brave-search
Web search and content extraction via Brave Search API. Use for searching documentation, facts, or any web content. Lightweight, no browser required.
npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill brave-search-enuno-claude-command-and-c --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Brave Search Web search and content extraction using the official Brave Search API. No browser required. ## Setup Requires a Brave Search API account with a free subscription. A credit card is required to create the free subscription (you won't be charged). 1. Create an account at https://api-dashboard.search.brave.com/register 2. Create a "Free AI" subscription 3. Create an API key for the subscription 4. Add to your shell profile (`~/.profile` or `~/.zprofile` for zsh): ```bash export BRAVE_API_KEY="your-api-key-here" ``` 5. Install dependencies (run once): ```bash cd {baseDir} npm install ``` ## Search ```bash {baseDir}/search.js "query" # Basic search (5 results) {baseDir}/search.js "query" -n 10 # More results (max 20) {baseDir}/search.js "query" --content # Include page content as markdown {baseDir}/search.js "query" --freshness pw # Results from last week {baseDir}/search.js "query" --freshness 2024-01-01to2024-06-30 # Date range {baseDir}/search.js "query" --country DE # Results from Germany {baseDir}/search.js "query" -n 3 --content # Combined options ``` ### Options - `-n <num>` - Number of results (default: 5, max: 20) - `--content` - Fetch and include page content as
- Setup
- Search
- Options
- Extract Page Content
- Output Format
- When to Use
export BRAVE_API_KEY="your-api-key-here"
cd {baseDir}
npm installWhat does the brave-search skill do?
Web search and content extraction via Brave Search API. Use for searching documentation, facts, or any web content. Lightweight, no browser required.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill brave-search-enuno-claude-command-and-c --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From majiayu000/claude-skill-registry, a repository with 534 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.