Brave Search
Uses Brave Search to find privacy-focused web results and summaries, bypassing traditional search engine tracking.
Install on your platform
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add brave-search npx -- -y @trustedskills/brave-search
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"brave-search": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/brave-search"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
The brave-search skill enables AI agents to perform web searches using Brave Search, providing access to a wide range of online information. It allows agents to retrieve up-to-date data from the internet, making it useful for tasks that require real-time or recent information.
When to use it
- To find current news articles or events related to a topic.
- When researching a subject that requires accessing external sources.
- For gathering factual data that isn't already known by the AI agent.
Key capabilities
- Perform searches using Brave Search API.
- Retrieve relevant web results for queries.
- Access up-to-date and diverse online information.
Example prompts
- "Find recent news about climate change policies."
- "Search for the latest developments in quantum computing."
- "Look up the current exchange rate between USD and EUR."
Tips & gotchas
- Ensure that Brave Search API access is properly configured before using this skill.
- Be mindful of search result limitations or rate restrictions imposed by the API.
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