diff --git a/src/agents/tools.py b/src/agents/tools.py
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+"""
+Tatlock's permanent tools.
+
+These tools are always available to the butler agent:
+- Calculator: For all mathematical operations
+- Date/Time toolkit: For current time and time calculations
+- SearXNG search: For searching the web for current information
+"""
+
+import logging
+import math
+import re
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from typing import Any
+
+import httpx
+
+from src.core.config import config
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Calculator Tool
+# ============================================================================
+
+def calculate(expression: str) -> str:
+    """
+    Safely evaluate mathematical expressions.
+
+    Supports:
+    - Basic arithmetic: +, -, *, /, //, %, **
+    - Parentheses for grouping
+    - Common math functions: sqrt, sin, cos, tan, log, exp, etc.
+    - Constants: pi, e
+
+    Args:
+        expression: Mathematical expression to evaluate (e.g., "2 + 2", "sqrt(16)", "pi * 2")
+
+    Returns:
+        String result of the calculation or error message
+
+    Examples:
+        calculate("2 + 2") -> "4"
+        calculate("sqrt(16) + 10") -> "14.0"
+        calculate("pi * 2") -> "6.283185307179586"
+    """
+    try:
+        # Clean the expression
+        expression = expression.strip()
+
+        # Create safe namespace with math functions
+        safe_dict = {
+            # Basic math functions
+            'sqrt': math.sqrt,
+            'pow': math.pow,
+            'abs': abs,
+            'round': round,
+
+            # Trigonometric
+            'sin': math.sin,
+            'cos': math.cos,
+            'tan': math.tan,
+            'asin': math.asin,
+            'acos': math.acos,
+            'atan': math.atan,
+
+            # Logarithmic
+            'log': math.log,
+            'log10': math.log10,
+            'log2': math.log2,
+            'exp': math.exp,
+
+            # Other
+            'ceil': math.ceil,
+            'floor': math.floor,
+            'factorial': math.factorial,
+
+            # Constants
+            'pi': math.pi,
+            'e': math.e,
+        }
+
+        # Evaluate the expression safely
+        result = eval(expression, {"__builtins__": {}}, safe_dict)
+
+        # Format result nicely
+        if isinstance(result, float):
+            # Remove unnecessary decimal places
+            if result.is_integer():
+                return str(int(result))
+            return str(round(result, 10))
+
+        return str(result)
+
+    except ZeroDivisionError:
+        return "Error: Division by zero"
+    except Exception as e:
+        return f"Error calculating '{expression}': {str(e)}"
+
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Date/Time Toolkit
+# ============================================================================
+
+def get_current_datetime(format_str: str = "full") -> str:
+    """
+    Get the current date and time.
+
+    Args:
+        format_str: Output format
+            - "full": Full datetime with timezone (default)
+            - "date": Just the date (YYYY-MM-DD)
+            - "time": Just the time (HH:MM:SS)
+            - "iso": ISO 8601 format
+            - Custom strftime format string
+
+    Returns:
+        Formatted current datetime string
+
+    Examples:
+        get_current_datetime("full") -> "2024-01-15 14:30:45"
+        get_current_datetime("date") -> "2024-01-15"
+        get_current_datetime("time") -> "14:30:45"
+    """
+    now = datetime.now()
+
+    if format_str == "full":
+        return now.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+    elif format_str == "date":
+        return now.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+    elif format_str == "time":
+        return now.strftime("%H:%M:%S")
+    elif format_str == "iso":
+        return now.isoformat()
+    else:
+        # Custom format
+        try:
+            return now.strftime(format_str)
+        except Exception as e:
+            return f"Error formatting date: {str(e)}"
+
+
+def calculate_time_offset(offset_description: str) -> str:
+    """
+    Calculate a date/time relative to now.
