diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/agents/new_chat/tools/__init__.py b/surfsense_backend/app/agents/new_chat/tools/__init__.py
index b89988327..b531d9b4d 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/agents/new_chat/tools/__init__.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/agents/new_chat/tools/__init__.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ To add a new tool, see the documentation in registry.py.
 
 Available tools:
 - search_knowledge_base: Search the user's personal knowledge base
+- search_surfsense_docs: Search Surfsense documentation for usage help
 - generate_podcast: Generate audio podcasts from content
 - link_preview: Fetch rich previews for URLs
 - display_image: Display images in chat
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ from .registry import (
     get_tool_by_name,
 )
 from .scrape_webpage import create_scrape_webpage_tool
+from .search_surfsense_docs import create_search_surfsense_docs_tool
 
 __all__ = [
     # Registry
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ __all__ = [
     "create_link_preview_tool",
     "create_scrape_webpage_tool",
     "create_search_knowledge_base_tool",
+    "create_search_surfsense_docs_tool",
     # Knowledge base utilities
     "format_documents_for_context",
     "get_all_tool_names",
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/agents/new_chat/tools/registry.py b/surfsense_backend/app/agents/new_chat/tools/registry.py
index bc305aecc..c7439bf8f 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/agents/new_chat/tools/registry.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/agents/new_chat/tools/registry.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ from .knowledge_base import create_search_knowledge_base_tool
 from .link_preview import create_link_preview_tool
 from .podcast import create_generate_podcast_tool
 from .scrape_webpage import create_scrape_webpage_tool
+from .search_surfsense_docs import create_search_surfsense_docs_tool
 
 # =============================================================================
 # Tool Definition
@@ -126,6 +127,15 @@ BUILTIN_TOOLS: list[ToolDefinition] = [
         requires=[],  # firecrawl_api_key is optional
     ),
     # Note: write_todos is now provided by TodoListMiddleware from deepagents
+    # Surfsense documentation search tool
+    ToolDefinition(
+        name="search_surfsense_docs",
+        description="Search Surfsense documentation for help with using the application",
+        factory=lambda deps: create_search_surfsense_docs_tool(
+            db_session=deps["db_session"],
+        ),
+        requires=["db_session"],
+    ),
     # =========================================================================
     # ADD YOUR CUSTOM TOOLS BELOW
     # =========================================================================