web.run mode slow no longer observed

Evidence

Before

{
  "query_modes": [
    "slow"
  ]
}

Breadth

5/33 prompts · local

Modes

instant

Measuring days

12 Sept 2026 · 5 field diffs in events.jsonl

{
  "routing.query_modes": []
}

Daily data of 12 Sept 2026 →

Context

web-run/slow

Impact

For tools: Line slow|query|window|domain. Almost always carries a short window for us (1 or 7 days). No separate parser needed, same structure as fast.

For visibility: The mode for news and prices. It runs with a narrow window and delivers the shorter snippet signature (131–158 characters) — the Google scrape path. Only fresh pages qualify.

Status history

Open

Is slow tied to the Google scrape? In our data: slow questions (K3 prices, K5 news) show snippet median 131–158, while fast-dominated questions sit at 202. Correlation proven, causation open.