Google Search retools box, adds agents

This is Google admitting that search is becoming an agent surface, not just a link index. The real shift is less about prettier results and more about Search taking on the work of framing, monitoring, and even acting on queries.

• –The new box accepts text, images, files, videos, and Chrome tabs, which makes prompt composition the default interaction model.
• –Information agents turn Search into an always-on monitoring layer, closer to Google Alerts plus reasoning than classic search.
• –Generative UI and “mini apps” are the strategic play: Google wants Search to produce task-specific interfaces, not just answer snippets.
• –This raises the pressure on publishers and SEO, because users may get more value before clicking through to source sites.
• –For developers, the important signal is convergence: Search, Gemini, and Antigravity are being wired into one agentic stack.