diff --git a/src/resources/extensions/search-the-web/tool-fetch-page.ts b/src/resources/extensions/search-the-web/tool-fetch-page.ts
index 6e42d5415..0934af736 100644
--- a/src/resources/extensions/search-the-web/tool-fetch-page.ts
+++ b/src/resources/extensions/search-the-web/tool-fetch-page.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { Type } from "@sinclair/typebox";
 
 import { LRUTTLCache } from "./cache.js";
 import { fetchSimple, HttpError } from "./http.js";
-import { extractDomain } from "./url-utils.js";
+import { extractDomain, isBlockedUrl } from "./url-utils.js";
 import { formatPageContent, type FormatPageOptions } from "./format.js";
 import { getOllamaApiKey } from "./provider.js";
 
@@ -416,6 +416,14 @@ export function registerFetchPageTool(pi: ExtensionAPI) {
         };
       }
 
+      if (isBlockedUrl(url)) {
+        return {
+          content: [{ type: "text", text: `Blocked URL: requests to private/internal addresses are not allowed.` }],
+          isError: true,
+          details: { error: "SSRF blocked", url } satisfies Partial<FetchPageDetails>,
+        };
+      }
+
       // ------------------------------------------------------------------
       // Cache lookup (full content cached, offset/truncation applied after)
       // ------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/resources/extensions/search-the-web/url-utils.ts b/src/resources/extensions/search-the-web/url-utils.ts
index eda74be4f..24b3caedd 100644
--- a/src/resources/extensions/search-the-web/url-utils.ts
+++ b/src/resources/extensions/search-the-web/url-utils.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,41 @@
 /**
- * URL normalization and query utilities.
+ * URL normalization, query utilities, and SSRF protection.
  */
 
+const BLOCKED_HOSTNAMES = new Set([
+  "localhost",
+  "metadata.google.internal",
+  "instance-data",
+]);
+
+const PRIVATE_IP_PATTERNS = [
+  /^127\./,
+  /^10\./,
+  /^172\.(1[6-9]|2\d|3[01])\./,
+  /^192\.168\./,
+  /^169\.254\./,
+  /^0\./,
+  /^::1$/,
+  /^fc00:/i,
+  /^fd/i,
+  /^fe80:/i,
+];
+
+export function isBlockedUrl(url: string): boolean {
+  try {
+    const parsed = new URL(url);
+    if (parsed.protocol !== "https:" && parsed.protocol !== "http:") return true;
+    const hostname = parsed.hostname.toLowerCase();
+    if (BLOCKED_HOSTNAMES.has(hostname)) return true;
+    for (const pattern of PRIVATE_IP_PATTERNS) {
+      if (pattern.test(hostname)) return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+  } catch {
+    return true;
+  }
+}
+
 /** Normalize a search query into a stable cache key. */
 export function normalizeQuery(query: string): string {
   return query.trim().toLowerCase().replace(/\s+/g, " ").normalize("NFC");
diff --git a/src/tests/url-utils.test.ts b/src/tests/url-utils.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c73b359a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/url-utils.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import { describe, it } from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { isBlockedUrl } from "../resources/extensions/search-the-web/url-utils.ts";
+
+describe("isBlockedUrl — SSRF protection", () => {
+  it("blocks localhost", () => {
+    assert.equal(isBlockedUrl("http://localhost/admin"), true);
+    assert.equal(isBlockedUrl("http://localhost:8080/"), true);
+  });
+
+  it("blocks 127.0.0.0/8", () => {
+    assert.equal(isBlockedUrl("http://127.0.0.1/"), true);
+    assert.equal(isBlockedUrl("http://127.0.0.2:3000/path"), true);
+  });
+
+  it("blocks 10.0.0.0/8 (private)", () => {
+    assert.equal(isBlockedUrl("http://10.0.0.1/"), true);
+    assert.equal(isBlockedUrl("http://10.255.255.255/"), true);
+  });
+
+  it("blocks 172.16-31.x.x (private)", () => {
+    assert.equal(isBlockedUrl("http://172.16.0.1/"), true);
+    assert.equal(isBlockedUrl("http://172.31.255.255/"), true);
+  });
+
+  it("blocks 192.168.x.x (private)", () => {
+    assert.equal(isBlockedUrl("http://192.168.1.1/"), true);
+    assert.equal(isBlockedUrl("http://192.168.0.100:9200/"), true);
+  });
+
+  it("blocks 169.254.x.x (link-local / cloud metadata)", () => {
+    assert.equal(isBlockedUrl("http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/"), true);
+  });
+
+  it("blocks cloud metadata hostnames", () => {
+    assert.equal(isBlockedUrl("http://metadata.google.internal/computeMetadata/"), true);
+  });
+
+  it("blocks non-http protocols", () => {
+    assert.equal(isBlockedUrl("file:///etc/passwd"), true);
+    assert.equal(isBlockedUrl("ftp://internal.server/data"), true);
+  });
+
+  it("blocks invalid URLs", () => {
+    assert.equal(isBlockedUrl("not-a-url"), true);
+    assert.equal(isBlockedUrl(""), true);
+  });
+
+  it("allows public URLs", () => {
+    assert.equal(isBlockedUrl("https://example.com"), false);
+    assert.equal(isBlockedUrl("https://api.github.com/repos"), false);
+    assert.equal(isBlockedUrl("http://docs.python.org/3/"), false);
+  });
+
+  it("allows public IPs", () => {
+    assert.equal(isBlockedUrl("http://8.8.8.8/"), false);
+    assert.equal(isBlockedUrl("https://1.1.1.1/"), false);
+  });
+});