diff --git a/src/khoj/routers/research.py b/src/khoj/routers/research.py
index ed43c864..12a733d7 100644
--- a/src/khoj/routers/research.py
+++ b/src/khoj/routers/research.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ async def apick_next_tool(
     agent: Agent = None,
     previous_iterations_history: str = None,
     max_iterations: int = 5,
+    send_status_func: Optional[Callable] = None,
 ):
     """
     Given a query, determine which of the available tools the agent should use in order to answer appropriately. One at a time, and it's able to use subsequent iterations to refine the answer.
@@ -103,17 +104,22 @@ async def apick_next_tool(
         selected_tool = response.get("tool", None)
         generated_query = response.get("query", None)
         scratchpad = response.get("scratchpad", None)
-
         logger.info(f"Response for determining relevant tools: {response}")
+        if send_status_func:
+            determined_tool_message = "**Determined Tool**: "
+            determined_tool_message += f"{selected_tool}({generated_query})." if selected_tool else "respond."
+            determined_tool_message += f"\nReason: {scratchpad}" if scratchpad else ""
+            async for event in send_status_func(f"{scratchpad}"):
+                yield {ChatEvent.STATUS: event}
 
-        return InformationCollectionIteration(
+        yield InformationCollectionIteration(
             tool=selected_tool,
             query=generated_query,
         )
 
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error(f"Invalid response for determining relevant tools: {response}. {e}", exc_info=True)
-        return InformationCollectionIteration(
+        yield InformationCollectionIteration(
             tool=None,
             query=None,
         )
@@ -143,9 +149,7 @@ async def execute_information_collection(
         inferred_queries: List[Any] = []
         previous_iterations_history = construct_iteration_history(previous_iterations, prompts.previous_iteration)
 
-        result: str = ""
-
-        this_iteration = await apick_next_tool(
+        async for result in apick_next_tool(
             query,
             conversation_history,
             user,
@@ -155,7 +159,13 @@ async def execute_information_collection(
             agent,
             previous_iterations_history,
             MAX_ITERATIONS,
-        )
+            send_status_func,
+        ):
+            if isinstance(result, dict) and ChatEvent.STATUS in result:
+                yield result[ChatEvent.STATUS]
+            else:
+                this_iteration = result
+
         if this_iteration.tool == ConversationCommand.Notes:
             ## Extract Document References
             compiled_references, inferred_queries, defiltered_query = [], [], None