This agent allows users to get local news for any location. When triggered, users enter their desired location, and the agent uses AI web search and URL data tools to fetch relevant local news and present it in a well-formatted markdown response.

Configure the welcome message that users will see when they start a conversation with the news agent. This message should prompt them to enter their desired location.

Customize the system prompt that defines how the AI agent behaves. This prompt instructs the agent on its role as a local news agent and how to format its responses.

Set the creativity level of the AI model. Lower values (0.0-0.3) produce more focused and deterministic responses, while higher values (0.7-1.0) allow for more creative and varied outputs.

Select the Google AI model to use for generating news responses. Choose between faster models like gemini-2.5-flash or more capable models like gemini-2.5-pro for better quality.