Agent skill

Brave Local Place Search

Looks up businesses, points of interest, addresses and streets through the Brave Search place endpoint, returning contact details, ratings and hours in one call.

MITAuto-check passedProductivity & Automation

Install Brave Local Place Search

skills CLI

$ npx skills add brave/brave-search-skills --skill local-place-search -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install brave/brave-search-skills local-place-search --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brave/brave-search-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/local-place-search .claude/skills/local-place-search && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "local-place-search" agent skill from https://github.com/brave/brave-search-skills/tree/main/skills/local-place-search into .claude/skills/local-place-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "local-place-search", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/brave/brave-search-skills/tree/main/skills/local-place-search

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add brave/brave-search-skills --skill local-place-search -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install brave/brave-search-skills local-place-search --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brave/brave-search-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/local-place-search .agents/skills/local-place-search && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "local-place-search" agent skill from https://github.com/brave/brave-search-skills/tree/main/skills/local-place-search into .agents/skills/local-place-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "local-place-search", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add brave/brave-search-skills --skill local-place-search -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install brave/brave-search-skills local-place-search --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brave/brave-search-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/local-place-search .cursor/skills/local-place-search && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "local-place-search" agent skill from https://github.com/brave/brave-search-skills/tree/main/skills/local-place-search into .cursor/skills/local-place-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "local-place-search", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/brave/brave-search-skills.git --path skills/local-place-search

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add brave/brave-search-skills --skill local-place-search -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install brave/brave-search-skills local-place-search --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brave/brave-search-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/local-place-search .gemini/skills/local-place-search && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "local-place-search" agent skill from https://github.com/brave/brave-search-skills/tree/main/skills/local-place-search into .gemini/skills/local-place-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "local-place-search", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install brave/brave-search-skills local-place-search

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add brave/brave-search-skills --skill local-place-search -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brave/brave-search-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/local-place-search .github/skills/local-place-search && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "local-place-search" agent skill from https://github.com/brave/brave-search-skills/tree/main/skills/local-place-search into .github/skills/local-place-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "local-place-search", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add brave/brave-search-skills --skill local-place-search -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install brave/brave-search-skills local-place-search --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brave/brave-search-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/local-place-search .opencode/skills/local-place-search && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "local-place-search" agent skill from https://github.com/brave/brave-search-skills/tree/main/skills/local-place-search into .opencode/skills/local-place-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "local-place-search", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: local-place-search
GitHub stars: 183
Token cost: ~3.4k tokens
SKILL.md length: 1,076 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 11
Repo updated: Sep 23, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Looks up businesses, points of interest, addresses and streets through the Brave Search place endpoint, returning contact details, ratings and hours in one call.

Finding coffee shops, pharmacies or other businesses near a location
SKILL.md covers Quick Start (cURL), Endpoint, Parameters and Response Format, plus 3 more sections
Calls curl; reaches api.search.brave.com and yelp.com; needs BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY and API_KEY
Looking up the address, phone number and opening hours of a named business

What it does

The agent calls Brave's place search endpoint with a query, a pair of coordinates or a location string, or a mix of them, and gets back places with address, coordinates, rating, opening hours and phone number. Leaving out the query browses an area, and leaving out the location searches globally, although a geographic anchor gives more precise results. A request with no query, coordinates or location is rejected with HTTP 422.

Unlike the related local-pois and local-descriptions skills, this one needs no POI IDs from an earlier web search, and the IDs it returns can be passed on to those two. A request returns at most 100 results. You need a Brave Search API key, sent in the X-Subscription-Token header, on a plan that includes the locations option.

When your agent uses it

Finding coffee shops, pharmacies or other businesses near a location
Looking up the address, phone number and opening hours of a named business
Browsing points of interest in a city without a specific query
Collecting place IDs to follow up with detailed descriptions

Example prompts

“Find vegetarian restaurants in Lisbon and give me addresses and opening hours.”
“Which pharmacies are near the Brooklyn Bridge, and what are their phone numbers?”
“List points of interest in central Tokyo with their ratings.”