+
+    Args:
+        offset_description: Natural language description of time offset
+            Examples: "1 week ago", "2 days from now", "3 months ago",
+                     "1 year from now", "5 hours ago"
+
+    Returns:
+        Formatted datetime string (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS) or error message
+
+    Examples:
+        calculate_time_offset("1 week ago") -> "2024-01-08 14:30:45"
+        calculate_time_offset("2 days from now") -> "2024-01-17 14:30:45"
+        calculate_time_offset("3 months ago") -> "2023-10-15 14:30:45"
+    """
+    try:
+        now = datetime.now()
+
+        # Parse the offset description
+        # Pattern: "N unit(s) ago/from now"
+        pattern = r'(\d+)\s+(second|minute|hour|day|week|month|year)s?\s+(ago|from\s+now)'
+        match = re.match(pattern, offset_description.lower().strip())
+
+        if not match:
+            return f"Error: Cannot parse '{offset_description}'. Use format like '1 week ago' or '2 days from now'"
+
+        amount = int(match.group(1))
+        unit = match.group(2)
+        direction = match.group(3)
+
+        # Calculate the offset
+        if direction == "ago":
+            amount = -amount
+
+        if unit == "second":
+            target = now + timedelta(seconds=amount)
+        elif unit == "minute":
+            target = now + timedelta(minutes=amount)
+        elif unit == "hour":
+            target = now + timedelta(hours=amount)
+        elif unit == "day":
+            target = now + timedelta(days=amount)
+        elif unit == "week":
+            target = now + timedelta(weeks=amount)
+        elif unit == "month":
+            # Approximate month as 30 days
+            target = now + timedelta(days=amount * 30)
+        elif unit == "year":
+            # Approximate year as 365 days
+            target = now + timedelta(days=amount * 365)
+        else:
+            return f"Error: Unknown time unit '{unit}'"
+
+        return target.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        return f"Error calculating time offset: {str(e)}"
+
+
+def time_difference(date1_str: str, date2_str: str = "now") -> str:
+    """
+    Calculate the difference between two dates.
+
+    Args:
+        date1_str: First date (YYYY-MM-DD or YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS)
+        date2_str: Second date or "now" for current time (default: "now")
+
+    Returns:
+        Human-readable description of the time difference
+
+    Examples:
+        time_difference("2024-01-01", "now") -> "14 days, 14 hours"
+        time_difference("2024-01-01", "2024-01-15") -> "14 days"
+    """
+    try:
+        # Parse date1
+        if len(date1_str) == 10:  # YYYY-MM-DD
+            date1 = datetime.strptime(date1_str, "%Y-%m-%d")
+        else:
+            date1 = datetime.strptime(date1_str, "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+
+        # Parse date2
+        if date2_str.lower() == "now":
+            date2 = datetime.now()
+        elif len(date2_str) == 10:
+            date2 = datetime.strptime(date2_str, "%Y-%m-%d")
+        else:
+            date2 = datetime.strptime(date2_str, "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+
+        # Calculate difference
+        diff = abs(date2 - date1)
+
+        # Format human-readable
+        days = diff.days
+        seconds = diff.seconds
+        hours = seconds // 3600
+        minutes = (seconds % 3600) // 60
+
+        parts = []
+        if days > 0:
+            parts.append(f"{days} day{'s' if days != 1 else ''}")
+        if hours > 0:
+            parts.append(f"{hours} hour{'s' if hours != 1 else ''}")
+        if minutes > 0 and days == 0:  # Only show minutes if less than a day
+            parts.append(f"{minutes} minute{'s' if minutes != 1 else ''}")
+
+        if not parts:
+            return "Less than a minute"
+
+        return ", ".join(parts)
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        return f"Error calculating time difference: {str(e)}"
+
+
+# ============================================================================
+# SearXNG Search Tool
+# ============================================================================
+
+async def search_web(query: str, num_results: int = 5) -> str:
+    """
+    Search the web using SearXNG.
+
+    Args:
+        query: Search query string
+        num_results: Number of results to return (default: 5, max: 10)
+
+    Returns:
+        Formatted search results as a string with titles, URLs, and snippets
+
+    Examples:
+        search_web("Python async programming") -> "1. Title: ...\n   URL: ...\n   ..."
