# clm_345AE55CABD4

subject: Anthropic (/record/anthropic.md)  
predicate: feature_added  
value: web search tool  
valid_from: 2025-05-07  
valid_to: null  
published: 2025-05-07  
recorded: 2026-11-14  
confidence: 0.70  
status: valid  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: null  
last_updated: 2026-11-14  
cite: AsOf. "Anthropic feature added: web search tool", as of 2025-05-07. Claim clm_345AE55CABD4, https://asof.is/claim/clm_345AE55CABD4, accessed 2026-11-14. Source: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/release-notes/overview#2025-05-07.  
checked: 2026-11-14 · its source page states the value and the date, as read by an AI model  

> May 7, 2025 We’ve launched a web search tool in the API, allowing Claude to access up-to-date information from the web.

What https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/release-notes/overview#2025-05-07 says, word for word.

## Sources

- https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/release-notes/overview#2025-05-07 (primary, Anthropic, published 2025-05-07)

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