Search automation runs a recurring web-research loop for you: it monitors the topics you care about on a schedule, summarizes what it finds, and logs the results straight into your Taskade workspace. Instead of opening tabs every morning, you open one project where the latest findings are already waiting, neatly organized and ready to act on.
TL;DR: Search automation watches your topics on a set schedule, reads the web for you, and posts plain-language summaries to your workspace, so research happens in the background instead of eating your afternoon. Build one free →
What Is Search Automation?
Search automation is a scheduled workflow that searches the web for the topics you choose, has an AI agent read and summarize the results, and saves those findings to a project in your workspace. It runs on its own, as often as you set it, so the research keeps coming without anyone clicking "search." You get a living record of what changed, not a one-time snapshot.
Monitors a fixed list of topics, competitors, or keywords on a recurring schedule.
Summarizes each run in plain language so you can skim instead of read.
Logs every result to your workspace, building a searchable history over time.
Notifies you or your team the moment fresh findings land.
A Dead Report vs. a Living System You Own
Most research tools hand you a one-off export: a PDF, a copied list, a digest you read once and lose. Taskade gives you a working app you can clone, edit, and rerun forever.
| What you get | One-off research tools | Search automation in Taskade |
|---|---|---|
| Output | A static report you read once | A living project that keeps updating |
| Schedule | Manual rerun every time | Runs on its own, as often as you set |
| Ownership | Locked in their tool | Cloneable app you own and customize |
| After the search | Findings scatter across tabs and docs | Everything logged in one workspace |
| Views | Fixed layout | 7 project views (List, Board, Calendar, Table, Mind Map, Gantt, Org Chart) |
How to Set Up Search Automation
Clone this automation into your workspace to get a working starting point.
Open the Automations tab and add a schedule trigger (every day, week, or hour).
Add the actions that search the web, summarize the results, and post them to your project.
Tune the AI agent with custom instructions so summaries sound like your industry.
Turn the toggle on and let it run, then open your project to read the latest findings.
Where to Go From Here
Pair search automation with related research workflows to build a complete monitoring system:
Web Research Assistant Tool — ask one-off questions and get sourced answers on demand.
News Monitoring Feed Tracker — pull headlines from the sites you watch into one inbox.
Competitor Analysis Automation — track rival pricing and offerings automatically.
Build your own from a prompt with Taskade Genesis, browse live examples in the Community Gallery, or wire it into AI agents and automations.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is search automation?
Search automation is a scheduled workflow that searches the web for your chosen topics, summarizes the results with an AI agent, and saves them to your workspace. It runs on its own as often as you set it, so research keeps coming without manual searching. You end up with a living, organized record instead of a one-time report.
How is this different from a regular search?
A regular search gives you a list of links you read once and forget. Search automation runs the same search on a schedule, reads the results for you, writes a plain-language summary, and logs everything to a project you own. Over time you build a searchable history of how a topic changed, not a single snapshot.
Do I need any coding or technical skills to set it up?
No. You clone a ready-made automation into your workspace, pick how often it runs, and turn it on. The setup uses plain menus for the schedule and the actions. Non-technical operators running a real business can have a working research loop live in minutes without writing any code or scripts.
How often can the automation run?
You choose the schedule when you set the trigger. Common choices are daily, weekly, or hourly, depending on how fast your topic moves. Fast-moving competitive intelligence might run every few hours, while an industry-trends digest might run once a week. You can change the frequency anytime from the Automations tab.
What happens to the findings after each run?
Each run posts its summary into a project in your workspace, where it stays organized and searchable. You can view the results in any of the 7 project views, share them with your team, or trigger a notification so the latest findings reach your inbox or chat the moment a run finishes. Nothing scatters across tabs.
Can my team see the results too?
Yes. The findings live in a shared Taskade project, so anyone you invite reads from the same place with the right permissions. Instead of one person doing the rounds and forwarding links, the whole team sees the same up-to-date summaries, comments on what matters, and acts together inside one workspace.
Can I customize what it searches for and how it summarizes?
Yes. You set the topics and keywords it monitors, and you tune the AI agent with custom instructions so summaries match your industry, tone, and the details you care about. Taskade routes across 15+ frontier models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and open-weight providers, so the assistant stays current without any setup on your end.
How much does it cost to run search automation?
You can build and run search automation on the free plan, with paid plans starting at $6/month for more capacity. Paid tiers are Starter $6, Pro $16 (Popular), Business $40, Max $200, and Enterprise $400 per month on annual billing. Higher tiers add more automation runs, larger teams, and advanced controls as your monitoring grows.
Can I clone this automation and make it my own?
Yes. This is a live, working app, not a static template. Clone it into your workspace and it becomes yours to edit, schedule, and rerun forever. Change the topics, adjust the summary style, add steps, or connect it to other automations. You own the app and control exactly how it runs.