diff --git a/server/.env.template b/server/.env.template
index 11becb5..b471f93 100644
--- a/server/.env.template
+++ b/server/.env.template
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ GOOGLE_KEY=XXX
 OPEN_WEATHER_KEY=XXX
 BING_KEY=XXX
 FINNHUB_KEY=XXX
-WOLFRAM_KEY=XXX
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+WOLFRAM_KEY=XXX
+BRAVE_KEY=XXX
diff --git a/server/src/services/search.ts b/server/src/services/search.ts
index 60e04b0..bdebb8d 100644
--- a/server/src/services/search.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/search.ts
@@ -1,27 +1,60 @@
 import axios from "axios";
 
-const getKey = () => process.env.BING_KEY as string;
+// Function to get the Bing API key
+const getBingKey = () => process.env.BING_KEY as string | undefined;
 
-interface WebPagesItem {
+// Function to get the Brave API key
+const getBraveKey = () => process.env.BRAVE_KEY as string;
+
+// Bing Search types
+interface BingWebPagesItem {
   name: string;
   snippet: string;
 }
 
-interface WebPages {
+interface BingWebPages {
   webSearchUrl: string;
   totalEstimatedMatches: number;
-  value: WebPagesItem[];
+  value: BingWebPagesItem[];
+}
+
+interface BingSearchResponse {
+  webPages: BingWebPages;
+}
+
+// Brave Search types
+interface BraveWebPagesItem {
+  title: string;
+  url: string;
+  description: string;
+}
+
+interface BraveQuery {
+  original: string;
 }
 
-interface SearchResponse {
-  webPages: WebPages;
+interface BraveWebPages {
+  type: string;
+  results: BraveWebPagesItem[];
 }
 
-export const getSearchResults = async (query: string) => {
+interface BraveResponse {
+  query: BraveQuery;
+  web: BraveWebPages;
+}
+
+// Common result type for both search engines
+interface SearchResult {
+  title: string;
+  snippet: string;
+}
+
+// Bing search implementation
+async function bingSearch(query: string): Promise<SearchResult[]> {
   const searchClient = axios.create({
     baseURL: "https://api.bing.microsoft.com/v7.0",
     headers: {
-      "Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key": getKey(),
+      "Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key": getBingKey(),
     },
   });
 
@@ -32,10 +65,52 @@ export const getSearchResults = async (query: string) => {
     },
   });
 
-  const { webPages } = res.data as SearchResponse;
+  const { webPages } = res.data as BingSearchResponse;
 
   return webPages.value.map((page) => ({
     title: page.name,
     snippet: page.snippet,
   }));
-};
+}
+
+// Brave search implementation
+async function braveSearch(query: string): Promise<SearchResult[]> {
+  const searchClient = axios.create({
+    baseURL: "https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1/web",
+    headers: {
+      "X-Subscription-Token": getBraveKey(),
+      "Accept": "application/json"
+    },
+  });
+
+  const res = await searchClient.get("/search", {
+    params: {
+      q: query,
+    },
+  });
+
+  const { web } = res.data as BraveResponse;
+
+  return web.results.map((page) => ({
+    title: page.title,
+    snippet: page.description,
+  }));
+}
+
+// Combined search implementation
+export const getSearchResults = async (query: string): Promise<SearchResult[]> => {
+  const bingKey = getBingKey();
+  
+  try {
+    if (bingKey) {
+      // If Bing key exists, use Bing search
+      return await bingSearch(query);
+    } else {
+      // Otherwise fall back to Brave search
+      return await braveSearch(query);
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("Search failed:", error);
+    throw error;
+  }
+};
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