diff --git a/src/app/api/search/route.ts b/src/app/api/search/route.ts
index 099126840..732bef7d0 100644
--- a/src/app/api/search/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/search/route.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ interface ChatRequestBody {
   history: Array<[string, string]>;
   stream?: boolean;
   systemInstructions?: string;
+  maxResultsPerQuery?: number; // Limits results per SearXNG query action; reduces LLM prompt size for local/small-context models
+  maxTotalResults?: number;    // Limits total results across all engines post-merge; prevents context overflow when multiple engines are active
 }
 
 export const POST = async (req: Request) => {
@@ -60,6 +62,8 @@ export const POST = async (req: Request) => {
         mode: body.optimizationMode,
         fileIds: [],
         systemInstructions: body.systemInstructions || '',
+        maxResultsPerQuery: body.maxResultsPerQuery,
+        maxTotalResults: body.maxTotalResults,
       },
       followUp: body.query,
       chatId: crypto.randomUUID(),
diff --git a/src/lib/agents/search/researcher/actions/academicSearch.ts b/src/lib/agents/search/researcher/actions/academicSearch.ts
index 72e1f4b14..3d848b2d4 100644
--- a/src/lib/agents/search/researcher/actions/academicSearch.ts
+++ b/src/lib/agents/search/researcher/actions/academicSearch.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ const academicSearchAction: ResearchAction<typeof schema> = {
         engines: ['arxiv', 'google scholar', 'pubmed'],
       });
 
-      const resultChunks: Chunk[] = res.results.map((r) => ({
+      const resultChunks: Chunk[] = res.results
+        .slice(0, additionalConfig.maxResultsPerQuery ?? res.results.length)
+        .map((r) => ({
         content: r.content || r.title,
         metadata: {
           title: r.title,
@@ -121,7 +123,7 @@ const academicSearchAction: ResearchAction<typeof schema> = {
 
     return {
       type: 'search_results',
-      results,
+      results,    
     };
   },
 };
diff --git a/src/lib/agents/search/researcher/actions/socialSearch.ts b/src/lib/agents/search/researcher/actions/socialSearch.ts
index 16468ab4c..25b20175c 100644
--- a/src/lib/agents/search/researcher/actions/socialSearch.ts
+++ b/src/lib/agents/search/researcher/actions/socialSearch.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ const socialSearchAction: ResearchAction<typeof schema> = {
         engines: ['reddit'],
       });
 
-      const resultChunks: Chunk[] = res.results.map((r) => ({
+      const resultChunks: Chunk[] = res.results
+        .slice(0, additionalConfig.maxResultsPerQuery ?? res.results.length)
+        .map((r) => ({
         content: r.content || r.title,
         metadata: {
           title: r.title,
@@ -121,7 +123,7 @@ const socialSearchAction: ResearchAction<typeof schema> = {
 
     return {
       type: 'search_results',
-      results,
+      results,    
     };
   },
 };
diff --git a/src/lib/agents/search/researcher/actions/webSearch.ts b/src/lib/agents/search/researcher/actions/webSearch.ts
index 4d60b79f2..ae51eadc9 100644
--- a/src/lib/agents/search/researcher/actions/webSearch.ts
+++ b/src/lib/agents/search/researcher/actions/webSearch.ts
@@ -115,7 +115,9 @@ const webSearchAction: ResearchAction<typeof actionSchema> = {
     const search = async (q: string) => {
       const res = await searchSearxng(q);
 
-      const resultChunks: Chunk[] = res.results.map((r) => ({
+      const resultChunks: Chunk[] = res.results
+        .slice(0, additionalConfig.maxResultsPerQuery ?? res.results.length)
+        .map((r) => ({
         content: r.content || r.title,
         metadata: {
           title: r.title,
@@ -174,7 +176,7 @@ const webSearchAction: ResearchAction<typeof actionSchema> = {
 
     return {
       type: 'search_results',
-      results,
+      results,    
     };
   },
 };
diff --git a/src/lib/agents/search/researcher/index.ts b/src/lib/agents/search/researcher/index.ts
index d6532819e..69565cb2e 100644
--- a/src/lib/agents/search/researcher/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/agents/search/researcher/index.ts
@@ -167,18 +167,40 @@ class Researcher {
         session: session,
         researchBlockId: researchBlockId,
         fileIds: input.config.fileIds,
+        maxResultsPerQuery:
+          Number.isInteger(input.config.maxResultsPerQuery) &&
+          (input.config.maxResultsPerQuery as number) > 0
+            ? input.config.maxResultsPerQuery
+            : undefined,
+        maxTotalResults:
+          Number.isInteger(input.config.maxTotalResults) &&
+          (input.config.maxTotalResults as number) > 0
+            ? input.config.maxTotalResults
+            : undefined,
       });
 
       actionOutput.push(...actionResults);
 
       actionResults.forEach((action, i) => {
-        agentMessageHistory.push({
-          role: 'tool',
-          id: finalToolCalls[i].id,
-          name: finalToolCalls[i].name,
-          content: JSON.stringify(action),
+              const totalCap =
+                Number.isInteger(input.config.maxTotalResults) &&
+                (input.config.maxTotalResults as number) > 0
+                  ? input.config.maxTotalResults
+                  : Number.isInteger(input.config.maxResultsPerQuery) &&
+                    (input.config.maxResultsPerQuery as number) > 0
+                  ? input.config.maxResultsPerQuery
+                  : undefined;
+              const truncatedAction =
+                action.type === 'search_results' && totalCap
+                  ? { ...action, results: action.results.slice(0, totalCap) }
+                  : action;
+              agentMessageHistory.push({
+                role: 'tool',
+                id: finalToolCalls[i].id,
+                name: finalToolCalls[i].name,
+                content: JSON.stringify(truncatedAction),
         });
-      });
+      });      
     }
 
     const searchResults = actionOutput
diff --git a/src/lib/agents/search/types.ts b/src/lib/agents/search/types.ts
index 64c967eab..481fa743f 100644
--- a/src/lib/agents/search/types.ts
+++ b/src/lib/agents/search/types.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ export type SearchAgentConfig = {
   embedding: BaseEmbedding<any>;
   mode: 'speed' | 'balanced' | 'quality';
   systemInstructions: string;
+  maxResultsPerQuery?: number; // Limits results per SearXNG query action; reduces LLM prompt size for local/small-context models
+  maxTotalResults?: number;    // Limits total results across all engines post-merge; prevents context overflow when multiple engines are active
 };
 
 export type SearchAgentInput = {
@@ -66,6 +68,8 @@ export type AdditionalConfig = {
   llm: BaseLLM<any>;
   embedding: BaseEmbedding<any>;
   session: SessionManager;
+  maxResultsPerQuery?: number;
+  maxTotalResults?: number;    // Limits total results across all engines post-merge
 };
 
 export type ResearcherInput = {