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

Brave Search Web search and content extraction using the official Brave Search API. No browser required. Setup Requires a Brave Search API account with a free subscription. A credit card is required to create the free subscription (you won't be charged). 1. Create an account at https://api dashboard.search.brave.com/register 2. Create a "Free AI" subscription 3. Create an API key for the subscription 4. Add to your shell profile ( ~/.profile or ~/.zprofile for zsh): 5. Install dependencies (run once): Search Options n <num Number of results (default: 5, max: 20) content Fetch and include page content as markdown country <code Two letter country code (default: US) freshness <period Filter by time: pd Past day (24 hours) pw Past week pm Past month py Past year YYYY MM DDtoYYYY MM DD Custom date range Extract Page Content Fetches a URL and extracts readable content as markdown. Output Format When to Use Searching for documentation or API references Looking up facts or current information Fetching content from specific URLs Any task requiring web search without interactive browsing

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