+    """
+    try:
+        # Limit results
+        num_results = min(num_results, 10)
+
+        # Get SearXNG host with fallback logic
+        searxng_host = str(config.SEARXNG_HOST)
+
+        # Try production host first, fall back to localhost in development
+        hosts_to_try = [searxng_host]
+        if config.ENVIRONMENT.value == "development" and "localhost" not in searxng_host:
+            # Add localhost fallback for development
+            hosts_to_try.append("http://localhost:8087")
+
+        last_error = None
+
+        for host in hosts_to_try:
+            try:
+                logger.info(f"Attempting SearXNG search at {host}")
+
+                async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=config.SEARXNG_TIMEOUT) as client:
+                    response = await client.get(
+                        f"{host}/search",
+                        params={
+                            "q": query,
+                            "format": "json",
+                            "pageno": 1,
+                        }
+                    )
+
+                    if response.status_code == 200:
+                        data = response.json()
+                        results = data.get("results", [])
+
+                        if not results:
+                            return f"No results found for '{query}'"
+
+                        # Format results
+                        formatted_results = []
+                        for i, result in enumerate(results[:num_results], 1):
+                            title = result.get("title", "No title")
+                            url = result.get("url", "")
+                            content = result.get("content", "No description available")
+
+                            formatted_results.append(
+                                f"{i}. {title}\n"
+                                f"   URL: {url}\n"
+                                f"   {content}\n"
+                            )
+
+                        return "\n".join(formatted_results)
+                    else:
+                        last_error = f"SearXNG returned status {response.status_code}"
+
+            except httpx.ConnectError:
+                last_error = f"Cannot connect to SearXNG at {host}"
+                logger.warning(f"SearXNG connection failed at {host}, trying next host if available")
+                continue
+            except Exception as e:
+                last_error = str(e)
+                logger.warning(f"SearXNG error at {host}: {e}")
+                continue
+
+        # All hosts failed
+        return f"Error searching: {last_error}. Please check that SearXNG is running."
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Unexpected error in search_web: {e}", exc_info=True)
+        return f"Error searching: {str(e)}"
diff --git a/tests/agents/test_tools.py b/tests/agents/test_tools.py
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+++ b/tests/agents/test_tools.py
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+"""
+Tests for Tatlock's permanent tools (calculator, date/time, search).
+"""
+
+import pytest
+from datetime import datetime
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, patch
+
+from src.agents.tools import (
+    calculate,
+    get_current_datetime,
+    calculate_time_offset,
+    time_difference,
+    search_web,
+)
+
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Calculator Tests
+# ============================================================================
+
+class TestCalculator:
+    """Tests for the calculator tool."""
+
+    def test_basic_arithmetic(self):
+        """Test basic arithmetic operations."""
+        assert calculate("2 + 2") == "4"
+        assert calculate("10 - 3") == "7"
+        assert calculate("5 * 6") == "30"
+        assert calculate("20 / 4") == "5"  # Integer result, no decimal
+
+    def test_complex_expressions(self):
+        """Test complex mathematical expressions."""
+        assert calculate("(2 + 3) * 4") == "20"
+        assert calculate("10 ** 2") == "100"
+        assert calculate("17 % 5") == "2"
+
+    def test_math_functions(self):
+        """Test mathematical functions."""
+        assert calculate("sqrt(16)") == "4"  # Integer result
+        assert calculate("abs(-5)") == "5"
+        assert calculate("round(3.7)") == "4"
+
+        # Test with constants
+        result = calculate("pi * 2")
+        assert "6.28" in result  # Approximately 6.283...
+
+    def test_trigonometry(self):
+        """Test trigonometric functions."""
+        result = calculate("sin(0)")
+        assert result == "0"  # Integer result
+
+        # cos(0) should be 1
+        result = calculate("cos(0)")
+        assert result == "1"  # Integer result
+
+    def test_logarithms(self):
+        """Test logarithmic functions."""
+        result = calculate("log10(100)")
+        assert result == "2"  # Integer result
+
+        result = calculate("exp(0)")
+        assert result == "1"  # Integer result
+
+    def test_error_handling(self):
+        """Test error handling for invalid expressions."""
+        result = calculate("1 / 0")
+        assert "Error: Division by zero" in result
+
+        result = calculate("invalid_function(5)")
+        assert "Error calculating" in result
+
+    def test_integer_results(self):
+        """Test that integer results don't show unnecessary decimals."""
+        assert calculate("4.0 + 6.0") == "10"
+        assert calculate("sqrt(9)") == "3"
+
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Date/Time Tests
+# ============================================================================
+
+class TestDateTime:
+    """Tests for date/time toolkit."""
+
+    def test_get_current_datetime_full(self):
+        """Test getting full current datetime."""
