Agent skill

Web Search

A skill your agent uses FOR web search. An agent skill from brave/brave-search-skills.

MITAuto-check passedProductivity & Automation

Install Web Search

skills CLI

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

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install brave/brave-search-skills web-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/web-search .claude/skills/web-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 "web-search" agent skill from https://github.com/brave/brave-search-skills/tree/main/skills/web-search into .claude/skills/web-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "web-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/web-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 web-search -a codex

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install brave/brave-search-skills web-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/web-search .agents/skills/web-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 "web-search" agent skill from https://github.com/brave/brave-search-skills/tree/main/skills/web-search into .agents/skills/web-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "web-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 web-search -a cursor

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install brave/brave-search-skills web-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/web-search .cursor/skills/web-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 "web-search" agent skill from https://github.com/brave/brave-search-skills/tree/main/skills/web-search into .cursor/skills/web-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "web-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/web-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 web-search -a gemini-cli

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install brave/brave-search-skills web-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/web-search .gemini/skills/web-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 "web-search" agent skill from https://github.com/brave/brave-search-skills/tree/main/skills/web-search into .gemini/skills/web-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "web-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 web-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 web-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/web-search .github/skills/web-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 "web-search" agent skill from https://github.com/brave/brave-search-skills/tree/main/skills/web-search into .github/skills/web-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "web-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 web-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 web-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/web-search .opencode/skills/web-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 "web-search" agent skill from https://github.com/brave/brave-search-skills/tree/main/skills/web-search into .opencode/skills/web-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "web-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: web-search
GitHub stars: 183
Token cost: ~3.7k tokens
SKILL.md length: 1,218 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 11
Repo updated: Sep 23, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

A skill your agent uses FOR web search. An agent skill from brave/brave-search-skills.

Tasks that involve Web search
SKILL.md covers Quick Start (cURL), Endpoint, When to Use Web Search and Parameters, plus 6 more sections
Calls curl; reaches api.search.brave.com and raw.githubusercontent.com; needs BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY and API_KEY

What it does

Web Search is an agent skill from brave/brave-search-skills. USE FOR web search. Returns ranked results with snippets, URLs, thumbnails. Supports freshness filters, SafeSearch, Goggles for custom ranking, pagination. Primary search endpoint.

Its SKILL.md is about 3.7k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Productivity & Automation, covering Web search. The repository describes itself as: Official skills for using Brave Search API with AI coding agents. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

Tasks that involve Web search

Example prompts

“/web-search”

Requirements

Python 3
A credential in BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY
A credential in API_KEY

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
- raw.githubusercontent.com
- original-image-url.com
Also links to:
- search.brave.com
- api-dashboard.search.brave.com
- github.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

Web Search loads about 3.7k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 48 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,218 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~48
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~3.7k

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). 1,218 words, ~3,710 tokens.

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

name: web-search
description: USE FOR web search. Returns ranked results with snippets, URLs, thumbnails. Supports freshness filters, SafeSearch, Goggles for custom ranking, pagination. Primary search endpoint.

Web Search

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

Quick Start (cURL)

Basic Search

bash

curl -s "https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1/web/search?q=python+web+frameworks" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "X-Subscription-Token: ${BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY}"

With Parameters

bash

curl -s "https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1/web/search" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "X-Subscription-Token: ${BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY}" \
  -G \
  --data-urlencode "q=rust programming tutorials" \
  --data-urlencode "country=US" \
  --data-urlencode "search_lang=en" \
  --data-urlencode "count=10" \
  --data-urlencode "safesearch=moderate" \
  --data-urlencode "freshness=pm"

Endpoint

http

GET https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1/web/search
POST https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1/web/search

Note: Both GET and POST methods are supported. POST is useful for long queries or complex Goggles.

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

Optional Headers:

Accept-Encoding: gzip — Enable gzip compression

When to Use Web Search

Feature	Web Search (this)	LLM Context (`llm-context`)	Answers (`answers`)
Output	Structured results (links, snippets, metadata)	Pre-extracted page content for LLMs	End-to-end AI answers with citations
Result types	Web, news, videos, discussions, FAQ, infobox, locations, rich	Extracted text chunks, tables, code	Synthesized answer + source list
Unique features	Goggles, structured data (`schemas`), rich callbacks	Token budget control, threshold modes	Multi-iteration search, streaming, OpenAI SDK compatible
Speed	Fast (~0.5-1s)	Fast (<1s)	Slower (~30-180s)
Best for	Search UIs, data extraction, custom ranking	RAG pipelines, AI agents, grounding	Chat interfaces, thorough research

