In short. Kagi lets Assistant searches use your Kagi Personalized Results settings when web access is enabled.
Definition: Kagi's Personalized Results setting stores preferences for how domains are treated in Kagi searches. Kagi documents Personalized Results as an option for Assistant searches, under the Internet Access settings of a Custom Assistant.
Key facts
- Kagi's Custom Assistants documentation places Personalized Results under Internet Access and describes it as applying search customizations.
- Kagi's Assistant documentation lists applying Kagi Search Lenses and Personalized Results to Assistant searches.
- The Assistant page says web access is controlled by a button below the prompt field.
- Kagi's Personalized Results feature documentation lists five domain treatments: Block, Lower, Normal, Higher and Pin.
- Kagi's Personalized Results settings documentation says the settings page shows domains previously raised or lowered and lets you add or remove domains.
How is Personalized Results connected to Assistant?
Kagi's Custom Assistants page describes a Custom Assistant as a specialized LLM personality. In its configuration list, Internet Access controls access to Kagi Search results, with Lens and Personalized Results shown as nested options:
Internet Access: Toggle to allow access to Kagi Search results
Lens: Choose a specific lens to focus searches on particular domains
Personalized Results: Enable to apply your search customizations
The Kagi Assistant documentation separately lists applying Kagi Search Lenses and Personalized Results to Assistant searches. The documented connection is therefore between the Assistant's web searches and your Kagi search settings.
What can the setting change?
Kagi's Personalized Results feature documentation says the setting changes how a website is treated in future Kagi searches. The available treatments are to block a website, lower its ranking, give it the default Normal ranking, make its ranking Higher, or pin it to the top of search results. These controls are domain based in the documentation. Kagi also says personalization can be disabled for one search by unchecking the Personalized option in the Options menu. The same page says Personalization can be applied in image search results through the shield icon.
The Personalized Results settings page provides the account-level view of these choices. It lets you inspect domains previously raised or lowered, then add or remove domains. Kagi's documentation does not specify how a particular personalized result set is weighted inside the model's final answer.
How can you check the setting?
For a Custom Assistant, open Assistant settings, choose Custom Assistants, and inspect the Internet Access options described in Kagi's Custom Assistants documentation. For a single search, open the Options menu and check whether Personalized is selected. For the saved domain rules, open Kagi's documented settings page:
https://kagi.com/settings/user_ranked
Kagi's Assistant page says the web access control is below the prompt field. If web access is unavailable for a turn, the documented search-based personalization path has no search result set to apply to that turn.
Related terms
- Kagi Assistant
- Can Kagi Assistant answer without web access?
- Can Kagi Assistant use a custom list of sites?
- Kagi region settings
FAQ
Can a Custom Assistant use my Kagi search preferences?
Yes. Kagi documents Personalized Results as a Custom Assistant Internet Access option and says the option applies your search customizations. The Assistant documentation also lists Personalized Results among the settings that can be applied to Assistant searches.
Is Personalized Results the same as a Lens?
No. Kagi lists them as separate Internet Access options. Its description of Lens focuses searches on particular domains, while its description of Personalized Results applies your search customizations.
Can I turn personalization off for one search?
Yes. Kagi says to uncheck the Personalized option in the Options menu for a single search. The saved domain settings remain available from the Personalized Results settings page.
Sources
- Kagi's Docs, "Custom Assistants", undated
- Kagi's Docs, "Kagi Assistant", undated
- Kagi's Docs, "Website Info & Personalized Results", undated
- Kagi's Docs, "Personalized Results Settings", undated
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