In short. Kagi Assistant can apply a custom search lens with included and excluded websites when web access is enabled.
Definition: Yes. As of 17 October 2026, Kagi documents applying search lenses to Kagi Assistant searches. A lens is a saved set of search constraints, including included or excluded websites, that can focus the Assistant's web searches on a custom list of sites.
Key facts
- Kagi's Assistant documentation lists applying Kagi Search Lenses to Assistant searches as a feature.
- The Lenses documentation allows up to 10 included websites and up to 10 excluded websites per custom lens.
- The Custom Assistants guide places the Lens setting under Internet Access, which enables access to Kagi Search results.
How is the custom site list configured?
Kagi's Lenses guide describes creating a lens from the Lenses page with Create New, filling in the constraints, pressing Save, and switching the saved lens to On. Website inclusion and exclusion are separate parameters. Other available constraints include region, keywords, file type, and results before or after a given date.
The guide's movie-search example shows results constrained to the websites specified in a lens. Its built-in Kagi Documentation lens provides another concrete example: it searches help.kagi.com, blog.kagi.com, kagifeedback.org, and orionfeedback.org. A site list therefore controls the search scope used to find material for the answer.
How is a lens applied in Assistant?
Kagi's Custom Assistants guide describes a reusable configuration with a chosen model, response instructions, and search settings. In Assistant settings > Custom Assistants, Add New opens the configuration. Internet Access enables Kagi Search results, and Lens selects a lens to focus searches on particular domains.
The same guide lists Personalized Results separately, for applying search customizations. A saved custom assistant is selected from the model-selection dropdown below the prompt bar. This gives a repeated research task a stored combination of instructions and search scope.
Kagi's Lenses Settings documentation also states that only enabled lenses appear in the dropdown when using Kagi Search.
Can a link select a lens?
The Assistant documentation specifies the URL parameter lens. Its value is the lowercase lens name, and it applies when internet access is enabled. The documentation gives this example:
https://kagi.com/assistant?lens=programming
The internet parameter accepts true to enable web access and overrides the profile's internet setting. In the interface, the lens selector sits below the prompt box, to the right of the model selector. The globe toggles web access; the documentation describes a light purple globe when access is enabled. These controls are the documented checks when Assistant cannot access the web.
Related terms
- Kagi Assistant
- Can Kagi Assistant answer without web access?
- Kagi region settings
- Can Claude web search be limited to specific domains?
FAQ
Can I save the same lens for repeated Assistant sessions?
Yes. Kagi's Custom Assistants guide includes a Lens setting in a custom assistant configuration. You select that assistant from the model dropdown below the prompt bar.
Can I share my site list with another Kagi user?
Yes. The Lenses guide describes enabling Share Lens Link and saving the lens. The recipient opens a prefilled creation form and saves a copy to their account; that copy receives no subsequent updates from the original lens.
Sources
- Kagi, "Kagi Assistant", accessed 17 October 2026
- Kagi, "Lenses", accessed 17 October 2026
- Kagi, "Custom Assistants", accessed 17 October 2026
- Kagi, "Lenses Settings", accessed 17 October 2026
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