diff --git a/.github/skills/azure-typespec-author/references/agentic-search.md b/.github/skills/azure-typespec-author/references/agentic-search.md
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--- a/.github/skills/azure-typespec-author/references/agentic-search.md
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@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@
 
 1. **Select URLs** — read [reference-document-links.md](reference-document-links.md). Select only the URLs relevant to the user's request and Step 1 result. If unsure, select all.
 2. **Fetch** — `web_fetch` each selected URL. Extract content as markdown.
+   - **Timeout**: Allow at most 30 seconds per URL fetch. If a fetch times out or fails, skip it and continue with the remaining URLs.
+   - **Total budget**: Complete all fetching within 2 minutes. If the budget is exceeded, stop fetching and proceed with whatever content has been collected.
 3. **Search** — find content matching a query derived from the user's request and Step 1 result. Choose the most effective local search tool available.
-4. **Iterate** — if initial results are insufficient, refine the query or fetch additional pages/URLs until the information satisfies the query.
+4. **Iterate** — if initial results are insufficient, refine the query or fetch additional pages/URLs until the information satisfies the query. Respect the total time budget.
 5. **Return** — provide the extracted guidance to the caller.
+
+## Fallback
+
+If all URL fetches fail or the total budget expires with no useful content:
+- Proceed without agentic search results.
+- Rely on the MCP tool (`azsdk_typespec_generate_authoring_plan`) and built-in knowledge.
+- Do NOT block the workflow waiting for unreachable URLs.