9Router Web Search
decolua/9router
Runs web, news and public X searches through a 9Router gateway's search endpoint, choosing among providers such as Tavily, Exa, Brave and Perplexity.
Looks up full details for local businesses and places, including ratings, hours and contact information, from Brave Search API point-of-interest IDs.
Install Brave Local POI Details
$ npx skills add brave/brave-search-skills --skill local-pois -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install brave/brave-search-skills local-pois --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brave/brave-search-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/local-pois .claude/skills/local-pois && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "local-pois" agent skill from https://github.com/brave/brave-search-skills/tree/main/skills/local-pois into .claude/skills/local-pois/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "local-pois", 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 install https://github.com/brave/brave-search-skills/tree/main/skills/local-poisType 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.
$ npx skills add brave/brave-search-skills --skill local-pois -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install brave/brave-search-skills local-pois --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brave/brave-search-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/local-pois .agents/skills/local-pois && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "local-pois" agent skill from https://github.com/brave/brave-search-skills/tree/main/skills/local-pois into .agents/skills/local-pois/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "local-pois", 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.
$ npx skills add brave/brave-search-skills --skill local-pois -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install brave/brave-search-skills local-pois --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brave/brave-search-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/local-pois .cursor/skills/local-pois && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "local-pois" agent skill from https://github.com/brave/brave-search-skills/tree/main/skills/local-pois into .cursor/skills/local-pois/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "local-pois", 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 https://github.com/brave/brave-search-skills.git --path skills/local-pois--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add brave/brave-search-skills --skill local-pois -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install brave/brave-search-skills local-pois --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brave/brave-search-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/local-pois .gemini/skills/local-pois && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "local-pois" agent skill from https://github.com/brave/brave-search-skills/tree/main/skills/local-pois into .gemini/skills/local-pois/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "local-pois", 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.
$ gh skill install brave/brave-search-skills local-poisInstalls 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).
$ npx skills add brave/brave-search-skills --skill local-pois -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brave/brave-search-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/local-pois .github/skills/local-pois && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "local-pois" agent skill from https://github.com/brave/brave-search-skills/tree/main/skills/local-pois into .github/skills/local-pois/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "local-pois", 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.
$ npx skills add brave/brave-search-skills --skill local-pois -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install brave/brave-search-skills local-pois --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brave/brave-search-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/local-pois .opencode/skills/local-pois && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "local-pois" agent skill from https://github.com/brave/brave-search-skills/tree/main/skills/local-pois into .opencode/skills/local-pois/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "local-pois", 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-pois- GitHub stars
- 183
- Token cost
- ~1.9k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 506 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 11
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Looks up full details for local businesses and places, including ratings, hours and contact information, from Brave Search API point-of-interest IDs.
- Getting opening hours, ratings and phone numbers for restaurants or shops found in a search
- SKILL.md covers Quick Start (cURL), Endpoint, Parameters and Response Fields, plus 3 more sections
- Calls curl; reaches api.search.brave.com and yelp.com; needs BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY and API_KEY
- Showing distance to several businesses from a known user location
What it does
This skill documents the Brave Search API's local POI endpoint, a GET request to /res/v1/local/pois. It is the second step of a two-step flow: you first obtain POI IDs from the local place search endpoint, or from a web search filtered to locations, then pass between one and twenty of those IDs here to get full business records. The IDs are opaque strings that expire after roughly eight hours, so fresh ones should be fetched each time, and they must be URL-encoded because they can contain equals signs.
Requests carry the API key in an X-Subscription-Token header, and the endpoint is part of the Search plan. Optional parameters set the search language, UI locale and metric or imperial units, and optional latitude and longitude headers let the API report distance from the user. The response is a local_pois object whose results are location records with title, URLs, ID, description and postal address, among other fields. The excerpt ends in the middle of the response field table.
When your agent uses it
- Getting opening hours, ratings and phone numbers for restaurants or shops found in a search
- Showing distance to several businesses from a known user location
- Building a lookup that turns POI IDs from search results into full business details
Example prompts
- “Take the location IDs from that web search and fetch the opening hours and phone numbers.”
- “Get the full details and distances in miles for these five cafe IDs, using my coordinates.”
- “Write a curl call to the Brave POI endpoint that returns metric units for two IDs.”
