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.