diff --git a/llama_stack/templates/starter/run.yaml b/llama_stack/templates/starter/run.yaml
index 888a2c3bf..b061ae760 100644
--- a/llama_stack/templates/starter/run.yaml
+++ b/llama_stack/templates/starter/run.yaml
@@ -1196,6 +1196,8 @@ benchmarks: []
 tool_groups:
 - toolgroup_id: builtin::websearch
   provider_id: tavily-search
+- toolgroup_id: builtin::websearch_brave
+  provider_id: brave-search
 - toolgroup_id: builtin::rag
   provider_id: rag-runtime
 server:
diff --git a/llama_stack/templates/starter/starter.py b/llama_stack/templates/starter/starter.py
index 6b8aa8974..e27a00dc5 100644
--- a/llama_stack/templates/starter/starter.py
+++ b/llama_stack/templates/starter/starter.py
@@ -347,6 +347,10 @@ def get_distribution_template() -> DistributionTemplate:
             toolgroup_id="builtin::websearch",
             provider_id="tavily-search",
         ),
+        ToolGroupInput(
+            toolgroup_id="builtin::websearch_brave",
+            provider_id="brave-search",
+        ),
         ToolGroupInput(
             toolgroup_id="builtin::rag",
             provider_id="rag-runtime",