Brave Search

Metadata	Value
Category	web
Capabilities	http
Website	https://brave.com/search

Returns shapes

• result[] — from search

Connections

• api

Readme

Privacy-focused web search powered by Brave’s independent index.

Setup

1. Sign up at https://api-dashboard.search.brave.com
2. Get your API key from the dashboard
3. Add credential in AgentOS Settings

Features

• Independent index - Not a Google/Bing wrapper
• Privacy-focused - No tracking
• Free tier - 2,000 queries/month
• Search operators - Quotes, exclusions, site: filters

Usage

search

Create a web search. Returns search results (index records).

run({ skill: "brave", tool: "search", params: { query: "rust programming" } })

Search Operators

Include these in your query:

• "exact phrase" - Match exact phrase
• -exclude - Exclude term
• site:github.com - Limit to domain
• filetype:pdf - Filter by file type

Freshness Filters

• pd - Past day (24 hours)
• pw - Past week
• pm - Past month
• py - Past year