Requirements
- A Brave Search API key on the Search plan
- POI IDs from the local place search endpoint or a web search with the locations filter
- curl or an HTTP client
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.comyelp.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_KEYAPI_KEY
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Brave Local POI Details loads about 1.9k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 58 tokens; SKILL.md has 506 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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). 506 words, ~1,916 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/local-pois/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- local-pois
- description
- USE FOR getting local business/POI details. Requires POI IDs from local-place-search, or from web-search with result_filter=locations. Returns full business information including ratings, hours, contact info. Max 20 IDs.
Local POIs (Search API)
Requires API Key: Get one at https://api.search.brave.com
Plan: Included in the Search plan. See https://api-dashboard.search.brave.com/app/subscriptions/subscribe
Two-step flow: This endpoint requires POI IDs from a prior search.
- Get POI IDs from
local-place-search, or fromweb-searchwithresult_filter=locations(locations.results[].id)- Pass those IDs to this endpoint to get full business details
Quick Start (cURL)
Get POI Details
curl -s "https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1/local/pois" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Accept-Encoding: gzip" \
-H "X-Subscription-Token: ${BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY}" \
-G \
--data-urlencode "ids=loc4CQWMJWLD4VBEBZ62XQLJTGK6YCJEEJDNAAAAAAA="Multiple POIs with Location Headers
curl -s "https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1/local/pois" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Accept-Encoding: gzip" \
-H "X-Subscription-Token: ${BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY}" \
-H "X-Loc-Lat: 37.7749" \
-H "X-Loc-Long: -122.4194" \
-G \
--data-urlencode "ids=loc4CQWMJWLD4VBEBZ62XQLJTGK6YCJEEJDNAAAAAAA=" \
--data-urlencode "ids=loc4HTAVTJKP4RBEBZCEMBI3NG26YD4II4PATIHPDYI=" \
--data-urlencode "units=imperial"Note: POI IDs are opaque strings returned in web search locations.results[].id. IDs are ephemeral and expire after ~8 hours. The example IDs above are for illustration — fetch fresh IDs via web-search with result_filter=locations. Use --data-urlencode since IDs may contain =.
Endpoint
GET https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1/local/poisAuthentication: X-Subscription-Token: <API_KEY> header
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ids | string[] | Yes | — | POI IDs from web search results (1-20) |
search_lang | string | No | en | Language preference (2+ char language code) |
ui_lang | string | No | en-US | UI language (locale code, e.g., "en-US") |
units | string | No | null | metric (km) or imperial (miles) |
Location Headers (Optional)
For distance calculation from user location:
| Header | Type | Range | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
X-Loc-Lat | float | -90.0 to 90.0 | User latitude |
X-Loc-Long | float | -180.0 to 180.0 | User longitude |
Response Fields
The response has type: "local_pois" and a results array of LocationResult objects:
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
title | string | Business/POI name |
url | string | Canonical URL for the location |
provider_url | string | Provider page URL |
type | string | Always "location_result" |
id | string | POI identifier (opaque string, valid ~8 hours) |
description | string? | Short description |
postal_address.type | string | Always "PostalAddress" |
postal_address.displayAddress | string | Formatted display address |
postal_address.streetAddress | string? | Street address |
postal_address.addressLocality | string? | City |
postal_address.addressRegion | string? | State/region |
postal_address.postalCode | string? | Postal/ZIP code |
postal_address.country | string? | Country code |
contact.telephone | string? | Phone number |
contact.email | string? | Email address |
rating.ratingValue | float? | Average rating (≥0) |
rating.bestRating | float? | Max possible rating |
rating.reviewCount | int? | Number of reviews |
rating.profile.name | string? | Rating provider name |
rating.profile.url | string? | Rating provider URL |
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 (same structure) |
coordinates | [float, float]? | [latitude, longitude] tuple |
distance.value | float? | Distance from user location |
distance.units | string? | Distance unit (km or miles) |
categories | string[] | Business categories (default []) |
price_range | string? | Price indicator ($, $$, $$$, $$$$) |
serves_cuisine | string[]? | Cuisine types (restaurants) |
thumbnail.src | string? | Thumbnail image URL |
thumbnail.original | string? | Original image URL |
profiles | object[]? | External profiles (name, url, long_name, img) |
reviews.reviews_in_foreign_language | bool | Whether reviews in a foreign language are available |
pictures.results | object[]? | Photo thumbnails |
action | object? | Action to take — has type (string) and url (string) |
