braveOfficial·12 Agent Skills Included

brave-search-skills

Web, news, image, video, and local place search

Searches the web, news, images, videos, and local businesses through the Brave Search API. Returns pre-extracted, token-budgeted page content ready for grounding answers, plus cited answers and deep research modes. Eliminates manual scraping and copy-paste research by delivering ranked results, autocomplete, and spellcheck in one call.

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npx skills add brave/brave-search-skills --all -g -y

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Tells your AI agent which Brave Search skill to pick for each request type, how to set the API key, and where to read each skill's full instructions.

All Skills in This Repository (12)

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suggest

Generate query autocomplete suggestions with typo resilience and entity metadata.

answers

Generate AI-grounded answers via OpenAI-compatible chat completions with streaming and citations.

local-descriptions

Generate markdown descriptions for Points of Interest from web-search POI IDs.

spellcheck

Correct spelling errors in search queries using the Brave Search API.

images-search

Search for images via the Brave Search API with filtering options.

local-pois

Retrieve detailed business data for local points of interest by ID.

web-search

Perform web searches with ranked results, snippets, URLs, and filters.

llm-context

Retrieve pre-extracted web content with text, tables, and code for LLM grounding.

videos-search

Search videos via the Brave Search API with metadata and filters.

news-search

Search news articles via the Brave Search API with freshness and country filters.

bx-search

Search the web and synthesize answers via the Brave Search API using the bx CLI.

bx

Search the web with pre-extracted content and custom ranking.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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How to install brave-search-skills?▼

Run `npx skills add brave/brave-search-skills --all -g -y` in your terminal to install all search skills globally. You also need a free Brave Search API key from https://api.search.brave.com.

How to give my AI agent web search access?▼

Install these skills and set your BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY, then your agent can run web, news, image, and video searches directly. The bx skill returns pre-extracted, token-budgeted content ready for grounding.

Does Brave Search work with Claude Code and Cursor?▼

Yes. These skills follow the universal SKILL.md standard and work with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, OpenClaw, and other compatible agents.

Can I search local businesses and places?▼

Yes. The local-place-search skill finds businesses, addresses, and points of interest by coordinates or city name, returning ratings, hours, phone numbers, and AI-generated descriptions.

Is the Brave Search API free to use?▼

All plans include $5 per month in free credits, roughly 1,000 free queries. Sign up at the Brave Search API dashboard to get your key.