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Web search and content extraction via Brave Search API. Use for searching documentation, facts, or any web content. Lightweight, no browser required.

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Brave Search

Headless web search and content extraction using Brave Search API. No browser or setup required.

Requirements

  • uv (dependencies managed automatically via inline metadata)
  • BRAVE_API_KEY environment variable

Search

{baseDir}/​search.py "query"                    # Basic search (5 results)
{baseDir}/​search.py "query" -n 10              # More results
{baseDir}/​search.py "query" --content          # Include page content as markdown
{baseDir}/​search.py "query" -n 3 --content     # Combined

Extract Page Content

{baseDir}/​content.py https://example.com/​article

Fetches a URL and extracts readable content as markdown.

Output Format

--- Result 1 ---
Title: Page Title
Link: https://example.com/​page
Snippet: Description from search results
Content: (if --content flag used)
  Markdown content extracted from the page...

--- Result 2 ---
...

Special URL Handling (CRITICAL)

DO NOT use Brave Search for these URLs. Use the correct tool instead:

  • GitHub URLs: ALWAYS use the gh CLI instead (e.g., gh api, gh repo view, gh issue view, etc.)
  • .md file URLs: ALWAYS use curl to fetch the raw file content directly (e.g., curl -sL https://example.com/​docs/​guide.md)

When to Use

  • Searching for documentation or API references
  • Looking up facts or current information
  • Fetching content from specific URLs (except GitHub URLs or .md files — see above)
  • Any task requiring web search without interactive browsing

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