diff --git a/app/actions.tsx b/app/actions.tsx
index 31eb8629..04673464 100644
--- a/app/actions.tsx
+++ b/app/actions.tsx
@@ -314,11 +314,16 @@ async function submit(formData?: FormData, skip?: boolean) {
     const streamText = createStreamableValue<string>()
     uiStream.update(<Spinner />)
 
+    /* removal 1:
     while (
-      useSpecificAPI
-        ? answer.length === 0
-        : answer.length === 0 && !errorOccurred
-    ) {
+          useSpecificAPI
+            ? answer.length === 0
+            : answer.length === 0 && !errorOccurred
+        ) {
+    */
+    // Split and stage producers
+    const abortController = new AbortController()
+    const stage1 = (async () => {
       const { fullResponse, hasError, toolResponses } = await researcher(
         currentSystemPrompt,
         uiStream,
@@ -329,7 +334,9 @@ async function submit(formData?: FormData, skip?: boolean) {
       answer = fullResponse
       toolOutputs = toolResponses
       errorOccurred = hasError
+    })()
 
+    /* removal 1:
       if (toolOutputs.length > 0) {
         toolOutputs.map(output => {
           aiState.update({
@@ -348,6 +355,16 @@ async function submit(formData?: FormData, skip?: boolean) {
         })
       }
     }
+    */
+   
+    // Stage 2: cheap producer - related suggestions
+    const stage2 = (async () => {
+      try {
+        await querySuggestor(uiStream, messages)
+      } catch {}
+    })()
+
+    await Promise.allSettled([stage1, stage2])
 
     if (useSpecificAPI && answer.length === 0) {
       const modifiedMessages = aiState
diff --git a/lib/agents/researcher.tsx b/lib/agents/researcher.tsx
index e54b1428..76f48dca 100644
--- a/lib/agents/researcher.tsx
+++ b/lib/agents/researcher.tsx
@@ -80,8 +80,10 @@ Analysis & Planning
     })
   })
 
-  // Remove the spinner
-  uiStream.update(null)
+  // removal 1: // Remove the spinner
+  // removal 1: // uiStream.update(null)
+  // Append the answer section immediately to avoid gating on first token
+  uiStream.append(answerSection)
 
   // Process the response
   const toolCalls: ToolCallPart[] = []
@@ -90,12 +92,13 @@ Analysis & Planning
     switch (delta.type) {
       case 'text-delta':
         if (delta.textDelta) {
+          /* removal 1:
           // If the first text delta is available, add a UI section
           if (fullResponse.length === 0 && delta.textDelta.length > 0) {
             // Update the UI
             uiStream.update(answerSection)
           }
-
+          */
           fullResponse += delta.textDelta
           streamText.update(fullResponse)
         }
@@ -104,10 +107,13 @@ Analysis & Planning
         toolCalls.push(delta)
         break
       case 'tool-result':
+        /* removal 1:
         // Append the answer section if the specific model is not used
         if (!useSpecificModel && toolResponses.length === 0 && delta.result) {
           uiStream.append(answerSection)
         }
+          */
+        // Keep answer section already appended; just collect tool outputs
         if (!delta.result) {
           hasError = true
         }
@@ -129,5 +135,7 @@ Analysis & Planning
     messages.push({ role: 'tool', content: toolResponses })
   }
 
+  // Mark the answer stream as done
+  streamText.done()
   return { result, fullResponse, hasError, toolResponses }
 }
diff --git a/lib/agents/tools/search.tsx b/lib/agents/tools/search.tsx
index 3ed9d82d..27cee3bb 100644
--- a/lib/agents/tools/search.tsx
+++ b/lib/agents/tools/search.tsx
@@ -16,10 +16,18 @@ export const searchTool = ({ uiStream, fullResponse }: ToolProps) => ({
     query: string
     max_results: number
     search_depth: 'basic' | 'advanced'
-  }) => {
+
+    /* removal 1:
+      }) => {
+    */
+   
+  }, injectedStream?: ReturnType<typeof createStreamableValue<string>>) => {
     let hasError = false
     // Append the search section
-    const streamResults = createStreamableValue<string>()
+    /* removal 1:
+        const streamResults = createStreamableValue<string>()
+    */
+    const streamResults = injectedStream ?? createStreamableValue<string>()
     uiStream.append(<SearchSection result={streamResults.value} />)
 
     // Tavily API requires a minimum of 5 characters in the query
diff --git a/lib/utils/concurrency.ts b/lib/utils/concurrency.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8a86a781
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/utils/concurrency.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+export async function runWithConcurrencyLimit<T>(limit: number, tasks: Array<() => Promise<T>>): Promise<PromiseSettledResult<T>[]> {
+  if (limit <= 0) limit = 1;
+  const results: PromiseSettledResult<T>[] = [];
+  let index = 0;
+
+  async function worker() {
+    while (index < tasks.length) {
+      const current = index++;
+      const task = tasks[current];
+      try {
+        const value = await task();
+        results[current] = { status: 'fulfilled', value } as PromiseFulfilledResult<T>;
+      } catch (reason) {
+        results[current] = { status: 'rejected', reason } as PromiseRejectedResult;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  const workers = Array.from({ length: Math.min(limit, tasks.length) }, () => worker());
+  await Promise.all(workers);
+  return results;
+}
+
+export async function withBudget<T>(options: { maxMs: number; signal?: AbortSignal }, task: () => Promise<T>): Promise<T> {
+  const { maxMs, signal } = options;
+  let timeoutId: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
+
+  const timeoutPromise = new Promise<never>((_, reject) => {
+    timeoutId = setTimeout(() => reject(new Error('budget_exceeded')), maxMs);
+  });
+
+  if (signal) {
+    if (signal.aborted) throw new Error('aborted');
+    signal.addEventListener('abort', () => {
+      if (timeoutId) clearTimeout(timeoutId);
+    }, { once: true });
+  }
+
+  try {
+    return await Promise.race([task(), timeoutPromise]);
+  } finally {
+    if (timeoutId) clearTimeout(timeoutId);
+  }
+}
+
+export async function tokenGate(start: () => number, threshold: number, fn: () => Promise<void>): Promise<void> {
+  if (start() >= threshold) {
+    await fn();
+    return;
+  }
+  // Poll lightly until threshold reached
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+    const id = setInterval(async () => {
+      if (start() >= threshold) {
+        clearInterval(id);
+        resolve();
+      }
+    }, 50);
+  });
+  await fn();
+}
+
+