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# guide

Options you use to guide the search process that the tool uses to retrieve results.

```
var guide: SpotlightSearchTool.Guide?
```

## Discussion

The Spotlight search tool employs many techniques to look for results, but some techniques might
not be relevant or necessary for your content. Use this property to offer guidance on how to search
for your content, and to reduce the amount of data the tool delivers to the model. If you don’t
specify custom guidance, the search tool uses all availble techniques, which can take extra time
to run and consume additional resources.

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