diff --git a/pkg/tools/web.go b/pkg/tools/web.go
index b7abbe44b..8aca1fdb1 100644
--- a/pkg/tools/web.go
+++ b/pkg/tools/web.go
@@ -630,6 +630,11 @@ func (t *WebFetchTool) Parameters() map[string]any {
 				"description": "Maximum characters to extract",
 				"minimum":     100.0,
 			},
+			"llmMaxChars": map[string]any{
+				"type":        "integer",
+				"description": "Maximum characters included in LLM-facing content (defaults to maxChars)",
+				"minimum":     100.0,
+			},
 		},
 		"required": []string{"url"},
 	}
@@ -655,9 +660,15 @@ func (t *WebFetchTool) Execute(ctx context.Context, args map[string]any) *ToolRe
 	}
 
 	maxChars := t.maxChars
-	if mc, ok := args["maxChars"].(float64); ok {
-		if int(mc) > 100 {
-			maxChars = int(mc)
+	if raw, ok := args["maxChars"]; ok {
+		if mc, err := toInt(raw); err == nil && mc > 100 {
+			maxChars = mc
+		}
+	}
+	llmMaxChars := maxChars
+	if raw, ok := args["llmMaxChars"]; ok {
+		if mc, err := toInt(raw); err == nil && mc > 100 {
+			llmMaxChars = mc
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -719,6 +730,12 @@ func (t *WebFetchTool) Execute(ctx context.Context, args map[string]any) *ToolRe
 	if truncated {
 		text = text[:maxChars]
 	}
+	llmText := text
+	llmTruncated := false
+	if len(llmText) > llmMaxChars {
+		llmText = llmText[:llmMaxChars]
+		llmTruncated = true
+	}
 
 	result := map[string]any{
 		"url":       urlStr,
@@ -730,15 +747,18 @@ func (t *WebFetchTool) Execute(ctx context.Context, args map[string]any) *ToolRe
 	}
 
 	resultJSON, _ := json.MarshalIndent(result, "", "  ")
+	llmPayload := map[string]any{
+		"url":          urlStr,
+		"status":       resp.StatusCode,
+		"extractor":    extractor,
+		"sourceLength": len(text),
+		"truncated":    truncated || llmTruncated,
+		"text":         llmText,
+	}
+	llmJSON, _ := json.MarshalIndent(llmPayload, "", "  ")
 
 	return &ToolResult{
-		ForLLM: fmt.Sprintf(
-			"Fetched %d bytes from %s (extractor: %s, truncated: %v)",
-			len(text),
-			urlStr,
-			extractor,
-			truncated,
-		),
+		ForLLM:  string(llmJSON),
 		ForUser: string(resultJSON),
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/tools/web_test.go b/pkg/tools/web_test.go
index 602131e0a..81f560e30 100644
--- a/pkg/tools/web_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tools/web_test.go
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ func TestWebTool_WebFetch_Success(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected ForUser to contain 'Test Page', got: %s", result.ForUser)
 	}
 
-	// ForLLM should contain summary
-	if !strings.Contains(result.ForLLM, "bytes") && !strings.Contains(result.ForLLM, "extractor") {
-		t.Errorf("Expected ForLLM to contain summary, got: %s", result.ForLLM)
+	// ForLLM should contain extracted content for model-side reasoning
+	if !strings.Contains(result.ForLLM, "Test Page") {
+		t.Errorf("Expected ForLLM to contain fetched content, got: %s", result.ForLLM)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -174,6 +174,43 @@ func TestWebTool_WebFetch_Truncation(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestWebTool_WebFetch_LLMTruncation(t *testing.T) {
+	longContent := strings.Repeat("abc", 2000)
+
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/plain")
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+		w.Write([]byte(longContent))
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	tool := NewWebFetchTool(12000)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	args := map[string]any{
+		"url":         server.URL,
+		"maxChars":    6000,
+		"llmMaxChars": 500,
+	}
+
+	result := tool.Execute(ctx, args)
+	if result.IsError {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected success, got IsError=true: %s", result.ForLLM)
+	}
+
+	var llmResult map[string]any
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(result.ForLLM), &llmResult); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to decode ForLLM JSON: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	text, ok := llmResult["text"].(string)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("expected text field in ForLLM payload, got: %v", llmResult)
+	}
+	if len(text) > 600 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected LLM text to be truncated to ~500 chars, got len=%d", len(text))
+	}
+}
+
 // TestWebTool_WebSearch_NoApiKey verifies that no tool is created when API key is missing
 func TestWebTool_WebSearch_NoApiKey(t *testing.T) {
 	tool := NewWebSearchTool(WebSearchToolOptions{BraveEnabled: true, BraveAPIKey: ""})