverhuang)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2023, 3:46pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/help-with-understanding-da-search-set-setup/75757 "2023-08-17T15:46:27Z")

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Hi all, I’m new to using DEVONagent, and was trying to setup a Search Set to search this DEVONtechnologies Discourse forum, and I don’t know what I’m getting wrong, as either: The results I want keep getting shunted i…

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## [A suggestion about improving incoming search results from Google](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/a-suggestion-about-improving-incoming-search-results-from-google/76378)

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**Author:** [@jstarek](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/jstarek)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 11:19am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/a-suggestion-about-improving-incoming-search-results-from-google/76378 "2023-08-07T11:19:19Z")

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I read through some discussions here and noticed a few users state how they dislike Google’s current ranking and the inclusion of results that don’t actually include the search keywords. For interactive searches, I have…

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## [Unexpected search results - much fewer results than expect](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/unexpected-search-results-much-fewer-results-than-expect/74753)

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**Author:** [@kappabear](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/kappabear)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2023, 8:30pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/unexpected-search-results-much-fewer-results-than-expect/74753 "2023-07-20T20:30:44Z")

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I’m attempting to do a site specific search of the domain: fujiweekly.com by using the following searches, set to Deep, Deeper, and Deepest Web in DEVONagent Pro v3.11.6: site:https://fujixweekly.com (“X-Trans V” OR “X…

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