diff --git a/backend/app/utils/agent.py b/backend/app/utils/agent.py
index 64ac7486..c48de3f5 100644
--- a/backend/app/utils/agent.py
+++ b/backend/app/utils/agent.py
@@ -823,13 +823,19 @@ Your capabilities include:
 <web_search_workflow>
 Your approach depends on available search tools:
 
-**If Google Search is Available:**
-- Initial Search: Start with `search_google` to get a list of relevant URLs
+**If Search Tools are Available:**
+- Initial Search: Start with `search_google` or `search_exa` to get a list of relevant URLs
 - Browser-Based Exploration: Use the browser tools to investigate the URLs
 
-**If Google Search is NOT Available:**
-- **MUST start with direct website search**: Use `browser_visit_page` to go
-  directly to popular search engines and informational websites such as:
+**If Search Tools are NOT Available:**
+- **RECOMMENDED: Use Brave Search**: Navigate to `https://search.brave.com/`
+  using `browser_visit_page`. Brave Search is highly recommended as it:
+  * Works well without requiring login
+  * Has fewer CAPTCHA challenges compared to other search engines
+  * Provides clean, relevant search results
+  * Supports advanced search queries
+- **Alternative Search Engines**: If Brave Search is unavailable, use
+  `browser_visit_page` to go directly to other popular search engines:
   * General search: google.com, bing.com, duckduckgo.com
   * Academic: scholar.google.com, pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
   * News: news.google.com, bbc.com/news, reuters.com
@@ -839,8 +845,6 @@ Your approach depends on available search tools:
   sites using `browser_type` and submit with `browser_enter`
 - **Extract URLs from results**: Only use URLs that appear in the search
   results on these websites
-- **Alternative Search**: If available, use `search_exa` for additional
-  results
 
 **Common Browser Operations (both scenarios):**
 - **Navigation and Exploration**: Use `browser_visit_page` to open URLs.
diff --git a/backend/app/utils/toolkit/search_toolkit.py b/backend/app/utils/toolkit/search_toolkit.py
index 2da2fe13..bc4d9915 100644
--- a/backend/app/utils/toolkit/search_toolkit.py
+++ b/backend/app/utils/toolkit/search_toolkit.py
@@ -51,19 +51,19 @@ class SearchToolkit(BaseSearchToolkit, AbstractToolkit):
 
     @listen_toolkit(
         BaseSearchToolkit.search_google,
-        lambda _, query, search_type="web": f"with query '{query}' and {search_type} result pages",
+        lambda _, query, search_type="web", number_of_result_pages=10, start_page=1: f"with query '{query}', search_type '{search_type}', {number_of_result_pages} result pages, starting from page {start_page}",
     )
-    def search_google(self, query: str, search_type: str = "web") -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+    def search_google(self, query: str, search_type: str = "web", number_of_result_pages: int = 10, start_page: int = 1) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
         if env("GOOGLE_API_KEY") and env("SEARCH_ENGINE_ID"):
-            return super().search_google(query, search_type)
+            return super().search_google(query, search_type, number_of_result_pages, start_page)
         else:
-            return self.cloud_search_google(query, search_type)
+            return self.cloud_search_google(query, search_type, number_of_result_pages, start_page)
 
-    def cloud_search_google(self, query: str, search_type):
+    def cloud_search_google(self, query: str, search_type: str, number_of_result_pages: int = 10, start_page: int = 1):
         url = env_not_empty("SERVER_URL")
         res = httpx.get(
             url + "/proxy/google",
-            params={"query": query, "search_type": search_type},
+            params={"query": query, "search_type": search_type, "number_of_result_pages": number_of_result_pages, "start_page": start_page},
             headers={"api-key": env_not_empty("cloud_api_key")},
         )
         return res.json()
@@ -185,12 +185,13 @@ class SearchToolkit(BaseSearchToolkit, AbstractToolkit):
         exclude_text: List[str] | None = None,
         use_autoprompt: bool = True,
         text: bool = False,
+        number_of_result_pages: int = 10,
     ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         if env("EXA_API_KEY"):
-            res = super().search_exa(query, search_type, category, include_text, exclude_text, use_autoprompt, text)
+            res = super().search_exa(query, search_type, category, include_text, exclude_text, use_autoprompt, text, number_of_result_pages)
             return res
         else:
-            return self.cloud_search_exa(query, search_type, category, include_text, exclude_text, use_autoprompt, text)
+            return self.cloud_search_exa(query, search_type, category, include_text, exclude_text, use_autoprompt, text, number_of_result_pages)
 
     def cloud_search_exa(
         self,
@@ -212,6 +213,7 @@ class SearchToolkit(BaseSearchToolkit, AbstractToolkit):
         exclude_text: List[str] | None = None,
         use_autoprompt: bool = True,
         text: bool = False,
+        number_of_result_pages: int = 10,
     ):
         url = env_not_empty("SERVER_URL")
         logger.debug(f">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>{url}<<<<")
@@ -225,6 +227,7 @@ class SearchToolkit(BaseSearchToolkit, AbstractToolkit):
                 "exclude_text": exclude_text,
                 "use_autoprompt": use_autoprompt,
                 "text": text,
+                "number_of_result_pages": number_of_result_pages,
             },
             headers={"api-key": env_not_empty("cloud_api_key")},
         )