diff --git a/modules/completion/helm/autoload/helm.el b/modules/completion/helm/autoload/helm.el
index ce8e3b9ea..533e21eb8 100644
--- a/modules/completion/helm/autoload/helm.el
+++ b/modules/completion/helm/autoload/helm.el
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ order.
          (helm-ag--default-directory directory)
          (helm-ag--default-target (list directory))
          (engine (or engine
-                     (and (executable-find "rg") 'rg)
-                     (and (executable-find "ag") 'ag)
-                     (and (executable-find "pt") 'pt)
+                     (cl-loop for tool in +ivy-project-search-engines
+                              if (executable-find (symbol-name tool))
+                              return tool)
                      (and (or (executable-find "grep")
                               (executable-find "git"))
                           'grep)
@@ -131,11 +131,12 @@ list of: ripgrep, ag, pt, git-grep and grep. If ARG (universal argument),
 preform search from current directory."
   (interactive "P")
   (call-interactively
-   (cond ((executable-find "rg") (if arg #'+helm/rg-from-cwd #'+helm/rg))
-         ((executable-find "ag") (if arg #'+helm/ag-from-cwd #'+helm/ag))
-         ((executable-find "pt") (if arg #'+helm/pt-from-cwd #'+helm/pt))
-         (arg #'+helm/grep-from-cwd)
-         (#'+helm/grep))))
+   (or (cl-loop for tool in (cl-remove-duplicates +ivy-project-search-engines)
+                if (executable-find (symbol-name tool))
+                return (intern (format "+helm/%s%s" tool (if arg "-from-cwd" ""))))
+       (if arg
+           #'+helm/grep-from-cwd
+         #'+helm/grep))))
 
 ;; Relative to project root
 ;;;###autoload
diff --git a/modules/completion/helm/config.el b/modules/completion/helm/config.el
index 27e17e721..9a1a0faea 100644
--- a/modules/completion/helm/config.el
+++ b/modules/completion/helm/config.el
@@ -3,6 +3,16 @@
 (defvar +helm-global-prompt "››› "
   "The helm text prompt prefix string is globally replaced with this string.")
 
+(defvar +helm-project-search-engines '(rg ag pt)
+  "What search tools for `+helm/project-search' (and `+helm-file-search' when no
+ENGINE is specified) to try, and in what order.
+
+To disable a particular tool, remove it from this list. To prioritize a tool
+over others, move it to the front of the list. Later duplicates in this list are
+silently ignored.
+
+If you want to already use git-grep or grep, set this to nil.")
+
 
 ;;
 ;; Packages
diff --git a/modules/completion/ivy/autoload/ivy.el b/modules/completion/ivy/autoload/ivy.el
index 84cf3c1f0..094f8400c 100644
--- a/modules/completion/ivy/autoload/ivy.el
+++ b/modules/completion/ivy/autoload/ivy.el
@@ -224,9 +224,9 @@ order.
          (directory (or in project-root))
          (default-directory directory)
          (engine (or engine
-                     (and (executable-find "rg") 'rg)
-                     (and (executable-find "ag") 'ag)
-                     (and (executable-find "pt") 'pt)
+                     (cl-loop for tool in +ivy-project-search-engines
+                              if (executable-find (symbol-name tool))
+                              return tool)
                      (and (or (executable-find "grep")
                               (executable-find "git"))
                           'grep)
@@ -285,11 +285,12 @@ list of: ripgrep, ag, pt, git-grep and grep. If ARG (universal argument),
 preform search from current directory."
   (interactive "P")
   (call-interactively
-   (cond ((executable-find "rg") (if arg #'+ivy/rg-from-cwd #'+ivy/rg))
-         ((executable-find "ag") (if arg #'+ivy/ag-from-cwd #'+ivy/ag))
-         ((executable-find "pt") (if arg #'+ivy/pt-from-cwd #'+ivy/pt))
-         (arg #'+ivy/grep-from-cwd)
-         (#'+ivy/grep))))
+   (or (cl-loop for tool in (cl-remove-duplicates +ivy-project-search-engines)
+                if (executable-find (symbol-name tool))
+                return (intern (format "+ivy/%s%s" tool (if arg "-from-cwd" ""))))
+       (if arg
+           #'+ivy/grep-from-cwd
+         #'+ivy/grep))))
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun +ivy/rg (all-files-p &optional query directory)
diff --git a/modules/completion/ivy/config.el b/modules/completion/ivy/config.el
index 409df5fca..c68bed7ef 100644
--- a/modules/completion/ivy/config.el
+++ b/modules/completion/ivy/config.el
@@ -9,6 +9,16 @@
   "An alist of tags for `+ivy/tasks' to include in its search, whose CDR is the
 face to render it with.")
 
+(defvar +ivy-project-search-engines '(rg ag pt)
+  "What search tools for `+ivy/project-search' (and `+ivy-file-search' when no
+ENGINE is specified) to try, and in what order.
+
+To disable a particular tool, remove it from this list. To prioritize a tool
+over others, move it to the front of the list. Later duplicates in this list are
+silently ignored.
+
+If you want to already use git-grep or grep, set this to nil.")
+
 (defmacro +ivy-do-action! (action)
   "Returns an interactive lambda that sets the current ivy action and
 immediately runs it on the current candidate (ending the ivy session)."