Brave Search

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

Setup

Run once before first use:

cd {baseDir}/brave-search
npm install

Search

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

Extract Page Content

{baseDir}/content.js 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 ---
...

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