diff --git a/.env.local.example b/.env.local.example
index e52eec0c..e116efa3 100644
--- a/.env.local.example
+++ b/.env.local.example
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ NEXT_PUBLIC_COMPOSIO_USER_ID=user@example.com
 # Gemini 3.1 Pro (Google Generative AI)
 GEMINI_3_PRO_API_KEY=your_gemini_3_pro_api_key_here
 
+# Search API (https://tavily.com)
+# If not set, the `search` tool is skipped and the LLM answers from its own knowledge.
+TAVILY_API_KEY=your_tavily_api_key
+
 # Supabase Credentials
 NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL=YOUR_SUPABASE_URL_HERE
 NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY=YOUR_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY_HERE
diff --git a/lib/agents/tools/index.tsx b/lib/agents/tools/index.tsx
index 4c22b887..2491cf9c 100644
--- a/lib/agents/tools/index.tsx
+++ b/lib/agents/tools/index.tsx
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ export interface ToolProps {
 
 export const getTools = ({ uiStream, fullResponse, mapProvider }: ToolProps) => {
   const tools: any = {
-    search: searchTool({
-      uiStream,
-      fullResponse
-    }),
     retrieve: retrieveTool({
       uiStream,
       fullResponse
@@ -28,6 +24,13 @@ export const getTools = ({ uiStream, fullResponse, mapProvider }: ToolProps) =>
     })
   }
 
+  if (process.env.TAVILY_API_KEY) {
+    tools.search = searchTool({
+      uiStream,
+      fullResponse
+    })
+  }
+
   if (process.env.SERPER_API_KEY) {
     tools.videoSearch = videoSearchTool({
       uiStream,