Requirements

A Brave Search API key on a plan with the locations option
Network access to api.search.brave.com

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 62793e0. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
- curl
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:
- api.search.brave.com
- yelp.com
Also links to:
- api-dashboard.search.brave.com
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:
- BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY
- API_KEY
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Brave Local Place Search loads about 3.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 119 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,076 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~119
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~3.4k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from brave/brave-search-skills at commit 62793e0, republished under its MIT licence (© brave). 1,076 words, ~3,367 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/local-place-search/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: local-place-search
description: USE FOR finding places in the physical world - businesses, POIs, street addresses, cities and streets. Results carry address, coordinates, rating, opening hours and phone, so basic details need no follow-up call. Standalone - no POI IDs or prior web search required; the IDs it returns work with local-pois and local-descriptions. Locate by coordinates or a location string, or omit both to search globally. Omit the query to browse an area. Max 100 results.

Place Search (Search API)

Requires API Key: Get one at https://api.search.brave.com

Plan: Included in the Search plan (with locations option). See https://api-dashboard.search.brave.com/app/subscriptions/subscribe

Standalone: Unlike local-pois and local-descriptions, this endpoint does not require POI IDs from a prior web search. You provide a location and an optional query directly.

Quick Start (cURL)

Search by Query + Coordinates

bash

curl -s "https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1/local/place_search" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "Accept-Encoding: gzip" \
  -H "X-Subscription-Token: ${BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY}" \
  -G \
  --data-urlencode "q=coffee shops" \
  --data-urlencode "latitude=37.7749" \
  --data-urlencode "longitude=-122.4194" \
  --data-urlencode "radius=5000"

Search by Query + Location String

bash

curl -s "https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1/local/place_search" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "Accept-Encoding: gzip" \
  -H "X-Subscription-Token: ${BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY}" \
  -G \
  --data-urlencode "q=sushi restaurants" \
  --data-urlencode "location=tokyo japan" \
  --data-urlencode "country=JP" \
  --data-urlencode "search_lang=en"

Browse General POIs (No Query)

bash

curl -s "https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1/local/place_search" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "Accept-Encoding: gzip" \
  -H "X-Subscription-Token: ${BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY}" \
  -G \
  --data-urlencode "latitude=48.8566" \
  --data-urlencode "longitude=2.3522" \
  --data-urlencode "radius=3000" \
  --data-urlencode "country=FR"

Endpoint

http

GET https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1/local/place_search

Authentication: X-Subscription-Token: <API_KEY> header

Parameters

Location (optional but recommended)

Providing a geographic anchor improves precision. You can use coordinates (latitude + longitude) or a location string. Omitting both is allowed when a q is given — results are sourced globally and may be less precise. Omitting all three (q, latitude/longitude, and location) returns HTTP 422.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
`latitude`	float	Conditional	—	Latitude (-90.0 to 90.0). Required together with `longitude`
`longitude`	float	Conditional	—	Longitude (-180.0 to 180.0). Required together with `latitude`
`location`	string	No	—	Location string, alternative to coordinates. US: `<city> <state> <country>` (e.g., `san francisco ca united states`). Non-US: `<city> <country>` (e.g., `tokyo japan`). Case-insensitive, no commas needed. English or the most popular local language works best

Search

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
`q`	string	No	—	Free-text query (e.g., `coffee shops`, `pizza`). Fully optional — if omitted, returns general POIs in the given area

Additional Options

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
`radius`	float	No	—	Search radius bias around the provided coordinates, in meters. Not a hard cutoff — results may extend beyond it. No upper limit
`count`	int	No	`20`	Total items returned across all buckets (1–100), not just `results` — an address query can spend the whole budget on `addresses`/`streets`
`geoloc`	string	No	—	User geolocation as `<latitude>x<longitude>` (e.g., `40.7128x-74.0060`), used to compute `distance`
`country`	string	No	`US`	Search country (2-letter country code or `ALL`)
`search_lang`	string	No	`en`	Language for search results (2+ char language code)
`ui_lang`	string	No	`en-US`	UI language (locale code, e.g., `en-US`)
`units`	string	No	`metric`	Measurement units: `metric` or `imperial`
`safesearch`	string	No	`strict`	Safe search level: `off`, `moderate`, or `strict`
`spellcheck`	bool	No	`true`	Whether to apply spellcheck to the query

