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+import os
+from typing import Any
+
+from langchain.tools import tool
+from langchain_ollama import OllamaEmbeddings
+from langchain_chroma import Chroma
+from langchain_tavily import TavilySearchResults
+
+from vectorstore import create_vectorstore
+
+# Global vector store instance
+VECTORSTORE = create_vectorstore()
+
+@tool
+def search_local_kb(query: str, top_k: int = 3) -> str:
+    """Semantic search in the local ChromaDB knowledge base."""
+    retriever = VECTORSTORE.as_retriever(search_kwargs={"k": top_k})
+    docs = retriever.get_relevant_documents(query)
+    if not docs:
+        return "No relevant local knowledge found."
+    return "\n\n".join(doc.page_content for doc in docs)
+
+@tool
+def web_search(query: str) -> str:
+    """Web search using Tavily."""
+    tavily = TavilySearchResults(api_key=os.getenv("TAVILY_API_KEY"))
+    results = tavily.run(query)
+    if not results:
+        return "No web results found."
+    return "\n\n".join(f"{r['title']}\n{r['content']}" for r in results)