swarm-zap/skills/brave-mcp-search/SKILL.md

name, description, metadata

name	description	metadata
brave-mcp-search	Search the web via the local LAN Brave Search MCP service. Use when the user wants a Brave-backed search result set, a second opinion after SearXNG, or when SearXNG is weak/unavailable.	openclaw requires emoji bins mcporter jq 🦁

Brave MCP Search

Policy

1. Prefer searxng-local-search first for normal web lookups.
2. Use this Brave MCP skill when:
   • the user explicitly asks for Brave,
   • SearXNG is unavailable,
   • or SearXNG results look weak and a second opinion would help.
3. Label answers clearly as using Brave MCP.

Endpoint

Default local endpoint:

• http://192.168.153.113:18802/mcp

You can override with BRAVE_MCP_URL.

Quick usage

scripts/search.sh "your query"

With options:

scripts/search.sh "your query" '{"country":"US","search_lang":"en","ui_lang":"en-US","count":8}'

Supported common options:

• country
• search_lang
• ui_lang
• count
• freshness
• safesearch

Notes

• This uses the local Brave MCP service through mcporter.
• It does not configure OpenClaw's built-in web_search provider.
• Native web_fetch remains the preferred lightweight fetch tool for page reads.