diff --git a/pkg/tools/web.go b/pkg/tools/web.go
index 43b1c1402..116f0ed60 100644
--- a/pkg/tools/web.go
+++ b/pkg/tools/web.go
@@ -768,22 +768,26 @@ func (p *ExaSearchProvider) Search(ctx context.Context, query string, count int)
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("exa: parse error: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	var sb strings.Builder
+	if len(result.Results) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("No results for: %s", query), nil
+	}
+
+	var lines []string
+	lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("Results for: %s (via Exa)", query))
 	maxResults := count
 	if maxResults > len(result.Results) {
 		maxResults = len(result.Results)
 	}
 	for i, r := range result.Results[:maxResults] {
-		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%d. %s\n   URL: %s\n", i+1, r.Title, r.URL))
+		lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("%d. %s\n   %s", i+1, r.Title, r.URL))
 		if r.Text != "" {
 			snippet := r.Text
 			if len(snippet) > 200 {
 				snippet = snippet[:200] + "..."
 			}
-			sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("   %s\n", snippet))
+			lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("   %s", snippet))
 		}
-		sb.WriteString("\n")
 	}
 
-	return sb.String(), nil
+	return strings.Join(lines, "\n"), nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/tools/web_test.go b/pkg/tools/web_test.go
index 8a8b88131..896b39a33 100644
--- a/pkg/tools/web_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tools/web_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"strings"
@@ -681,3 +682,218 @@ func TestWebTool_TavilySearch_Success(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected 'via Tavily' in output, got: %s", result.ForUser)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestNewWebSearchTool_ExaPriority(t *testing.T) {
+	// Exa should be selected when enabled with API key
+	tool, err := NewWebSearchTool(WebSearchToolOptions{
+		ExaEnabled:    true,
+		ExaAPIKey:     "exa-key",
+		ExaMaxResults: 3,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewWebSearchTool() error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if tool == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Expected non-nil tool when Exa is enabled with API key")
+	}
+	if _, ok := tool.provider.(*ExaSearchProvider); !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("provider type = %T, want *ExaSearchProvider", tool.provider)
+	}
+	if tool.maxResults != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("maxResults = %d, want 3", tool.maxResults)
+	}
+
+	// Exa enabled but no API key should fall through
+	tool, err = NewWebSearchTool(WebSearchToolOptions{
+		ExaEnabled: true,
+		ExaAPIKey:  "",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewWebSearchTool() error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if tool != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Expected nil tool when Exa API key is empty and no other provider enabled")
+	}
+
+	// Perplexity should take priority over Exa
+	tool, err = NewWebSearchTool(WebSearchToolOptions{
+		PerplexityEnabled: true,
+		PerplexityAPIKey:  "perp-key",
+		ExaEnabled:        true,
+		ExaAPIKey:         "exa-key",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewWebSearchTool() error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, ok := tool.provider.(*PerplexitySearchProvider); !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("provider type = %T, want *PerplexitySearchProvider (Perplexity should outrank Exa)", tool.provider)
+	}
+
+	// Exa should take priority over Brave
+	tool, err = NewWebSearchTool(WebSearchToolOptions{
+		ExaEnabled:   true,
+		ExaAPIKey:    "exa-key",
+		BraveEnabled: true,
+		BraveAPIKey:  "brave-key",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewWebSearchTool() error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, ok := tool.provider.(*ExaSearchProvider); !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("provider type = %T, want *ExaSearchProvider (Exa should outrank Brave)", tool.provider)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNewWebSearchTool_ExaProxyPropagation(t *testing.T) {
+	tool, err := NewWebSearchTool(WebSearchToolOptions{
+		ExaEnabled: true,
+		ExaAPIKey:  "k",
+		Proxy:      "http://127.0.0.1:7890",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewWebSearchTool() error: %v", err)
+	}
+	p, ok := tool.provider.(*ExaSearchProvider)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("provider type = %T, want *ExaSearchProvider", tool.provider)
+	}
+	if p.proxy != "http://127.0.0.1:7890" {
+		t.Fatalf("provider proxy = %q, want %q", p.proxy, "http://127.0.0.1:7890")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExaSearchProvider_Success(t *testing.T) {