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
`q`	string	Yes	-	Search query (1-400 chars, max 50 words)
`country`	string	No	`US`	Search country (2-letter country code or `ALL`)
`search_lang`	string	No	`en`	Language preference (2+ char language code)
`ui_lang`	string	No	`en-US`	UI language (e.g., "en-US")
`count`	int	No	`20`	Max results per page (1-20)
`offset`	int	No	`0`	Page offset for pagination (0-9)
`safesearch`	string	No	`moderate`	Adult content filter (`off`/`moderate`/`strict`)
`freshness`	string	No	-	Time filter (`pd`/`pw`/`pm`/`py` or date range)
`text_decorations`	bool	No	`true`	Include highlight markers
`spellcheck`	bool	No	`true`	Auto-correct query
`result_filter`	string	No	-	Filter result types (comma-separated)
`goggles`	string	No	-	Custom ranking filter (URL or inline)
`extra_snippets`	bool	No	-	Get up to 5 extra snippets per result
`operators`	bool	No	`true`	Apply search operators
`units`	string	No	-	Measurement units (`metric`/`imperial`)
`enable_rich_callback`	bool	No	`false`	Enable rich 3rd party data callback
`include_fetch_metadata`	bool	No	`false`	Include `fetched_content_timestamp` on results

Freshness Values

Value	Description
`pd`	Past day (24 hours)
`pw`	Past week (7 days)
`pm`	Past month (31 days)
`py`	Past year (365 days)
`YYYY-MM-DDtoYYYY-MM-DD`	Custom date range

Result Filter Values

Filter types: discussions, faq, infobox, news, query, videos, web, locations

bash

# Only web and video results
curl "...&result_filter=web,videos"

Location Headers (Optional)

For location-aware results, add these headers. Lat/Long is sufficient when coordinates are known — the other headers are only needed as a fallback when coordinates are unavailable.

Header	Type	Description
`X-Loc-Lat`	float	User latitude (-90.0 to 90.0)
`X-Loc-Long`	float	User longitude (-180.0 to 180.0)
`X-Loc-Timezone`	string	IANA timezone (e.g., "America/San_Francisco")
`X-Loc-City`	string	City name
`X-Loc-State`	string	State/region code (ISO 3166-2)
`X-Loc-State-Name`	string	State/region full name (e.g., "California")
`X-Loc-Country`	string	2-letter country code
`X-Loc-Postal-Code`	string	Postal code (e.g., "94105")

Priority: X-Loc-Lat + X-Loc-Long take precedence. When provided, downstream services resolve the location directly from coordinates and the text-based headers (City, State, Country, Postal-Code) are not used for location resolution. Provide text-based headers only when you don't have coordinates. Sending both won't break anything — lat/long simply wins.

