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Brave Search
by
Peter Steinberger
· GitHub ↗
· v1.0.1
59804
Downloads
189
Stars
798
Active Installs
2
Versions
Install in OpenClaw
/install brave-search
Description
Web search and content extraction via Brave Search API. Use for searching documentation, facts, or any web content. Lightweight, no browser required.
Usage Guidance
Install only if you are comfortable sending search queries to Brave and requested page URLs to the target websites. Do not provide a Brave API key for this version unless the implementation is corrected to use it. Avoid searching for secrets or proprietary internal terms, and treat extracted webpage text as untrusted reference material.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: brave-search
Version: 1.0.1
The OpenClaw AgentSkills bundle 'brave-search' is classified as benign. The `SKILL.md` provides clear, non-malicious instructions for web search and content extraction. The `search.js` and `content.js` scripts perform HTTP requests to `search.brave.com` and user-specified/search-result URLs, respectively, using standard web scraping and HTML parsing libraries. There is no evidence of intentional data exfiltration, malicious execution, persistence mechanisms, prompt injection attempts against the agent, or obfuscation. The dependencies listed in `package.json` and `package-lock.json` are appropriate for the stated functionality.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
The search and content-fetching behavior fits the stated purpose, and SKILL.md discloses both web search and fetching specific URLs; however, it inaccurately describes the search implementation as the Brave Search API while the code scrapes Brave search HTML.
Instruction Scope
Commands are user-directed by query or URL. Page content returned to the agent is untrusted web text, so it can carry prompt-injection-style instructions that should be treated only as source material.
Install Mechanism
The setup step is a normal npm ci dependency install using package-lock.json, but the metadata does not appear to declare an install spec. No package scripts or install hooks were found in package.json.
Credentials
SKILL.md says BRAVE_API_KEY is needed, but the inspected code does not read process.env or use that key. This is misleading but does not show credential theft or use.
Persistence & Privilege
No persistence, background worker, privilege escalation, local file reads or writes, destructive actions, shell execution, or obfuscation were found in the artifacts.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install brave-search - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/brave-search - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.1
v1.0.0
Metadata
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Brave Search?
Web search and content extraction via Brave Search API. Use for searching documentation, facts, or any web content. Lightweight, no browser required. It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 59804 downloads so far.
How do I install Brave Search?
Run "/install brave-search" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Brave Search free?
Yes, Brave Search is completely free (open-source). You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Brave Search support?
Brave Search is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Brave Search?
It is built and maintained by Peter Steinberger (@steipete); the current version is v1.0.1.
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