results | object[]? | Related web results (LocationWebResult with meta_url) |
timezone | string? | IANA timezone (e.g., America/Los_Angeles) |
timezone_offset | int? | UTC timezone offset |
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Example Response
{
"type": "local_pois",
"results": [
{
"type": "location_result",
"title": "Park Mediterranean Grill",
"url": "https://yelp.com/biz/park-mediterranean-grill-sf",
"provider_url": "https://yelp.com/biz/park-mediterranean-grill-sf",
"id": "loc4CQWMJWLD4VBEBZ62XQLJTGK6YCJEEJDNAAAAAAA=",
"postal_address": {
"type": "PostalAddress",
"displayAddress": "123 Main St, San Francisco, CA 94102",
"streetAddress": "123 Main St",
"addressLocality": "San Francisco",
"addressRegion": "CA",
"postalCode": "94102",
"country": "US"
},
"contact": { "telephone": "+1 415-555-0123" },
"thumbnail": {
"src": "https://example.com/thumb.jpg",
"original": "https://example.com/original.jpg"
},
"rating": {
"ratingValue": 4.5,
"bestRating": 5.0,
"reviewCount": 234,
},
"opening_hours": {
"current_day": [
{ "abbr_name": "Mon", "full_name": "Monday", "opens": "07:00", "closes": "21:00" }
]
},
"coordinates": [37.7749, -122.4194],
"distance": { "value": 0.3, "units": "miles" },
"categories": ["Mediterranean", "Greek"],
"price_range": "$$",
"serves_cuisine": ["Mediterranean", "Greek"],
"timezone": "America/Los_Angeles"
}
]
}Getting POI IDs
local-place-search returns POI IDs directly. They also come from the Web Search API (web-search) with result_filter=locations:
# 1. Search for local businesses
curl -s "https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1/web/search?q=coffee+shops+near+me&result_filter=locations" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "X-Subscription-Token: ${BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY}" \
-H "X-Loc-Lat: 37.7749" \
-H "X-Loc-Long: -122.4194"
# 2. Extract POI IDs from locations.results[].id
# 3. Use those IDs with this endpointUse Cases
- Local business lookup: Retrieve full details (hours, contact, address) for POIs surfaced in web search
- Restaurant discovery pipeline: Search for restaurants, fetch POI details, filter by cuisine/rating/price_range
- Business hours checker: Get opening_hours for a business to determine if currently open
- Location-aware application: Combine with location headers to get distance calculations for nearby POIs
Notes
- ID format: Opaque strings (use
--data-urlencodefor cURL) - Units:
metricorimperialfor distance measurement preference - Max IDs: Up to 20 IDs per request
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Files
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Open the folder on GitHubat commit 62793e0
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What does Brave Local POI Details do?
Looks up full details for local businesses and places, including ratings, hours and contact information, from Brave Search API point-of-interest IDs. This skill documents the Brave Search API's local POI endpoint, a GET request to /res/v1/local/pois. It is the second step of a two-step flow: you first obtain POI IDs from the local place search endpoint, or from a web search filtered to locations, then pass between one and twenty of those IDs here to get full business records.
When should I use Brave Local POI Details?
Brave Local POI Details fits situations like: getting opening hours, ratings and phone numbers for restaurants or shops found in a search; showing distance to several businesses from a known user location; building a lookup that turns POI IDs from search results into full business details.
How do I install Brave Local POI Details in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add brave/brave-search-skills --skill local-pois -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/local-pois in brave/brave-search-skills) into .claude/skills/local-pois in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Brave Local POI Details in Codex?
Run `npx skills add brave/brave-search-skills --skill local-pois -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/local-pois in brave/brave-search-skills) into .agents/skills/local-pois in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Brave Local POI Details 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-pois -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-pois, .gemini/skills/local-pois, .github/skills/local-pois and .opencode/skills/local-pois in your project.
What does Brave Local POI Details need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Brave Local POI Details 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 the Search plan; POI IDs from the local place search endpoint or a web search with the locations filter; curl or an HTTP client.
Does Brave Local POI Details 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 POI Details 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 POI Details use?
Brave Local POI Details 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 POI Details use?
About 1.9k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 7.7k 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 POI Details?
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Who maintains Brave Local POI Details?
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.