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if r.Method != "POST" {
+			t.Errorf("Expected POST request, got %s", r.Method)
+		}
+		if r.Header.Get("Content-Type") != "application/json" {
+			t.Errorf("Expected Content-Type application/json, got %s", r.Header.Get("Content-Type"))
+		}
+		if r.Header.Get("x-api-key") != "test-exa-key" {
+			t.Errorf("Expected x-api-key test-exa-key, got %s", r.Header.Get("x-api-key"))
+		}
+
+		// Verify payload
+		body, _ := io.ReadAll(r.Body)
+		var payload map[string]any
+		json.Unmarshal(body, &payload)
+		if payload["query"] != "test query" {
+			t.Errorf("Expected query 'test query', got %v", payload["query"])
+		}
+		if payload["type"] != "neural" {
+			t.Errorf("Expected type 'neural', got %v", payload["type"])
+		}
+
+		response := map[string]any{
+			"results": []map[string]any{
+				{"title": "Exa Result 1", "url": "https://exa.ai/1", "text": "First result text"},
+				{"title": "Exa Result 2", "url": "https://exa.ai/2", "text": "Second result text"},
+				{"title": "Exa Result 3", "url": "https://exa.ai/3", "text": "Third result text"},
+			},
+		}
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(response)
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	provider := &ExaSearchProvider{
+		apiKey: "test-exa-key",
+		client: &http.Client{},
+	}
+
+	// Temporarily override the API URL by using a custom transport
+	provider.client.Transport = rewriteHostTransport(server.URL)
+
+	result, err := provider.Search(context.Background(), "test query", 5)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Search() error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if !strings.Contains(result, "via Exa") {
+		t.Errorf("Expected '(via Exa)' attribution, got: %s", result)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(result, "Exa Result 1") || !strings.Contains(result, "https://exa.ai/1") {
+		t.Errorf("Expected results in output, got: %s", result)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(result, "First result text") {
+		t.Errorf("Expected snippet text in output, got: %s", result)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExaSearchProvider_EmptyResults(t *testing.T) {
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		response := map[string]any{"results": []map[string]any{}}
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(response)
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	provider := &ExaSearchProvider{
+		apiKey: "test-key",
+		client: &http.Client{Transport: rewriteHostTransport(server.URL)},
+	}
+
+	result, err := provider.Search(context.Background(), "no results query", 5)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Search() error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(result, "No results for: no results query") {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 'No results' message, got: %s", result)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExaSearchProvider_MaxResultsCapping(t *testing.T) {
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		// Return 5 results
+		results := make([]map[string]any, 5)
+		for i := range results {
+			results[i] = map[string]any{
+				"title": fmt.Sprintf("Result %d", i+1),
+				"url":   fmt.Sprintf("https://exa.ai/%d", i+1),
+				"text":  fmt.Sprintf("Text %d", i+1),
+			}
+		}
+		response := map[string]any{"results": results}
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(response)
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	provider := &ExaSearchProvider{
+		apiKey: "test-key",
+		client: &http.Client{Transport: rewriteHostTransport(server.URL)},
+	}
+
+	// Request only 2 results even though API returns 5
+	result, err := provider.Search(context.Background(), "test", 2)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Search() error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if !strings.Contains(result, "Result 1") || !strings.Contains(result, "Result 2") {
+		t.Errorf("Expected first 2 results, got: %s", result)
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(result, "Result 3") {
+		t.Errorf("Expected results capped at 2, but got Result 3 in output: %s", result)
+	}
+}
+
+// rewriteHostTransport returns an http.RoundTripper that redirects all requests to the given target URL.
+func rewriteHostTransport(target string) http.RoundTripper {
+	return roundTripFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		newURL := target + req.URL.Path
+		newReq, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(req.Context(), req.Method, newURL, req.Body)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		newReq.Header = req.Header
+		return http.DefaultClient.Do(newReq)
+	})
+}
+
+type roundTripFunc func(*http.Request) (*http.Response, error)
+
+func (f roundTripFunc) RoundTrip(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+	return f(req)
+}