diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 9b6709d55..58675dc3e 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -140,6 +140,26 @@ OPENHUMAN_WEB_SEARCH_TIMEOUT_SECS=10
 # QUERIT_API_KEY=
 # OPENHUMAN_QUERIT_API_KEY=
 
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Brave search (direct API — https://brave.com/search/api/)
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# [optional] API key from https://api.search.brave.com. Select "Brave" in
+# Settings > Search engine, or set OPENHUMAN_SEARCH_ENGINE=brave. Powers
+# web_search_tool plus brave_news_search / brave_image_search /
+# brave_video_search. Engine silently falls back to "managed" if no key
+# is present, so the agent always has working search.
+# BRAVE_API_KEY=
+# OPENHUMAN_BRAVE_API_KEY=
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Parallel search (direct API — https://parallel.ai)
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# [optional] API key from https://parallel.ai. Select "Parallel" in
+# Settings > Search engine, or set OPENHUMAN_SEARCH_ENGINE=parallel.
+# Engine silently falls back to "managed" if no key is present.
+# PARALLEL_API_KEY=
+# OPENHUMAN_PARALLEL_API_KEY=
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # SearXNG search (self-hosted — https://docs.searxng.org)
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------