diff --git a/chat.el b/chat.el
index 78b2155..43dd9a5 100644
--- a/chat.el
+++ b/chat.el
@@ -259,6 +259,17 @@ fn agentic_tools_literal() -> String {
     "]"
 }
 
+// agentic_tools_with_web — the standard tool set, plus Anthropic's NATIVE server-side
+// web_search tool when web_search is requested. The native tool is executed by Anthropic
+// (not by the soul), so it returns real results with citations and needs no local runtime
+// — it sidesteps the soul's lack of executable tools entirely.
+fn agentic_tools_with_web(web_search: Bool) -> String {
+    let base: String = agentic_tools_literal()
+    if !web_search { return base }
+    let inner: String = str_slice(base, 1, str_len(base) - 1)
+    return "[" + inner + ",{\"type\":\"web_search_20250305\",\"name\":\"web_search\",\"max_uses\":5}]"
+}
+
 fn dispatch_tool(tool_name: String, tool_input: String) -> String {
     if str_eq(tool_name, "read_file") {
         let path: String = json_get(tool_input, "path")
@@ -303,7 +314,8 @@ fn handle_chat_agentic(body: String) -> String {
     let system: String = identity + " You have access to tools: read files, write files, browse the web, search your memory, run commands. Use them when they add genuine value. Be direct.\n\n" + ctx
 
     let api_key: String = agentic_api_key()
-    let tools_json: String = agentic_tools_literal()
+    let web_search: Bool = json_get_bool(body, "web_search")
+    let tools_json: String = agentic_tools_with_web(web_search)
     let safe_msg: String = json_safe(message)
     let safe_sys: String = json_safe(system)
     let messages: String = "[{\"role\":\"user\",\"content\":\"" + safe_msg + "\"}]"