diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1f9270c..e55a9d1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Claude: *opens browser* *navigates* *fills form* *clicks submit*
 
 ## Features
 
-- **30 MCP tools** for complete browser control
+- **31 MCP tools** for complete browser control
 - **Inline screenshots** — Claude sees what the browser sees
 - **Accessibility snapshots** — full page structure as text
 - **Test scenario runner** — define multi-step tests in JSON
@@ -116,6 +116,35 @@ Just ask Claude to interact with your web app:
 | `browser_tab_select` | Switch to a tab |
 | `browser_close` | Close the browser |
 
+### Optional web search tool
+
+If `YDC_API_KEY` is set, Glance also exposes `browser_web_search` for lightweight You.com Search lookups before opening pages in the browser.
+
+Example:
+
+```json
+{
+  "mcpServers": {
+    "glance": {
+      "command": "npx",
+      "args": ["glance-mcp"],
+      "env": {
+        "YDC_API_KEY": "your-key-here"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+Usage:
+
+```text
+browser_web_search {"query":"best practices for Playwright locators","count":5}
+```
+
+- Returns web and news results with titles, URLs, descriptions, and snippets.
+- Fails closed if the API key is missing, so existing browser tooling is unchanged.
+
 ### Test Automation (7 tools)
 
 | Tool | Description |
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index f87b8bb..698c444 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { registerTestingTools } from './tools/testing.js';
 import { registerEventTools } from './tools/events.js';
 import { registerSessionTools } from './tools/session.js';
 import { registerVisualTools } from './tools/visual.js';
+import { registerSearchTools } from './tools/search.js';
 
 async function main() {
   const config = getConfig();
@@ -46,8 +47,9 @@ async function main() {
   registerEventTools(server);
   registerSessionTools(server);
   registerVisualTools(server, config);
+  registerSearchTools(server);
 
-  console.error('[glance] 30 tools registered');
+  console.error('[glance] 31 tools registered');
 
   // Start MCP transport
   const transport = new StdioServerTransport();
diff --git a/src/tools/search.ts b/src/tools/search.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da6b35f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tools/search.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import { z } from 'zod';
+import type { McpServer } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp.js';
+
+const YDC_SEARCH_URL = 'https://ydc-index.io/v1/search';
+
+function getApiKey() {
+  return process.env.YDC_API_KEY?.trim();
+}
+
+function formatResults(data: any) {
+  const web = Array.isArray(data?.results?.web) ? data.results.web : [];
+  const news = Array.isArray(data?.results?.news) ? data.results.news : [];
+  const items = [...web.map((item: any) => ({ ...item, kind: 'web' })), ...news.map((item: any) => ({ ...item, kind: 'news' }))];
+
+  if (!items.length) return 'No results returned.';
+
+  return items.map((item: any, index: number) => {
+    const lines = [
+      `${index + 1}. [${item.kind}] ${item.title ?? item.url}`,
+      `   ${item.url}`,
+    ];
+    if (item.description) lines.push(`   ${item.description}`);
+    if (Array.isArray(item.snippets) && item.snippets.length) {
+      lines.push(`   Snippets: ${item.snippets.slice(0, 3).join(' | ')}`);
+    }
+    return lines.join('\n');
+  }).join('\n\n');
+}
+
+export function registerSearchTools(server: McpServer) {
+  const apiKey = getApiKey();
+  if (!apiKey) return;
+
+  server.tool(
+    'browser_web_search',
+    {
+      query: z.string().min(1).describe('Search query'),
+      count: z.number().int().min(1).max(10).optional().default(5).describe('Number of results to return'),
+      freshness: z.enum(['day', 'week', 'month', 'year']).optional(),
+      country: z.string().length(2).optional().describe('Country code like US or GB'),
+      language: z.string().optional().describe('Language code like EN'),
+      safesearch: z.enum(['off', 'moderate', 'strict']).optional(),
+    },
+    async ({ query, count, freshness, country, language, safesearch }) => {
+      try {
+        const url = new URL(YDC_SEARCH_URL);
+        url.searchParams.set('query', query);
+        url.searchParams.set('count', String(count ?? 5));
+        if (freshness) url.searchParams.set('freshness', freshness);
+        if (country) url.searchParams.set('country', country);
+        if (language) url.searchParams.set('language', language);
+        if (safesearch) url.searchParams.set('safesearch', safesearch);
+
+        const resp = await fetch(url, {
+          headers: { 'X-API-Key': apiKey },
+        });
+
+        if (!resp.ok) {
+          const body = await resp.text();
+          return {
+            content: [{ type: 'text' as const, text: `You.com Search API error ${resp.status}: ${body}` }],
+            isError: true,
+          };
+        }
+
+        const data = await resp.json();
+        return {
+          content: [{ type: 'text' as const, text: formatResults(data) }],
+        };
+      } catch (err: any) {
+        return {
+          content: [{ type: 'text' as const, text: `You.com search failed: ${err.message}` }],
+          isError: true,
+        };
+      }
+    }
+  );
+}