October 31st, 2025

Welcome to the grand finale of our Search Tool Week! We've armed your Mates with tools for expert-level research, and now we're giving them the power to act. Get ready to transform your Mates into the ultimate personal shoppers and travel agents.
We're thrilled to launch a powerful new suite of tools designed to find products, compare prices, and plan travel seamlessly.
We're adding five new e-commerce and travel tools to the Tool Store, giving your Mates an unprecedented understanding of the commercial world:
🛒 Google Shopping & Amazon Search: Your Mates can now search and compare products across the two largest e-commerce ecosystems. Get prices, ratings, and seller information to find the best deals, whether you're browsing broadly or searching for a specific item.
🏬 Walmart Search: Need everyday essentials or checking for in-store availability? Your Mate can now access Walmart's massive inventory to find products, check prices, and even read customer reviews.
✈️ Google Flights Search: Planning a trip? Your Mates can now search for one-way, round-trip, or complex multi-city flights, filtering by airline, price, and stops to find the perfect itinerary.
🏨 Google Hotels Search: Complete your travel plans by asking your Mate to find hotels or vacation rentals. They can filter by price, rating, dates, and amenities to find the ideal accommodation.
Your Ultimate Shopping Assistant: Stop switching between tabs. Ask your Mate to "find the best price for AirPods Pro" and let it compare results from Google Shopping, Amazon, and Walmart to find the best deal for you.
End-to-End Trip Planning: Plan an entire vacation in a single conversation. Ask your Mate to find a flight to your destination and then find a hotel near the city center for your dates.
Structured, Actionable Data: These tools don't just return links. They provide structured data—prices, ratings, flight durations, and more—that your Mates can analyze, compare, and present in a clear, easy-to-digest format.
Zero-Config for Instant Power: Most of these tools are available via our "Pay-As-You-Go" model. They are ready to use immediately with no API keys or complex setup required. For power users, "Bring Your Own Key" (BYOK) is also an option.
Activating these tools is incredibly simple.
Most of the tools in the Shopping & Travel Suite are ready to use out-of-the-box through our Pay-As-You-Go model. No action is needed!
For users who prefer to use their own API keys (BYOK mode):
Create the Tool Instance: Navigate to Mates & Tools > Tool Store, find the tool you want, and click + Create instance.
Add Your Credentials: In the configuration, provide your API key in the specified JSON format.
Attach and Save: Attach the tool to your desired Mate via the Tools tab and click Update.
Thank you for joining us this week as we've redefined what it means for a Mate to "search." We can't wait to see how you leverage these new capabilities to make your workflows smarter and more efficient.
Happy planning and shopping!