# explain.search

> Talos next · Since next

Find what the explain tools and argus:// resources hold, by words: rule and runtime codes, components, API, examples, recipes, docs, UI.

Ranked hits with uris.

| | |
|---|---|
| Title | Search the knowledge |
| Mode | `disk` |
| Token cost | about 127 tokens (in the default list, paid on every call) |
| Toolset | core |

## Arguments

| Argument | Type | Required | Default | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| `agent` | `string` | no |  |  | The name of the agent making the call, when several agents share one connection: each named agent is its own actor and plays its own game. Leave it out when there is one agent. |
| `kinds` | `string[]` | no |  |  |  |
| `limit` | `integer` | no |  |  |  |
| `query` | `string` | yes |  |  | A few words, or a code |

## Example

An MCP `tools/call` with the required arguments (placeholders in angle brackets).

```json
{
  "name": "explain.search",
  "arguments": {
    "query": "<query>"
  }
}
```