+        result = get_current_datetime("full")
+        # Should match format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
+        assert len(result) == 19
+        assert result[4] == "-"
+        assert result[7] == "-"
+        assert result[10] == " "
+        assert result[13] == ":"
+        assert result[16] == ":"
+
+    def test_get_current_datetime_date(self):
+        """Test getting current date only."""
+        result = get_current_datetime("date")
+        # Should match format YYYY-MM-DD
+        assert len(result) == 10
+        assert result[4] == "-"
+        assert result[7] == "-"
+
+        # Verify it's a valid date
+        datetime.strptime(result, "%Y-%m-%d")
+
+    def test_get_current_datetime_time(self):
+        """Test getting current time only."""
+        result = get_current_datetime("time")
+        # Should match format HH:MM:SS
+        assert len(result) == 8
+        assert result[2] == ":"
+        assert result[5] == ":"
+
+    def test_get_current_datetime_iso(self):
+        """Test getting ISO format."""
+        result = get_current_datetime("iso")
+        # Should be parseable as ISO format
+        datetime.fromisoformat(result)
+
+    def test_calculate_time_offset_days(self):
+        """Test calculating time offsets in days."""
+        result = calculate_time_offset("1 day ago")
+        assert len(result) == 19  # YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
+
+        result = calculate_time_offset("2 days from now")
+        assert len(result) == 19
+
+    def test_calculate_time_offset_weeks(self):
+        """Test calculating time offsets in weeks."""
+        result = calculate_time_offset("1 week ago")
+        assert len(result) == 19
+
+        result = calculate_time_offset("2 weeks from now")
+        assert len(result) == 19
+
+    def test_calculate_time_offset_months(self):
+        """Test calculating time offsets in months."""
+        result = calculate_time_offset("1 month ago")
+        assert len(result) == 19
+
+        result = calculate_time_offset("3 months from now")
+        assert len(result) == 19
+
+    def test_calculate_time_offset_years(self):
+        """Test calculating time offsets in years."""
+        result = calculate_time_offset("1 year ago")
+        assert len(result) == 19
+
+        result = calculate_time_offset("2 years from now")
+        assert len(result) == 19
+
+    def test_calculate_time_offset_hours(self):
+        """Test calculating time offsets in hours."""
+        result = calculate_time_offset("5 hours ago")
+        assert len(result) == 19
+
+        result = calculate_time_offset("3 hours from now")
+        assert len(result) == 19
+
+    def test_calculate_time_offset_invalid(self):
+        """Test error handling for invalid time offsets."""
+        result = calculate_time_offset("invalid input")
+        assert "Error" in result
+        assert "Cannot parse" in result
+
+    def test_time_difference(self):
+        """Test calculating time difference."""
+        result = time_difference("2024-01-01", "2024-01-15")
+        assert "14 day" in result
+
+    def test_time_difference_with_now(self):
+        """Test time difference with 'now'."""
+        # Get today's date
+        today = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+        result = time_difference(today, "now")
+        # Should be less than a day
+        assert "Less than" in result or "hour" in result or "minute" in result
+
+    def test_time_difference_with_times(self):
+        """Test time difference with full timestamps."""
+        result = time_difference("2024-01-01 10:00:00", "2024-01-01 14:30:00")
+        assert "4 hour" in result
+        assert "30 minute" in result
+
+    def test_time_difference_error(self):
+        """Test error handling for invalid dates."""
+        result = time_difference("invalid-date", "now")
+        assert "Error" in result
+
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Search Tests
+# ============================================================================
+
+class TestSearch:
+    """Tests for web search tool."""
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_search_web_success(self):
+        """Test successful web search."""
