diff --git a/examples/stack_overflow_agent/run.py b/examples/stack_overflow_agent/run.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/examples/stack_overflow_agent/run.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import os
+from rich import print
+from rich.panel import Panel
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+from vantage import run_yaml_agent, save_trace_png
+from .tools import StackOverflowToolAgent
+
+def main() -> None:
+    load_dotenv()
+    base_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+    cfg_path = os.path.join(base_dir, "stack_overflow_agent.yaml")
+
+    prompt = "How do I reverse a list in Python?"
+    resp = run_yaml_agent(cfg_path, "stack_overflow_agent", prompt, tools=[StackOverflowToolAgent()])
+    print(Panel(resp.content, title="[bold][green]Final Response[/green][/bold]", border_style="green"))
+    
+    # Save a visual trace
+    save_trace_png(resp.trace, "examples/stack_overflow_agent/trace.png")
+    print("\n[bold][green]Visual trace saved to examples/stack_overflow_agent/trace.png[/green][/bold]")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/examples/stack_overflow_agent/stack_overflow_agent.yaml b/examples/stack_overflow_agent/stack_overflow_agent.yaml
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+++ b/examples/stack_overflow_agent/stack_overflow_agent.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+agents:
+  stack_overflow_agent:
+    model: groq/llama-3.3-70b-versatile
+    system_prompt: >
+      You are a programming assistant.
+      When the user asks a programming question, call the stack_overflow_tool.
+    tools: [stack_overflow_tool]
+    response_schema:
+      answer: string
+      message: string
diff --git a/examples/stack_overflow_agent/tools.py b/examples/stack_overflow_agent/tools.py
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+++ b/examples/stack_overflow_agent/tools.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+
+from vantage.tools.stack_overflow_tool import StackOverflowTool
+
+class StackOverflowToolAgent(StackOverflowTool):
+    pass
diff --git a/examples/stack_overflow_agent/trace.png b/examples/stack_overflow_agent/trace.png
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diff --git a/src/vantage/tools/__init__.py b/src/vantage/tools/__init__.py
index 2f968d0..25da4b7 100644
--- a/src/vantage/tools/__init__.py
+++ b/src/vantage/tools/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from .calculator import Calculator
 from .weather_tool import WeatherTool
+from .stack_overflow_tool import StackOverflowTool
 
-__all__ = ["Calculator", "WeatherTool"]
+__all__ = ["Calculator", "WeatherTool", "StackOverflowTool"]
 
diff --git a/src/vantage/tools/stack_overflow_tool.py b/src/vantage/tools/stack_overflow_tool.py
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index 0000000..f40c47a
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+++ b/src/vantage/tools/stack_overflow_tool.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Any, Dict
+from urllib.parse import quote
+
+import httpx
+
+from ..core.bases import ToolBase
+
+_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = 10.0
+_RESPONSE_SNIPPET_LENGTH = 200
+
+
+class StackOverflowTool(ToolBase):
+    def __init__(self, timeout: float = _DEFAULT_TIMEOUT) -> None:
+        if timeout <= 0:
+            raise ValueError("timeout must be positive")
+        self._timeout = timeout
+
+    @property
+    def name(self) -> str:
+        return "stack_overflow_tool"
+
+    @property
+    def description(self) -> str:
+        return "Search Stack Overflow for programming questions and return the top answer snippet."
+
+    def input_schema(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        return {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+                "query": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "description": "Programming question to search on Stack Overflow.",
+                },
+            },
+            "required": ["query"],
+            "additionalProperties": False,
+        }
+
+    def execute(self, **kwargs: Any) -> str:
+        query = str(kwargs.get("query", "")).strip()
+        if not query:
+            raise ValueError("query is required")
+        url = f"https://api.stackexchange.com/2.3/search/advanced?order=desc&sort=relevance&q={quote(query)}&site=stackoverflow&filter=!9_bDDxJY5"
+        with httpx.Client(timeout=self._timeout) as client:
+            resp = client.get(url)
+            resp.raise_for_status()
+            items = resp.json().get("items", [])
+            if not items:
+                return "No results found."
+            question_id = items[0]["question_id"]
+            answer_url = f"https://api.stackexchange.com/2.3/questions/{question_id}/answers?order=desc&sort=votes&site=stackoverflow&filter=withbody"
+            answer_resp = client.get(answer_url)
+            answer_resp.raise_for_status()
+            answers = answer_resp.json().get("items", [])
+            if not answers:
+                return f"No answers found for: {items[0]['title']}"
+            # Return a snippet of the top answer
+            print(answers)
+            body = answers[0].get("body", "")
+            return body
+
+
+
diff --git a/tests/tools/test_stack_overflow_tool.py b/tests/tools/test_stack_overflow_tool.py
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index 0000000..5169641
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+++ b/tests/tools/test_stack_overflow_tool.py
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+"""Tests for StackOverflowTool."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import httpx
+import pytest
+import respx
+
+from vantage.tools.stack_overflow_tool import StackOverflowTool
+
+@respx.mock
+def test_execute_returns_answer_snippet() -> None:
+    tool = StackOverflowTool()
+    # Mock search response
+    respx.get("https://api.stackexchange.com/2.3/search/advanced").mock(
+        return_value=httpx.Response(200, json={
+            "items": [{"question_id": 123, "title": "How to reverse a list in Python?"}]
+        })
+    )
+    # Mock answer response
+    respx.get("https://api.stackexchange.com/2.3/questions/123/answers").mock(
+        return_value=httpx.Response(200, json={
+            "items": [{"body": "<p>You can use <code>list[::-1]</code> to reverse a list.</p>"}]
+        })
+    )
+    result = tool.execute(query="How to reverse a list in Python?")
+    assert "reverse a list" in result
+    assert "list[::-1]" in result
+
+@respx.mock
+def test_execute_no_results() -> None:
+    tool = StackOverflowTool()
+    respx.get("https://api.stackexchange.com/2.3/search/advanced").mock(
+        return_value=httpx.Response(200, json={"items": []})
+    )
+    result = tool.execute(query="some totally random query")
+    assert result == "No results found."
+
+@respx.mock
+def test_execute_no_answers() -> None:
+    tool = StackOverflowTool()
+    respx.get("https://api.stackexchange.com/2.3/search/advanced").mock(
+        return_value=httpx.Response(200, json={
+            "items": [{"question_id": 456, "title": "Unanswered question"}]
+        })
+    )
+    respx.get("https://api.stackexchange.com/2.3/questions/456/answers").mock(
+        return_value=httpx.Response(200, json={"items": []})
+    )
+    result = tool.execute(query="Unanswered question")
+    assert result.startswith("No answers found for:")
+
+def test_execute_raises_on_empty_query() -> None:
+    tool = StackOverflowTool()
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="query is required"):
+        tool.execute(query="")
+
+def test_execute_raises_on_blank_query() -> None:
+    tool = StackOverflowTool()
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="query is required"):
+        tool.execute(query="   ")