Response Format

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
`type`	string	Always `"search"`
`query.original`	string	The original search query
`query.altered`	string?	Spellcheck-corrected query (if changed)
`query.cleaned`	string?	Cleaned/normalized query
`query.spellcheck_off`	bool?	Whether spellcheck was disabled
`query.more_results_available`	bool	Whether more pages exist
`query.show_strict_warning`	bool?	True if strict safesearch blocked adult results
`query.search_operators`	object?	Applied search operators (`applied`, `cleaned_query`, `sites`)
`web.type`	string	Always `"search"`
`web.results[].title`	string	Page title
`web.results[].url`	string	Page URL
`web.results[].description`	string?	Snippet/description text
`web.results[].age`	string?	Human-readable age (e.g., "2 days ago")
`web.results[].language`	string?	Content language code
`web.results[].meta_url`	object	URL components (`scheme`, `netloc`, `hostname`, `path`)
`web.results[].thumbnail`	object?	Thumbnail (`src`, `original`)
`web.results[].thumbnail.original`	string?	Original full-size image URL
`web.results[].thumbnail.logo`	bool?	Whether the thumbnail is a logo
`web.results[].profile`	object?	Publisher identity (`name`, `url`, `long_name`, `img`)
`web.results[].page_age`	string?	ISO datetime of publication (e.g., `"2025-04-12T14:22:41"`)
`web.results[].extra_snippets`	list[str]?	Up to 5 additional excerpts
`web.results[].deep_results`	object?	Additional links (`buttons`, `links`) from the page
`web.results[].schemas`	list?	Raw schema.org structured data
`web.results[].product`	object?	Product info and reviews
`web.results[].recipe`	object?	Recipe details (ingredients, time, ratings)
`web.results[].article`	object?	Article metadata (author, publisher, date)
`web.results[].book`	object?	Book info (author, ISBN, rating)
`web.results[].software`	object?	Software product info
`web.results[].rating`	object?	Aggregate ratings
`web.results[].faq`	object?	FAQ found on the page
`web.results[].movie`	object?	Movie info (directors, actors, genre)
`web.results[].video`	object?	Video metadata (duration, views, creator)
`web.results[].location`	object?	Location/restaurant details
`web.results[].qa`	object?	Question/answer info
`web.results[].creative_work`	object?	Creative work data
`web.results[].music_recording`	object?	Music/song data
`web.results[].organization`	object?	Organization info
`web.results[].review`	object?	Review data
`web.results[].content_type`	string?	Content type classification
`web.results[].fetched_content_timestamp`	int?	Fetch timestamp (with `include_fetch_metadata=true`)
`web.mutated_by_goggles`	bool	Whether results were re-ranked by Goggles
`web.family_friendly`	bool	Whether results are family-friendly
`mixed`	object?	Preferred display order (see Mixed Response below)
`discussions.results[]`	array?	Forum discussion clusters
`discussions.results[].data.forum_name`	string?	Forum/community name
`discussions.results[].data.num_answers`	int?	Number of answers/replies
`discussions.results[].data.question`	string?	Discussion question
`discussions.results[].data.top_comment`	string?	Top-voted comment excerpt
`faq.results[]`	array?	FAQ entries
`news.results[]`	array?	News articles
`videos.results[]`	array?	Video results
`infobox.results[]`	array?	Knowledge graph entries
`locations.results[]`	array?	Local POI results
`rich.hint.vertical`	string?	Rich result type
`rich.hint.callback_key`	string?	Callback key for rich data

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JSON Example

json

{
  "type": "search",
  "query": {
    "original": "python frameworks",
    "altered": "python web frameworks",
    "spellcheck_off": false,
    "more_results_available": true
  },
  "web": {
    "type": "search",
    "results": [
      {
        "title": "Top Python Web Frameworks",
        "url": "https://example.com/python-frameworks",
        "description": "A comprehensive guide to Python web frameworks...",
        "age": "2 days ago",
        "language": "en",
        "meta_url": {
          "scheme": "https",
          "netloc": "example.com",
          "hostname": "example.com",
          "path": "/python-frameworks"
        },
        "thumbnail": {
          "src": "https://...",
          "original": "https://original-image-url.com/img.jpg"
        },
        "extra_snippets": ["Additional excerpt 1...", "Additional excerpt 2..."]
      }
    ],
    "family_friendly": true
  },
  "mixed": {
    "type": "mixed",
    "main": [
      {"type": "web", "index": 0, "all": false},
      {"type": "web", "index": 1, "all": false},
      {"type": "videos", "all": true}
    ],
    "top": [],
    "side": []
  },
  "videos": { "...": "..." },
  "news": { "...": "..." },
  "rich": {
    "type": "rich",
    "hint": {
      "vertical": "weather",
      "callback_key": "<callback_key_hex>"
    }
  }
}

Mixed Response

The mixed object defines the preferred display order of results across types. It contains three arrays:

Array	Purpose
`main`	Primary result list (ordered sequence of results to display)
`top`	Results to display above main results
`side`	Results to display alongside main results (e.g., infobox)

Each entry is a ResultReference with type (e.g., "web", "videos"), index (into the corresponding result array), and all (true to include all results of that type at this position).

Search Operators

Operator	Syntax	Description
Site	`site:example.com`	Limit results to a specific domain
File extension	`ext:pdf`	Results with a specific file extension
File type	`filetype:pdf`	Results created in a specific file type
In title	`intitle:python`	Pages with term in the title
In body	`inbody:tutorial`	Pages with term in the body
In page	`inpage:guide`	Pages with term in title or body
Language	`lang:es`	Pages in a specific language (ISO 639-1)
Location	`loc:us`	Pages from a specific country (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2)
Include	`+term`	Force inclusion of a term
Exclude	`-term`	Exclude pages containing the term
Exact match	`"exact phrase"`	Match the exact phrase in order
AND	`term1 AND term2`	Both terms required (uppercase)
OR / NOT	`term1 OR term2`, `NOT term`	Logical operators (uppercase)

Set operators=false to disable operator parsing.