+        mock_response = {
+            "results": [
+                {
+                    "title": "Test Result 1",
+                    "url": "https://example.com/1",
+                    "content": "This is a test result"
+                },
+                {
+                    "title": "Test Result 2",
+                    "url": "https://example.com/2",
+                    "content": "Another test result"
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+
+        with patch("src.agents.tools.httpx.AsyncClient") as mock_client_class:
+            # Create mock response
+            mock_response_obj = type('MockResponse', (), {
+                'status_code': 200,
+                'json': lambda *args, **kwargs: mock_response
+            })()
+
+            # Create mock client with async get method
+            async def mock_get(*args, **kwargs):
+                return mock_response_obj
+
+            mock_client_instance = type('MockClient', (), {
+                'get': mock_get
+            })()
+
+            # Setup async context manager
+            async def mock_aenter(*args, **kwargs):
+                return mock_client_instance
+
+            async def mock_aexit(*args, **kwargs):
+                return None
+
+            mock_client_class.return_value.__aenter__ = mock_aenter
+            mock_client_class.return_value.__aexit__ = mock_aexit
+
+            result = await search_web("test query", num_results=2)
+
+            assert "Test Result 1" in result
+            assert "https://example.com/1" in result
+            assert "Test Result 2" in result
+            assert "https://example.com/2" in result
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_search_web_no_results(self):
+        """Test web search with no results."""
+        mock_response_data = {"results": []}
+
+        with patch("src.agents.tools.httpx.AsyncClient") as mock_client_class:
+            mock_response_obj = type('MockResponse', (), {
+                'status_code': 200,
+                'json': lambda *args, **kwargs: mock_response_data
+            })()
+
+            async def mock_get(*args, **kwargs):
+                return mock_response_obj
+
+            mock_client_instance = type('MockClient', (), {
+                'get': mock_get
+            })()
+
+            async def mock_aenter(*args, **kwargs):
+                return mock_client_instance
+
+            async def mock_aexit(*args, **kwargs):
+                return None
+
+            mock_client_class.return_value.__aenter__ = mock_aenter
+            mock_client_class.return_value.__aexit__ = mock_aexit
+
+            result = await search_web("test query")
+
+            assert "No results found" in result
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_search_web_connection_error(self):
+        """Test web search with connection error."""
+        with patch("httpx.AsyncClient") as mock_client:
+            mock_client_instance = AsyncMock()
+            mock_client_instance.get.side_effect = Exception("Connection failed")
+            mock_client.return_value.__aenter__.return_value = mock_client_instance
+
+            result = await search_web("test query")
+
+            assert "Error searching" in result
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_search_web_limits_results(self):
+        """Test that search limits results to max 10."""
+        mock_response_data = {
+            "results": [
+                {"title": f"Result {i}", "url": f"https://example.com/{i}", "content": "Test"}
+                for i in range(20)
+            ]
+        }
+
+        with patch("src.agents.tools.httpx.AsyncClient") as mock_client_class:
+            mock_response_obj = type('MockResponse', (), {
+                'status_code': 200,
+                'json': lambda *args, **kwargs: mock_response_data
+            })()
+
+            async def mock_get(*args, **kwargs):
+                return mock_response_obj
+
+            mock_client_instance = type('MockClient', (), {
+                'get': mock_get
+            })()
+
+            async def mock_aenter(*args, **kwargs):
+                return mock_client_instance
+
+            async def mock_aexit(*args, **kwargs):
+                return None
+
+            mock_client_class.return_value.__aenter__ = mock_aenter
+            mock_client_class.return_value.__aexit__ = mock_aexit
+
+            result = await search_web("test query", num_results=15)
+
+            # Should only return 10 results (max limit)
+            result_count = result.count("URL:")
+            assert result_count == 10
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_search_web_formats_results(self):
+        """Test that search results are properly formatted."""
+        mock_response_data = {
+            "results": [
+                {
+                    "title": "Test Title",
+                    "url": "https://example.com",
+                    "content": "Test content description"
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+
+        with patch("src.agents.tools.httpx.AsyncClient") as mock_client_class:
+            mock_response_obj = type('MockResponse', (), {
+                'status_code': 200,
+                'json': lambda *args, **kwargs: mock_response_data
+            })()
+
+            async def mock_get(*args, **kwargs):
+                return mock_response_obj
+
+            mock_client_instance = type('MockClient', (), {
+                'get': mock_get
+            })()
+
+            async def mock_aenter(*args, **kwargs):
+                return mock_client_instance
+
+            async def mock_aexit(*args, **kwargs):
+                return None
+
+            mock_client_class.return_value.__aenter__ = mock_aenter
+            mock_client_class.return_value.__aexit__ = mock_aexit
+
+            result = await search_web("test query")
+
+            # Check formatting
+            assert "1. Test Title" in result
+            assert "URL: https://example.com" in result
+            assert "Test content description" in result