Volcengine launches Doubao Search Open Service to enable long-horizon agent tasks

Volcengine, ByteDance's cloud computing platform, has launched the Doubao Search Open Service. The service provides AI agents with real-time web search, news scraping, and knowledge base retrieval capabilities, enabling them to execute complex, multi-step tasks that require up-to-date information. It is built on ByteDance’s Doubao model and aims to improve the accuracy and reliability of agent-driven workflows. The service is available via API, allowing developers to integrate search functionality into their own applications and agents. This launch targets enterprises seeking to build more autonomous and informed AI systems.