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Brave Search

Alert level: Medium

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

Locality:Hybrid
Data access:Public
Actions:Read
Installs 23Downloads 1953Stars 8Updated 372h ago

Why this rating

Deterministic checks triggered by the tool capabilities and evidence.

  • Locality: Hybrid

    Queries the Brave Search API using an API key.

  • Data access: Public

    Searches the public web and extracts page content by URL.

  • Action surface: Read

    Only performs search and content retrieval.

Best practices

Follow these steps to reduce risk when using this skill.

  • Store BRAVE_API_KEY in a secret manager or environment variable, not in code.
  • Avoid sending sensitive queries or URLs to external search services.
  • Limit content extraction to trusted domains when possible.

Evidence links

Public sources backing the indicator assignments.

Always be careful when navigating away from the website.

Max-risk rule

If any capability reaches a higher level, the entire indicator level bumps up to keep ratings deterministic and easy to scan.