From d247adb60c06d4cfd9734cd244262f624cf9bcaa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Classic298 <27028174+Classic298@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2026 21:49:19 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] feat: add citation sources for fetch_url tool results
 (#21669)

feat: add citation sources for fetch_url tool results

URL fetches now produce clickable citation sources in the UI, matching
the existing behavior of search_web and knowledge file tools. When a
model calls fetch_url during native tool calling, the fetched URL
appears as a citable source with a content preview, giving users full
transparency into what pages the model referenced.
---
 backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py b/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py
index ec7af7733b..c2b2b07cb1 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py
@@ -171,7 +171,10 @@ def get_citation_source_from_tool_result(
     Returns a list of sources (usually one, but query_knowledge_files may return multiple).
     """
     try:
-        tool_result = json.loads(tool_result)
+        try:
+            tool_result = json.loads(tool_result)
+        except (json.JSONDecodeError, TypeError):
+            pass  # keep tool_result as-is (e.g. fetch_url returns plain text)
         if isinstance(tool_result, dict) and "error" in tool_result:
             return []
 
@@ -232,6 +235,25 @@ def get_citation_source_from_tool_result(
                 }
             ]
 
+        elif tool_name == "fetch_url":
+            url = tool_params.get("url", "")
+            content = tool_result if isinstance(tool_result, str) else str(tool_result)
+            snippet = content[:500] + ("..." if len(content) > 500 else "")
+
+            return [
+                {
+                    "source": {"name": url or "fetch_url", "id": url or "fetch_url"},
+                    "document": [snippet],
+                    "metadata": [
+                        {
+                            "source": url,
+                            "name": url,
+                            "url": url,
+                        }
+                    ],
+                }
+            ]
+
         elif tool_name == "query_knowledge_files":
             chunks = tool_result
 
@@ -4102,6 +4124,7 @@ async def streaming_chat_response_handler(response, ctx):
                             tool_function_name
                             in [
                                 "search_web",
+                                "fetch_url",
                                 "view_knowledge_file",
                                 "query_knowledge_files",
                             ]