Brave Search

Web search and content extraction via Brave Search API. Use for searching documentation, facts, or any web content. Lightweight, no browser required.

Peter Steinberger

@steipete

Install

$ openclaw skills install @steipete/brave-search

Brave Search

Headless web search and content extraction using Brave Search. No browser required.

Setup

Run once before first use:

cd ~/Projects/agent-scripts/skills/brave-search
npm ci

Needs env: BRAVE_API_KEY.

Search

./search.js "query"                    # Basic search (5 results)
./search.js "query" -n 10              # More results
./search.js "query" --content          # Include page content as markdown
./search.js "query" -n 3 --content     # Combined

Extract Page Content

./content.js https://example.com/article

Fetches a URL and extracts readable content as markdown.

Output Format

--- Result 1 ---
Title: Page Title
Link: https://example.com/page
Snippet: Description from search results
Content: (if --content flag used)
  Markdown content extracted from the page...

--- Result 2 ---
...

When to Use

  • Searching for documentation or API references
  • Looking up facts or current information
  • Fetching content from specific URLs
  • Any task requiring web search without interactive browsing

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