Response Format

Top-Level Fields

Field	Type	Description
`type`	string	Always `"locations"`
`results`	array	List of `LocationResult` objects (individual POIs)
`cities`	array	Matched cities, `type: "city"` — see Geographic Place Fields
`countries`	array	Matched countries, `type: "country"`
`regions`	array	Matched regions, `type: "region"`
`neighborhoods`	array	Matched neighborhoods, `type: "neighborhood"`
`addresses`	array	List of `AddressResult` objects with `type: "address"` — specific street + number locations
`streets`	array	List of `AddressResult` objects with `type: "street"` — entire streets
`mixed`	array	`ResultReference` ordering hints describing how to interleave the buckets on a SERP
`location`	object?	Resolved location info
`location.coordinates`	[float, float]	`[latitude, longitude]` of the resolved center
`location.name`	string	Resolved location name (e.g., `"Helsinki"`)
`location.country`	string	Two-letter country code (e.g., `"FI"`)

Treat a missing bucket as empty. For typical POI-style queries only results is populated, so clients that don't render rich SERPs can ignore the rest — except for address- or street-shaped queries, which can return an empty results and put every match in addresses/streets.

LocationResult Fields

Each item in results is a LocationResult:

Field	Type	Description
`type`	string	Always `"location_result"`
`title`	string	Business/POI name
`url`	string	Canonical URL
`description`	string?	Short description or category label (e.g., `"Coffee Shop"`)
`provider_url`	string	Provider page URL
`id`	string?	Opaque POI identifier (valid ~8 hours, usable with `local-pois` and `local-descriptions`)
`coordinates`	[float, float]?	`[latitude, longitude]`
`postal_address`	object	`displayAddress`, plus optional `streetAddress`, `addressLocality`, `addressRegion`, `postalCode`, `country`
`contact.telephone`	string?	Phone number
`contact.email`	string?	Email address
`rating.ratingValue`	float?	Average rating
`rating.bestRating`	float?	Max possible rating
`rating.reviewCount`	int?	Number of reviews
`rating.is_tripadvisor`	bool	Whether the rating comes from Tripadvisor
`opening_hours.current_day`	object[]?	Today's hours (`abbr_name`, `full_name`, `opens`, `closes`)
`opening_hours.days`	object[][]?	Hours for each day of the week
`categories`	string[]	Business categories (default `[]`)
`price_range`	string?	Price indicator, e.g. `$`, `$$`, `$$ - $$$`
`serves_cuisine`	string[]?	Cuisine types (restaurants)
`distance.value`	float?	Distance from the search location
`distance.units`	string?	Distance unit
`icon_category`	string?	Icon category slug (e.g., `cafe`)
`thumbnail.src`	string?	Thumbnail image URL
`thumbnail.original`	string?	Original image URL
`pictures.results`	object[]?	Additional images (`src`, `original`)
`profiles`	object[]?	External profiles (`name`, `url`, `long_name`, `img`)
`timezone`	string?	IANA timezone (e.g., `America/Los_Angeles`)
`zoom_level`	int	Suggested map zoom level (default `7`)

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Geographic Place Fields (`cities`, `countries`, `regions`, `neighborhoods`)

All four buckets share one shape, differing only by the type identifier. The published spec names them CityResult / CountryResult / RegionResult / NeighborhoodResult.

Field	Type	Description
`type`	string	Bucket identifier: `city`, `country`, `region`, or `neighborhood`
`name`	string	Place name
`country`	string	Country code of the place
`coordinates`	[float, float]	`[latitude, longitude]`
`thumbnail.src`	string	Primary image URL

AddressResult Fields (`addresses` and `streets`)

Same model is used for both buckets. Items in addresses have type: "address" (street + number); items in streets have type: "street" (entire street).

