diff --git a/cortex/tools/web.py b/cortex/tools/web.py
index a553620..2ca5135 100644
--- a/cortex/tools/web.py
+++ b/cortex/tools/web.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ async def http_fetch(
     """
     method = method.upper()
     timeout = min(max(int(timeout), 1), 60)
-    max_chars = min(max(int(max_chars), 100), 32768)
+    max_chars = min(max(int(max_chars), 100), 131072)
     try:
         async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=timeout, follow_redirects=True) as client:
             resp = await client.request(method, url, content=body)
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ async def web_read(url: str, max_chars: int = 16000) -> str:
     surrounding noise. Returns markdown-formatted output.
     For raw responses (JSON APIs, health checks), use http_fetch instead.
     """
-    max_chars = min(max(int(max_chars), 1000), 32000)
+    max_chars = min(max(int(max_chars), 1000), 131072)
     return await asyncio.to_thread(_sync_web_read, url, max_chars)
 
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def _sync_web_read(url: str, max_chars: int) -> str:
         return f"Could not extract readable content from: {url}"
 
     if len(text) > max_chars:
-        text = text[:max_chars] + f"\n\n[… truncated at {max_chars} chars — pass a larger max_chars to see more]"
+        text = text[:max_chars] + f"\n\n[… truncated at {max_chars} chars — pass a larger max_chars (up to 131072) to see more]"
     return f"Content from {url}:\n\n{text}"
 
 
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ DECLARATIONS = [
                 "method": types.Schema(type=types.Type.STRING, description="HTTP method: GET (default), POST, HEAD"),
                 "body": types.Schema(type=types.Type.STRING, description="Optional request body (for POST requests)"),
                 "timeout": types.Schema(type=types.Type.INTEGER, description="Request timeout in seconds (default 15, max 60)"),
-                "max_chars": types.Schema(type=types.Type.INTEGER, description="Max characters to return (default 8192, max 32768)"),
+                "max_chars": types.Schema(type=types.Type.INTEGER, description="Max characters to return (default 8192, max 131072)"),
             },
             required=["url"],
         ),
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ DECLARATIONS = [
             type=types.Type.OBJECT,
             properties={
                 "url": types.Schema(type=types.Type.STRING, description="Full URL to fetch and extract"),
-                "max_chars": types.Schema(type=types.Type.INTEGER, description="Max characters to return (default 16000, max 32000)"),
+                "max_chars": types.Schema(type=types.Type.INTEGER, description="Max characters to return (default 16000, max 131072)"),
             },
             required=["url"],
         ),