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+"""
+Surfsense documentation search tool.
+
+This tool allows the agent to search the pre-indexed Surfsense documentation
+to help users with questions about how to use the application.
+
+The documentation is indexed at deployment time from MDX files and stored
+in dedicated tables (surfsense_docs_documents, surfsense_docs_chunks).
+"""
+
+import json
+
+from langchain_core.tools import tool
+from sqlalchemy import select
+from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
+
+from app.config import config
+from app.db import SurfsenseDocsChunk, SurfsenseDocsDocument
+
+
+def format_surfsense_docs_results(results: list[tuple]) -> str:
+    """
+    Format search results into XML structure for the LLM context.
+
+    Uses the same XML structure as format_documents_for_context from knowledge_base.py
+    but with 'doc-' prefix on chunk IDs. This allows:
+    - LLM to use consistent [citation:doc-XXX] format
+    - Frontend to detect 'doc-' prefix and route to surfsense docs endpoint
+
+    Args:
+        results: List of (chunk, document) tuples from the database query
+
+    Returns:
+        Formatted XML string with documentation content and citation-ready chunks
+    """
+    if not results:
+        return "No relevant Surfsense documentation found for your query."
+
+    # Group chunks by document
+    grouped: dict[int, dict] = {}
+    for chunk, doc in results:
+        if doc.id not in grouped:
+            grouped[doc.id] = {
+                "document_id": f"doc-{doc.id}",
+                "document_type": "SURFSENSE_DOCS",
+                "title": doc.title,
+                "url": doc.source,
+                "metadata": {"source": doc.source},
+                "chunks": [],
+            }
+        grouped[doc.id]["chunks"].append({
+            "chunk_id": f"doc-{chunk.id}",
+            "content": chunk.content,
+        })
+
+    # Render XML matching format_documents_for_context structure
+    parts: list[str] = []
+    for g in grouped.values():
+        metadata_json = json.dumps(g["metadata"], ensure_ascii=False)
+
+        parts.append("<document>")
+        parts.append("<document_metadata>")
+        parts.append(f"  <document_id>{g['document_id']}</document_id>")
+        parts.append(f"  <document_type>{g['document_type']}</document_type>")
+        parts.append(f"  <title><![CDATA[{g['title']}]]></title>")
+        parts.append(f"  <url><![CDATA[{g['url']}]]></url>")
+        parts.append(f"  <metadata_json><![CDATA[{metadata_json}]]></metadata_json>")
+        parts.append("</document_metadata>")
+        parts.append("")
+        parts.append("<document_content>")
+
+        for ch in g["chunks"]:
+            parts.append(f"  <chunk id='{ch['chunk_id']}'><![CDATA[{ch['content']}]]></chunk>")
+
+        parts.append("</document_content>")
+        parts.append("</document>")
+        parts.append("")
+
+    return "\n".join(parts).strip()
+
+
+async def search_surfsense_docs_async(
+    query: str,
+    db_session: AsyncSession,
+    top_k: int = 5,
+) -> str:
+    """
+    Search Surfsense documentation using vector similarity.
+
+    Args:
+        query: The search query about Surfsense usage
+        db_session: Database session for executing queries
+        top_k: Number of results to return
+
+    Returns:
+        Formatted string with relevant documentation content
+    """
+    # Get embedding for the query
+    query_embedding = config.embedding_model_instance.embed(query)
+
+    # Vector similarity search on chunks, joining with documents
+    stmt = (
+        select(SurfsenseDocsChunk, SurfsenseDocsDocument)
+        .join(
+            SurfsenseDocsDocument,
+            SurfsenseDocsChunk.document_id == SurfsenseDocsDocument.id,
+        )
+        .order_by(SurfsenseDocsChunk.embedding.op("<=>")(query_embedding))
+        .limit(top_k)
+    )
+
+    result = await db_session.execute(stmt)
+    rows = result.all()
+
+    return format_surfsense_docs_results(rows)
+
+
+def create_search_surfsense_docs_tool(db_session: AsyncSession):
+    """
+    Factory function to create the search_surfsense_docs tool.
+
+    Args:
+        db_session: Database session for executing queries
+
+    Returns:
+        A configured tool function for searching Surfsense documentation
+    """
+
+    @tool
+    async def search_surfsense_docs(query: str, top_k: int = 5) -> str:
+        """
+        Search Surfsense documentation for help with using the application.
+
+        Use this tool when the user asks questions about:
+        - How to use Surfsense features
+        - Installation and setup instructions
+        - Configuration options and settings
+        - Troubleshooting common issues
+        - Available connectors and integrations
+        - Browser extension usage
+        - API documentation
+
+        This searches the official Surfsense documentation that was indexed
+        at deployment time. It does NOT search the user's personal knowledge base.
+
+        Args:
+            query: The search query about Surfsense usage or features
+            top_k: Number of documentation chunks to retrieve (default: 5)
+
+        Returns:
+            Relevant documentation content formatted with chunk IDs for citations
+        """
+        return await search_surfsense_docs_async(
+            query=query,
+            db_session=db_session,
+            top_k=top_k,
+        )
+
+    return search_surfsense_docs
+