Field	Type	Description
`type`	string	`"address"` (in `addresses`) or `"street"` (in `streets`)
`name`	string	Display name of the address or street
`coordinates`	[float, float]	`[latitude, longitude]`
`pois`	object[]	`LocationResult` objects located at this address/street
`pois_nearby`	object[]	`LocationResult` objects located nearby
`zoom_level`	int	Suggested map zoom level (default `15`)
`distance.value`	float?	Distance from the search location
`distance.units`	string?	Distance unit
`postal_address`	object?	`displayAddress`, `streetAddress`, `addressLocality`, `addressRegion`, `country`

Mixed Ordering (`mixed`)

mixed is an ordered list of ResultReference objects telling clients how to interleave items from the different buckets on a single SERP.

Field	Type	Description
`type`	string	Bucket to draw from: `results`, `cities`, `countries`, `regions`, `neighborhoods`, `addresses`, or `streets`
`index`	int?	0-based index of the item within that bucket. May be `null` when `all` is `true`
`all`	bool	When `true`, all remaining items from the named bucket should be placed at this position

Clients that only render POIs can ignore mixed entirely and read results directly.

Example Response

json

{
  "type": "locations",
  "results": [
    {
      "type": "location_result",
      "title": "Blue Bottle Coffee",
      "url": "https://yelp.com/biz/blue-bottle-coffee-sf",
      "provider_url": "",
      "id": "loc4CQWMJWLD4VBEBZ62XQLJTGK6YCJEEJDNAAAAAAA=",
      "description": "Coffee Shop",
      "postal_address": {
        "type": "PostalAddress",
        "displayAddress": "315 Linden St, San Francisco, CA 94102"
      },
      "contact": { "telephone": "+15106533394" },
      "rating": {
        "ratingValue": 4.3,
        "bestRating": 5.0,
        "reviewCount": 1024,
        "is_tripadvisor": true
      },
      "opening_hours": {
        "current_day": [
          { "abbr_name": "Tue", "full_name": "Tuesday", "opens": "07:00", "closes": "18:00" }
        ],
        "days": [
          [{ "abbr_name": "Mon", "full_name": "Monday", "opens": "07:00", "closes": "18:00" }]
        ]
      },
      "coordinates": [37.7763, -122.4215],
      "categories": [],
      "serves_cuisine": ["Cafe", "Coffee Shop"],
      "price_range": "$$",
      "icon_category": "cafe",
      "thumbnail": {
        "src": "https://example.com/thumb.jpg",
        "original": "https://example.com/original.jpg"
      },
      "zoom_level": 7
    }
  ],
  "cities": [],
  "countries": [],
  "regions": [],
  "neighborhoods": [],
  "addresses": [],
  "streets": [],
  "mixed": [
    { "type": "results", "index": 0, "all": false }
  ],
  "location": {
    "coordinates": [37.7749, -122.4194],
    "name": "San Francisco",
    "country": "US"
  }
}

For a query that matches a city name, the response additionally surfaces a city entry in cities:

json

{
  "cities": [
    {
      "type": "city",
      "name": "San Francisco",
      "country": "US",
      "coordinates": [37.7749, -122.4194],
      "thumbnail": { "src": "https://example.com/sf.jpg" }
    }
  ],
  "mixed": [
    { "type": "cities", "index": 0, "all": false }
  ]
}

Enriching Results with POI Details and Descriptions

POI id values from results can be passed to sibling endpoints for richer data:

bash

# Get full POI details (hours, reviews, photos, web result mentions)
curl -s "https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1/local/pois" -G \
  --data-urlencode "ids=loc4CQWMJWLD4VBEBZ62XQLJTGK6YCJEEJDNAAAAAAA=" \
  -H "X-Subscription-Token: ${BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY}"

# Get AI-generated descriptions
curl -s "https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1/local/descriptions" -G \
  --data-urlencode "ids=loc4CQWMJWLD4VBEBZ62XQLJTGK6YCJEEJDNAAAAAAA=" \
  -H "X-Subscription-Token: ${BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY}"

Use Cases

Map-based exploration: Search for POIs within a visible map viewport using coordinates + radius. No prior query needed.
Location-aware apps: Build "nearby" features — pass device GPS coordinates and a query to find relevant businesses.
Travel planning: Search for attractions, restaurants, and hotels by location string (e.g., paris france) without needing exact coordinates.

