# Brave Search

> Use Brave Search API to search the web and return structured results (title/url/snippet). Trigger when the user asks to enable Brave search, configure Brave API key, or perform web search using Brave.

- Skill: `majiayu000/brave-search-5` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add majiayu000/brave-search-5`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/majiayu000/brave-search-5/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Integrations & APIs
- Author: majiayu000 (https://skillmd.com/u/majiayu000)
- Updated: 2026-09-09
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/majiayu000/brave-search-5

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# Brave Search

Use Brave Search API via the bundled script.

## Requirements

- Set `BRAVE_API_KEY` in the Gateway environment (recommended) or in `~/.openclaw/.env`.
- Get API key from: https://api.search.brave.com/

## Commands

- Run a search:
  - `node {baseDir}/scripts/brave_search.mjs "<query>" --count 5`

- Search news:
  - `node {baseDir}/scripts/brave_search.mjs "<query>" --type news --count 5`

## Notes

- This skill does not modify `web_search`; it provides a Brave-backed alternative you can invoke when you specifically want Brave Search.
- Free tier: 2000 requests/month, 1 req/sec