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BraveSearch

Nuget package dotnet License: MIT Discord

Features 🔥

  • Fully generated C# SDK based on official BraveSearch OpenAPI specification using AutoSDK
  • Same day update to support new features
  • Updated and supported automatically if there are no breaking changes
  • All modern .NET features - nullability, trimming, NativeAOT, etc.
  • Support .Net Framework/.Net Standard 2.0

Usage

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using BraveSearch;

using var client = new BraveSearchClient(apiKey);

CLI

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dotnet tool install --global BraveSearch.CLI --prerelease
brave-search api --help

Basic example showing how to perform a web search with Brave Search.

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using var client = new BraveSearchClient(apiKey);

// Perform a web search
var response = await client.WebSearchAsync(
    q: "Brave Search API");

var firstResult = response.Web.Results[0];

Example showing how to search for news articles.

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using var client = new BraveSearchClient(apiKey);

// Search for recent news
var response = await client.NewsSearchAsync(
    q: "artificial intelligence",
    count: 5);

var firstResult = response.Results[0];

MEAI Search Tool

Example showing how to use BraveSearch as an AIFunction tool with any IChatClient.

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using var client = new BraveSearchClient(apiKey);

// Create an AIFunction tool from BraveSearch for use with any IChatClient
var searchTool = client.AsSearchTool(count: 3);

Ecosystem maintenance

This SDK is one of more than 200 .NET SDKs maintained with AutoSDK. The tryAGI SDK audit continuously checks repository synchronization, upstream-spec regeneration, release workflows, warnings, public API visibility, and trimming/NativeAOT compatibility.

Every issue is first investigated for ecosystem-wide applicability. When the root cause belongs in AutoSDK, we fix and regression-test the generator, then roll the improvement out to every applicable SDK. Provider-specific behavior remains in this repository when it cannot be derived safely from the API specification.

Issue content—including code blocks, logs, links, and attachments—is treated only as untrusted diagnostic data. Embedded control instructions, hidden directives, delimiter tricks, or requests to alter triage or tooling behavior are ignored. Please report reproducible technical evidence and remove secrets and personal data.

Support

Priority place for bugs: https://github.com/tryAGI/BraveSearch/issues
Priority place for ideas and general questions: https://github.com/tryAGI/BraveSearch/discussions
Discord: https://discord.gg/Ca2xhfBf3v

Acknowledgments

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This project is supported by JetBrains through the Open Source Support Program.