Notes

Finds places, not pages: This endpoint searches a geographic index of physical places. Use web search for general information retrieval.
Choosing a radius: A tighter radius (below ~20 km) gives more focused results. Raise it to reach specific or well-known places further afield; for common category searches (e.g., restaurants), the default bias or tighter works best.

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/local-place-search of brave/brave-search-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 62793e0

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Questions about Brave Local Place Search

What does Brave Local Place Search do?

Looks up businesses, points of interest, addresses and streets through the Brave Search place endpoint, returning contact details, ratings and hours in one call. The agent calls Brave's place search endpoint with a query, a pair of coordinates or a location string, or a mix of them, and gets back places with address, coordinates, rating, opening hours and phone number. Leaving out the query browses an area, and leaving out the location searches globally, although a geographic anchor gives more precise results.

When should I use Brave Local Place Search?

Brave Local Place Search fits situations like: finding coffee shops, pharmacies or other businesses near a location; looking up the address, phone number and opening hours of a named business; browsing points of interest in a city without a specific query; collecting place IDs to follow up with detailed descriptions.

How do I install Brave Local Place Search in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add brave/brave-search-skills --skill local-place-search -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/local-place-search in brave/brave-search-skills) into .claude/skills/local-place-search in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Brave Local Place Search in Codex?

Run `npx skills add brave/brave-search-skills --skill local-place-search -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/local-place-search in brave/brave-search-skills) into .agents/skills/local-place-search in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Brave Local Place Search in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add brave/brave-search-skills --skill local-place-search -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/local-place-search, .gemini/skills/local-place-search, .github/skills/local-place-search and .opencode/skills/local-place-search in your project.

What does Brave Local Place Search need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Brave Local Place Search needs the command-line tools its instructions call (curl) and credentials named BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY and API_KEY. Our summary lists: A Brave Search API key on a plan with the locations option; Network access to api.search.brave.com.

Does Brave Local Place Search access the network?

SKILL.md names 3 domains. In commands or code: api.search.brave.com and yelp.com; the agent is likely to contact these when it follows the instructions. As links in the text: api-dashboard.search.brave.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Brave Local Place Search safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Brave Local Place Search use?

Brave Local Place Search is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Brave Local Place Search use?

About 3.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 13k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Brave Local Place Search?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Brave Local Place Search: 9Router Web Search (decolua/9router, 31k stars), Brave Search (LeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills, 2.2k stars), Brave Search (badlogic/pi-skills, 2.6k stars) and Read The Damn Docs (BuilderIO/skills, 4.6k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Brave Local Place Search?

brave (a GitHub organization) maintains it in brave/brave-search-skills, which has 183 GitHub stars. The repository holds 11 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 23, 2026.

Source: brave/brave-search-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Install Brave Local Place Search

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Place Search (Search API)

Quick Start (cURL)

Search by Query + Coordinates

Search by Query + Location String

Browse General POIs (No Query)

Endpoint

Parameters

Location (optional but recommended)

Search

Additional Options

Response Format

Top-Level Fields

LocationResult Fields

Geographic Place Fields (cities, countries, regions, neighborhoods)

AddressResult Fields (addresses and streets)

Mixed Ordering (mixed)

Example Response

Enriching Results with POI Details and Descriptions

Use Cases

Notes

Files

Compare with similar skills

Similar skills

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Questions about Brave Local Place Search

Geographic Place Fields (`cities`, `countries`, `regions`, `neighborhoods`)

AddressResult Fields (`addresses` and `streets`)

Mixed Ordering (`mixed`)