diff --git a/scripts/verify-s03.sh b/scripts/verify-s03.sh
index ce326b63b..14ae2dd50 100755
--- a/scripts/verify-s03.sh
+++ b/scripts/verify-s03.sh
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ tmp4=$(mktemp)
   env -i HOME="$HOME" PATH="$PATH" \
     ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="${ANTHROPIC_API_KEY:-}" \
     BRAVE_API_KEY="test-brave" \
+    BRAVE_ANSWERS_KEY="test-answers" \
     CONTEXT7_API_KEY="test-ctx7" \
     JINA_API_KEY="test-jina" \
     node dist/loader.js < /dev/null > "$tmp4" 2>&1
@@ -111,8 +112,8 @@ echo "--- loadStoredEnvKeys hydration ---"
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
 # Check 5 — Structural: env var names compiled into dist/wizard.js
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
-if grep -q "BRAVE_API_KEY" dist/wizard.js && grep -q "CONTEXT7_API_KEY" dist/wizard.js && grep -q "JINA_API_KEY" dist/wizard.js; then
-  pass "5 — dist/wizard.js contains all three optional key env var names"
+if grep -q "BRAVE_API_KEY" dist/wizard.js && grep -q "BRAVE_ANSWERS_KEY" dist/wizard.js && grep -q "CONTEXT7_API_KEY" dist/wizard.js && grep -q "JINA_API_KEY" dist/wizard.js; then
+  pass "5 — dist/wizard.js contains all four optional key env var names"
 else
   fail "5 — dist/wizard.js missing one or more optional key env var names"
 fi
diff --git a/src/tests/app-smoke.test.ts b/src/tests/app-smoke.test.ts
index 8ad147b91..5c82c7b67 100644
--- a/src/tests/app-smoke.test.ts
+++ b/src/tests/app-smoke.test.ts
@@ -162,14 +162,17 @@ test("loadStoredEnvKeys hydrates process.env from auth.json", async () => {
   const authPath = join(tmp, "auth.json");
   writeFileSync(authPath, JSON.stringify({
     brave: { type: "api_key", key: "test-brave-key" },
+    brave_answers: { type: "api_key", key: "test-answers-key" },
     context7: { type: "api_key", key: "test-ctx7-key" },
   }));
 
   // Clear any existing env vars
   const origBrave = process.env.BRAVE_API_KEY;
+  const origBraveAnswers = process.env.BRAVE_ANSWERS_KEY;
   const origCtx7 = process.env.CONTEXT7_API_KEY;
   const origJina = process.env.JINA_API_KEY;
   delete process.env.BRAVE_API_KEY;
+  delete process.env.BRAVE_ANSWERS_KEY;
   delete process.env.CONTEXT7_API_KEY;
   delete process.env.JINA_API_KEY;
 
@@ -178,11 +181,13 @@ test("loadStoredEnvKeys hydrates process.env from auth.json", async () => {
     loadStoredEnvKeys(auth);
 
     assert.equal(process.env.BRAVE_API_KEY, "test-brave-key", "BRAVE_API_KEY hydrated");
+    assert.equal(process.env.BRAVE_ANSWERS_KEY, "test-answers-key", "BRAVE_ANSWERS_KEY hydrated");
     assert.equal(process.env.CONTEXT7_API_KEY, "test-ctx7-key", "CONTEXT7_API_KEY hydrated");
     assert.equal(process.env.JINA_API_KEY, undefined, "JINA_API_KEY not set (not in auth)");
   } finally {
     // Restore original env
     if (origBrave) process.env.BRAVE_API_KEY = origBrave; else delete process.env.BRAVE_API_KEY;
+    if (origBraveAnswers) process.env.BRAVE_ANSWERS_KEY = origBraveAnswers; else delete process.env.BRAVE_ANSWERS_KEY;
     if (origCtx7) process.env.CONTEXT7_API_KEY = origCtx7; else delete process.env.CONTEXT7_API_KEY;
     if (origJina) process.env.JINA_API_KEY = origJina; else delete process.env.JINA_API_KEY;
     rmSync(tmp, { recursive: true, force: true });
@@ -322,6 +327,7 @@ test("gsd launches and loads extensions without errors", async () => {
       env: {
         ...process.env,
         BRAVE_API_KEY: "test",
+        BRAVE_ANSWERS_KEY: "test",
         CONTEXT7_API_KEY: "test",
         JINA_API_KEY: "test",
       },
diff --git a/src/wizard.ts b/src/wizard.ts
index 998f7a037..589ba9e68 100644
--- a/src/wizard.ts
+++ b/src/wizard.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ async function promptMasked(question: string): Promise<string> {
 export function loadStoredEnvKeys(authStorage: AuthStorage): void {
   const providers: Array<[string, string]> = [
     ['brave', 'BRAVE_API_KEY'],
+    ['brave_answers', 'BRAVE_ANSWERS_KEY'],
     ['context7', 'CONTEXT7_API_KEY'],
     ['jina', 'JINA_API_KEY'],
   ]
@@ -87,15 +88,17 @@ export function loadStoredEnvKeys(authStorage: AuthStorage): void {
  */
 export async function runWizardIfNeeded(authStorage: AuthStorage): Promise<void> {
   const needsBrave = !authStorage.has('brave') && !process.env.BRAVE_API_KEY
+  const needsBraveAnswers = !authStorage.has('brave_answers') && !process.env.BRAVE_ANSWERS_KEY
   const needsContext7 = !authStorage.has('context7') && !process.env.CONTEXT7_API_KEY
   const needsJina = !authStorage.has('jina') && !process.env.JINA_API_KEY
 
-  if (!needsBrave && !needsContext7 && !needsJina) {
+  if (!needsBrave && !needsBraveAnswers && !needsContext7 && !needsJina) {
     return
   }
 
   const missing = [
     needsBrave && 'Brave Search',
+    needsBraveAnswers && 'Brave Answers',
     needsContext7 && 'Context7',
     needsJina && 'Jina',
   ]
@@ -115,13 +118,21 @@ export async function runWizardIfNeeded(authStorage: AuthStorage): Promise<void>
   process.stdout.write('[gsd] Press Enter to skip any key you want to set up later.\n\n')
 
   if (needsBrave) {
-    const key = await promptMasked('Brave Search API key (optional): ')
+    const key = await promptMasked('Brave Search API key (optional, for web search + LLM context): ')
     if (key) {
       authStorage.set('brave', { type: 'api_key', key })
       process.env.BRAVE_API_KEY = key
     }
   }
 
+  if (needsBraveAnswers) {
+    const key = await promptMasked('Brave Answers API key (optional, for AI-generated answers): ')
+    if (key) {
+      authStorage.set('brave_answers', { type: 'api_key', key })
+      process.env.BRAVE_ANSWERS_KEY = key
+    }
+  }
+
   if (needsContext7) {
     const key = await promptMasked('Context7 API key (optional): ')
     if (key) {