Search mode registry

Every search URL this site can build, what each parameter is documented to do, and the primary source behind the claim. 6 of 9 modes cite vendor documentation; the rest say plainly that no AI-control parameter is applied.

Modes listed
9
With a primary source
6
Sources last read
2026-07-25

What this page is, and is not

Unslop Search is a launcher. It builds a URL and opens it. It does not proxy, crawl, rerank or inspect the results an engine returns, so it cannot promise that any page you land on is free of AI-generated content. What it can do is state exactly which URL it opens and quote the vendor on what that URL does.

Search engines change these behaviours without notice. Treat every row below as accurate on the date shown and not as a standing guarantee. If a mode has stopped behaving as documented, the source link is the place to check first.

What the categories mean

Web-links mode
The vendor documents a mode that returns text links without its AI summary surface.
Query exclusion
The query itself is modified rather than a mode requested. It changes what you asked for.
Vendor no-AI endpoint
The vendor publishes an endpoint whose stated purpose is turning its own AI features off.
Summary suppressed
A parameter suppresses one named summary feature. It is not an engine-wide AI switch.
Standard search
No AI-control parameter is applied, because the vendor does not document one.

The modes

Google udm=14 (Web filter)

Web-links mode

Requests the Web filter. Google describes this filter as one that "displays only text-based links without features like AI Overviews".

Result source
Google's own index
URL built for “how do tides work”
https://www.google.com/search?q=how+do+tides+work&udm=14
What this does not claim
Applies to the search you launch, not to your account. Google documents the filter, not the udm=14 URL parameter, so the parameter can change without notice.
Primary source
Google Search Help — AI Overviews and the Web filter
Source last read
2026-07-25

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Google -ai (experimental)

Query exclusion

Appends the -ai operator, asking Google to drop results containing the term "ai".

Result source
Google's own index
URL built for “how do tides work”
https://www.google.com/search?q=how+do+tides+work+-ai
What this does not claim
This changes what you searched for. It removes legitimate pages that merely mention AI and does not request the Web filter. Weaker than udm=14 for this purpose; offered only for comparison.
Primary source
Google Search Help — refine searches with operators
Source last read
2026-07-25

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DuckDuckGo noai.duckduckgo.com

Vendor no-AI endpoint

Uses DuckDuckGo’s documented No-AI host. DuckDuckGo states search there "works the same as search on duckduckgo.com, except all AI features are turned off and AI-generated images are filtered out".

Result source
Mostly Bing, plus DuckDuckGo’s own crawler and other partners
URL built for “how do tides work”
https://noai.duckduckgo.com/?q=how+do+tides+work
What this does not claim
Covers DuckDuckGo’s own AI features only, and DuckDuckGo describes the AI-content filtering as best-effort.
Primary source
DuckDuckGo Help — About noai.duckduckgo.com
Source last read
2026-07-25

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DuckDuckGo duckduckgo.com (kb parameters)

Summary suppressed

Opens the main DuckDuckGo host with settings parameters that switch off several result modules.

Result source
Mostly Bing, plus DuckDuckGo’s own crawler and other partners
URL built for “how do tides work”
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=how+do+tides+work&kbg=-1&kbe=-1&kbd=-1
What this does not claim
These kb* parameters are not documented by DuckDuckGo as an AI switch. Prefer the No-AI host above, which DuckDuckGo does document.
Primary source
DuckDuckGo Help — About noai.duckduckgo.com
Source last read
2026-07-25

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Brave summary=0 (AI summary off)

Summary suppressed

Opens Brave Search with the AI summary surface suppressed.

Result source
Brave’s own independent index
URL built for “how do tides work”
https://search.brave.com/search?q=how+do+tides+work&summary=0
What this does not claim
Brave states that "advanced machine learning models are used broadly and deeply across most parts of the technology stack that powers Brave Search", and lists AI Answers, Ask Brave, featured snippets and AI-powered descriptions as separate features. Suppressing the summary does not make Brave AI-free.
Primary source
Brave Search Help — AI in Brave Search
Source last read
2026-07-25

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Startpage standard search

Standard search

Opens Startpage’s normal search results.

Result source
Google results, retrieved by Startpage on your behalf
URL built for “how do tides work”
https://www.startpage.com/do/search?q=how+do+tides+work
What this does not claim
No AI-control parameter is applied because Startpage does not document one. Startpage is included for its result-source and privacy model, not as an AI switch.
Primary source
No vendor documentation is cited, because this engine does not publish an AI-control parameter. No AI claim is made for it.
Source last read
2026-07-25

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Qwant standard search

Standard search

Opens Qwant’s normal search results.

Result source
Qwant’s own crawler, supplemented by partner results
URL built for “how do tides work”
https://www.qwant.com/?q=how+do+tides+work
What this does not claim
No AI-control parameter is applied because Qwant does not document one.
Primary source
No vendor documentation is cited, because this engine does not publish an AI-control parameter. No AI claim is made for it.
Source last read
2026-07-25

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Mojeek standard search

Standard search

Opens Mojeek’s normal search results.

Result source
Mojeek’s own independent crawler and index
URL built for “how do tides work”
https://www.mojeek.com/search?q=how+do+tides+work
What this does not claim
No AI-control parameter is applied because Mojeek does not document one. Mojeek is included because it runs its own crawler and index rather than reselling another engine’s results.
Primary source
About Mojeek
Source last read
2026-07-25

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Presearch standard search, decentralized

Standard search

Opens Presearch’s normal search results.

Result source
Multiple third-party providers, selected per query
URL built for “how do tides work”
https://presearch.com/search?q=how+do+tides+work
What this does not claim
No AI-control parameter is applied. Because Presearch draws on several providers, what you see for one query may not come from the same source as the next.
Primary source
No vendor documentation is cited, because this engine does not publish an AI-control parameter. No AI claim is made for it.
Source last read
2026-07-25

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Reporting a broken mode

These recipes are only useful while they still work. If a mode stops behaving the way its source describes — an AI summary appears in a mode that suppresses it, or a parameter starts being ignored — the fastest check is to open the example URL above and compare it against the linked documentation. Vendor documentation is the authority here; this page is a record of it, not a substitute for it.