Goggles (Custom Ranking) — Unique to Brave

Goggles let you re-rank search results — boost trusted sources, suppress SEO spam, or build focused search scopes.

Method	Example
Hosted	`--data-urlencode "goggles=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/brave/goggles-quickstart/main/goggles/rust_programming.goggle"`
Inline	`--data-urlencode 'goggles=$discard\n$site=example.com'`

Hosted goggles must be on GitHub/GitLab, include ! name:, ! description:, ! author: headers, and be registered at https://search.brave.com/goggles/create. Inline rules need no registration.

Syntax: Rules start with $ + comma-separated options. Actions (pick one): discard, boost[=N], downrank[=N] — N is an integer 1–10. Site filter: site=DOMAIN. Example: $site=example.com,boost=3. Separate rules with \n (%0A).

Allow list: $discard\n$site=docs.python.org\n$site=developer.mozilla.org — Block list: $discard,site=pinterest.com\n$discard,site=quora.com

Resources: Discover · Syntax · Quickstart

Rich Data Enrichments

For queries about weather, stocks, sports, currency, etc., use the rich callback workflow:

bash

# 1. Search with rich callback enabled
curl -s "https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1/web/search?q=weather+san+francisco&enable_rich_callback=true" \
  -H "X-Subscription-Token: ${BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY}"

# Response includes: "rich": {"hint": {"callback_key": "abc123...", "vertical": "weather"}}

# 2. Get rich data with the callback key
curl -s "https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1/web/rich?callback_key=abc123..." \
  -H "X-Subscription-Token: ${BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY}"

Supported Rich Types: Calculator, Definitions, Unit Conversion, Unix Timestamp, Package Tracker, Stock, Currency, Cryptocurrency, Weather, American Football, Baseball, Basketball, Cricket, Football/Soccer, Ice Hockey, Web3, Translator

Rich Callback Endpoint

http

GET https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1/web/rich

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`callback_key`	string	Yes	Callback key from the web search `rich.hint.callback_key` field

Use Cases

General-purpose search integration: Richest result set (web, news, videos, discussions, FAQ, infobox, locations) in one call. For RAG/LLM grounding, prefer llm-context.
Structured data extraction: Products, recipes, ratings, articles via schemas and typed fields on results.
Custom search with Goggles: Unique to Brave. Boost/discard sites with inline rules or hosted Goggles for fully customized ranking.

Notes

Pagination: Use offset (0-9) with count to page through results
Count: Max 20 for web search; actual results may be less than requested

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/web-search of brave/brave-search-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 62793e0

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Questions about Web Search

What does Web Search do?

A skill your agent uses FOR web search. An agent skill from brave/brave-search-skills. Web Search is an agent skill from brave/brave-search-skills. USE FOR web search.

When should I use Web Search?

Web Search fits situations like: tasks that involve Web search.

How do I install Web Search in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Web Search in Codex?

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

Can I use Web 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 web-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/web-search, .gemini/skills/web-search, .github/skills/web-search and .opencode/skills/web-search in your project.

What does Web Search need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Web Search needs the command-line tools its instructions call (curl) and credentials named BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY and API_KEY. Our summary lists: Python 3; A credential in BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY; A credential in API_KEY.

Does Web Search access the network?

SKILL.md names 6 domains. In commands or code: api.search.brave.com, raw.githubusercontent.com and original-image-url.com; the agent is likely to contact these when it follows the instructions. As links in the text: search.brave.com, api-dashboard.search.brave.com and github.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Web 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 Web Search use?

Web 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 Web Search use?

About 3.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 15k 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 Web Search?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Web Search: Brave Search (badlogic/pi-skills, 2.6k stars), Enterprise AI Scenario Map (MetaInFLow/Enterprise-ai-scenario-map-skill, 632 stars), Web Search (jjyaoao/HelloAgents, 3.2k stars) and Ddg Search (TheSyart/claude-agent-examples, 405 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Web 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 Web 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

Web Search

Quick Start (cURL)

Basic Search

With Parameters

Endpoint

When to Use Web Search

Parameters

Freshness Values

Result Filter Values

Location Headers (Optional)

Response Format

Response Fields

JSON Example

Mixed Response

Search Operators

Goggles (Custom Ranking) — Unique to Brave

Rich Data Enrichments

Rich Callback Endpoint

Use Cases

Notes

Files

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