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-searchBrave 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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