refactor(web): delete legacy tools/web_providers/ directory + migrate ABC tests

Removes the legacy in-tree provider scaffolding that PR #25182 fully
replaced with the plugin architecture:

  tools/web_providers/__init__.py        (6 lines)
  tools/web_providers/base.py            (89 lines — old ABCs)
  tools/web_providers/ARCHITECTURE.md    (73 lines — old design doc)

These were the staging-ground ABCs and provider modules that the
plugin migration absorbed. All seven web providers now implement the
single :class:`agent.web_search_provider.WebSearchProvider` ABC and
live under ``plugins/web/<vendor>/``. Nothing else in the tree imports
``tools.web_providers`` — verified via grep before deletion.

Test migration (tests/tools/test_web_providers.py)
--------------------------------------------------
Rewrote ``TestWebProviderABCs`` to test the new unified ABC at
:mod:`agent.web_search_provider`:

  - test_cannot_instantiate_abc_directly — abstract ``name`` + ``is_available``
  - test_concrete_search_only_provider_works — exercise default
    ``supports_extract=False`` / ``supports_crawl=False`` flags
  - test_concrete_multi_capability_provider_works — exercise all three
    capabilities, async extract supported (declared sync here for
    simplicity; real plugins like parallel + firecrawl use async)
  - test_search_only_provider_skips_extract_and_crawl — verify
    ``supports_*()`` flags default to False so search-only providers
    don't have to implement extract() or crawl()

The 9 other tests in the file (per-capability backend selection,
DEFAULT_CONFIG merge, dispatcher routing) test public helpers in
``tools.web_tools`` that still exist and pass unchanged.

agent/web_search_provider.py docstring updated to reflect that the
legacy ABCs no longer exist; the response-shape contract is preserved
bit-for-bit so external consumers see no behavioral change.

Net diff
--------
- tools/web_providers/ removed (-168 lines)
- tests/tools/test_web_providers.py rewritten ABC section (+78/-30 net,
  same coverage, new API)
- agent/web_search_provider.py docstring (-3/+5 lines)

Verified
--------
- 173/173 targeted web tests pass
- 12/12 ABC contract tests pass with the new interface
- No remaining grep hits for ``tools.web_providers`` outside of
  intentional historical references in plugin docstrings.
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@ -12,13 +12,14 @@ Providers live in ``<repo>/plugins/web/<name>/`` (built-in, auto-loaded as
``kind: backend``) or ``~/.hermes/plugins/web/<name>/`` (user, opt-in via
``plugins.enabled``).
This ABC is the plugin-facing surface. The legacy
:mod:`tools.web_providers.base` module retains its own ABCs for in-tree
consumers that haven't migrated yet; over time those will all flow through
this provider.
This ABC is the SINGLE plugin-facing surface for web providers every
provider in the tree (brave-free, ddgs, searxng, exa, parallel, tavily,
firecrawl) implements it. The legacy in-tree ``tools.web_providers.base``
ABCs were deleted in PR #25182 along with the per-vendor inline helpers
in ``tools/web_tools.py``; the response-shape contract documented below
is preserved bit-for-bit so the tool wrapper does not have to translate.
Response shape (mirrors the legacy contract in ``tools/web_providers/base.py``
so the tool wrapper does not have to translate):
Response shape (preserved from the legacy contract):
Search results::

