question about search engine

[RainW420]

DeepSeek TUI's web_search is broken in China due to search engine availability, not configuration:

• Primary: DuckDuckGo (html.duckduckgo.com) — times out (blocked by GFW)
• Fallback: Bing (www.bing.com) — also times out (blocked by GFW)

Unlike Reasonix, which uses Mojeek (accessible in China), DeepSeek TUI hardcodes DuckDuckGo/Bing with no configurable search engine option. The fetch_url tool works fine after
fixing the sandbox/TLS issues with Watt Toolkit, but web_search cannot function without a VPN or proxy.

Workaround: Use Reasonix for search tasks, DeepSeek TUI for code editing. Or run SearXNG locally with system-wide proxy routing

[Hmbown]

Thank you - will look into options!

[RainW420]

expect a better deepseek tui