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@ -20,50 +20,121 @@ import pytest
class TestWebProviderABCs:
"""The ABCs enforce the interface contract."""
"""The unified WebSearchProvider ABC enforces the interface contract.
def test_cannot_instantiate_search_provider(self):
from tools.web_providers.base import WebSearchProvider
After PR #25182, all seven providers are subclasses of
:class:`agent.web_search_provider.WebSearchProvider`. The legacy
in-tree ABCs at ``tools.web_providers.base`` (separate
``WebSearchProvider`` + ``WebExtractProvider``) were deleted in the
same PR providers now advertise capabilities via
``supports_search() / supports_extract() / supports_crawl()`` flags.
"""
def test_cannot_instantiate_abc_directly(self):
from agent.web_search_provider import WebSearchProvider
with pytest.raises(TypeError):
WebSearchProvider() # type: ignore[abstract]
def test_cannot_instantiate_extract_provider(self):
from tools.web_providers.base import WebExtractProvider
with pytest.raises(TypeError):
WebExtractProvider() # type: ignore[abstract]
def test_concrete_search_provider_works(self):
from tools.web_providers.base import WebSearchProvider
def test_concrete_search_only_provider_works(self):
from agent.web_search_provider import WebSearchProvider
class Dummy(WebSearchProvider):
def provider_name(self) -> str:
@property
def name(self) -> str:
return "dummy"
def is_configured(self) -> bool:
@property
def display_name(self) -> str:
return "Dummy Search"
def is_available(self) -> bool:
return True
def supports_search(self) -> bool:
return True
def search(self, query: str, limit: int = 5) -> Dict[str, Any]:
return {"success": True, "data": {"web": []}}
d = Dummy()
assert d.provider_name() == "dummy"
assert d.is_configured() is True
assert d.name == "dummy"
assert d.display_name == "Dummy Search"
assert d.is_available() is True
assert d.supports_search() is True
assert d.supports_extract() is False # default
assert d.supports_crawl() is False # default
assert d.search("test")["success"] is True
def test_concrete_extract_provider_works(self):
from tools.web_providers.base import WebExtractProvider
def test_concrete_multi_capability_provider_works(self):
from agent.web_search_provider import WebSearchProvider
class Dummy(WebExtractProvider):
def provider_name(self) -> str:
class Dummy(WebSearchProvider):
@property
def name(self) -> str:
return "dummy"
def is_configured(self) -> bool:
@property
def display_name(self) -> str:
return "Dummy Multi"
def is_available(self) -> bool:
return True
def extract(self, urls: List[str], **kwargs) -> Dict[str, Any]:
return {"success": True, "data": [{"url": urls[0], "content": "x"}]}
def supports_search(self) -> bool:
return True
def supports_extract(self) -> bool:
return True
def supports_crawl(self) -> bool:
return True
def search(self, query: str, limit: int = 5) -> Dict[str, Any]:
return {"success": True, "data": {"web": []}}
def extract(self, urls: List[str], **kwargs: Any) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
return [{"url": urls[0], "content": "x"}]
def crawl(self, url: str, **kwargs: Any) -> Dict[str, Any]:
return {"results": [{"url": url, "content": "x"}]}
d = Dummy()
assert d.provider_name() == "dummy"
assert d.extract(["https://example.com"])["success"] is True
assert d.supports_search() is True
assert d.supports_extract() is True
assert d.supports_crawl() is True
assert d.extract(["https://example.com"])[0]["url"] == "https://example.com"
assert d.crawl("https://example.com")["results"][0]["url"] == "https://example.com"
def test_search_only_provider_skips_extract_and_crawl(self):
"""Search-only providers don't have to implement extract() / crawl()."""
from agent.web_search_provider import WebSearchProvider
class SearchOnly(WebSearchProvider):
@property
def name(self) -> str:
return "search-only"
@property
def display_name(self) -> str:
return "Search Only"
def is_available(self) -> bool:
return True
def supports_search(self) -> bool:
return True
def search(self, query: str, limit: int = 5) -> Dict[str, Any]:
return {"success": True, "data": {"web": []}}
# Should instantiate fine — extract/crawl have default
# supports_*() returning False and aren't required to be
# overridden when not advertised.
s = SearchOnly()
assert s.supports_search() is True
assert s.supports_extract() is False
assert s.supports_crawl() is False
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
# Web Tools Provider Architecture
## Overview
Web tools (`web_search`, `web_extract`) use a **per-capability backend selection** system that allows different providers for search and extract independently.
## Config Keys
```yaml
web:
backend: "firecrawl" # Shared fallback — applies to both if specific keys not set
search_backend: "" # Per-capability override for web_search
extract_backend: "" # Per-capability override for web_extract
```
**Selection priority (per capability):**
1. `web.search_backend` / `web.extract_backend` (explicit per-capability)
2. `web.backend` (shared fallback)
3. Auto-detect from environment variables
When per-capability keys are empty (default), behavior is identical to the legacy single-backend selection.
## Architecture
```
web_search_tool()
└─ _get_search_backend()
├─ web.search_backend (if set + available)
└─ _get_backend() fallback
web_extract_tool()
└─ _get_extract_backend()
├─ web.extract_backend (if set + available)
└─ _get_backend() fallback
```
## Provider ABCs
New providers implement these interfaces in `tools/web_providers/`:
```python
from tools.web_providers.base import WebSearchProvider, WebExtractProvider
class MySearchProvider(WebSearchProvider):
def provider_name(self) -> str: ...
def is_configured(self) -> bool: ...
def search(self, query: str, limit: int = 5) -> Dict[str, Any]: ...
class MyExtractProvider(WebExtractProvider):
def provider_name(self) -> str: ...
def is_configured(self) -> bool: ...
def extract(self, urls: List[str], **kwargs) -> Dict[str, Any]: ...
```
## Adding a New Search Provider
1. Create `tools/web_providers/your_provider.py` implementing `WebSearchProvider`
2. Add availability check to `_is_backend_available()` in `web_tools.py`
3. Add dispatch branch in `web_search_tool()`
4. Add provider to `hermes tools` picker in `tools_config.py`
5. Add env var to `OPTIONAL_ENV_VARS` in `config.py` (if needed)
6. Write tests in `tests/tools/`
Search-only providers (like SearXNG) don't need to implement `WebExtractProvider`.
Extract-only providers don't need to implement `WebSearchProvider`.
## hermes tools UX
The provider picker uses **progressive disclosure**:
- **Default path** (90% of users): Pick one provider → sets `web.backend` for both. One selection, done.
- **Advanced path**: "Configure separately" option at bottom → two-step sub-picker for search + extract independently.
See `.hermes/plans/2026-05-03-web-tools-provider-architecture.md` for the full UX flow diagram.

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@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
"""Web capability providers — search, extract, crawl.
Each capability has an ABC in ``base.py`` and vendor implementations in
sibling modules. Provider registries in ``web_tools.py`` map config names
to provider classes.
"""

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"""Abstract base classes for web capability providers."""
from __future__ import annotations
from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
from typing import Any, Dict, List
class WebSearchProvider(ABC):
"""Interface for web search backends (Firecrawl, Tavily, Exa, etc.).
Implementations live in sibling modules. The user selects a provider
via ``hermes tools``; the choice is persisted as
``config["web"]["search_backend"]`` (falling back to
``config["web"]["backend"]``).
Search providers return results in a normalized format::
{
"success": True,
"data": {
"web": [
{"title": str, "url": str, "description": str, "position": int},
...
]
}
}
On failure::
{"success": False, "error": str}
"""
@abstractmethod
def provider_name(self) -> str:
"""Short, human-readable name shown in logs and diagnostics."""
@abstractmethod
def is_configured(self) -> bool:
"""Return True when all required env vars / credentials are present.
Called at tool-registration time to gate availability.
Must be cheap no network calls.
"""
@abstractmethod
def search(self, query: str, limit: int = 5) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""Execute a web search and return normalized results."""
class WebExtractProvider(ABC):
"""Interface for web content extraction backends.
Implementations live in sibling modules. The user selects a provider
via ``hermes tools``; the choice is persisted as
``config["web"]["extract_backend"]`` (falling back to
``config["web"]["backend"]``).
Extract providers return results in a normalized format::
{
"success": True,
"data": [
{"url": str, "title": str, "content": str,
"raw_content": str, "metadata": dict},
...
]
}
On failure::
{"success": False, "error": str}
"""
@abstractmethod
def provider_name(self) -> str:
"""Short, human-readable name shown in logs and diagnostics."""
@abstractmethod
def is_configured(self) -> bool:
"""Return True when all required env vars / credentials are present.
Called at tool-registration time to gate availability.
Must be cheap no network calls.
"""
@abstractmethod
def extract(self, urls: List[str], **kwargs) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""Extract content from the given URLs and return normalized results."""