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Brave Search

Overview

Section titled “Overview”

Phinite’s Brave Search predefined tool lets workspace assistants call Brave Search APIs through DevStudio after you save a connection under Integrations → Predefined tools.

Run privacy-first web, news, and image searches with rich snippets,

What this integration enables

Section titled “What this integration enables”
  • Automate workflows using this predefined tool from agent graphs
  • Connect once under Integrations and reuse across assistants
  • Enable individual subtools per agent in Graph Studio

Required credentials

Section titled “Required credentials”
  • See integration configuration fields in Phinite

Setup steps

Section titled “Setup steps”
  1. Sign up at api.search.brave.com and create an API key.
  2. Log into your Phinite workspace at app.phinite.ai
  3. Navigate to Integrations → Predefined tools
  4. Select Brave Search
  5. Click + Add Configuration
  6. Enter the credential fields listed above
  7. Select assistants that should use this connection
  8. Click Save Configuration

Configure in Graph Studio

Section titled “Configure in Graph Studio”
  1. Open an agent in Graph Studio
  2. Select the agent node → Tools tab → Add a new tool
  3. Choose BraveSearchTool (or search for Brave Search)
  4. Select your saved connection or add a new one
  5. Enable the subtools your workflow needs and save

Predefined tools

Section titled “Predefined tools”

Phinite provides 7 subtools for Brave Search:

  • Web Search: Search the web using Brave Search. Returns web search results including
  • Ai Grounding: Perform AI grounding search using Brave Search. Returns enhanced search
  • Image Search: Search for images using Brave Search. Returns image search results
  • Video Search: Search for videos using Brave Search. Returns video search results
  • News Search: Search for news articles using Brave Search. Returns news search results
  • Suggest: Get search suggestions/autocomplete suggestions for a query prefix.
  • Spellcheck: Check spelling and get corrections for a query string.

Documentation & resources

Section titled “Documentation & resources”
  • Official documentation: https://api.search.brave.com/app/documentation
  • Phinite documentation: Brave Search

Notes

Section titled “Notes”
  • Store API keys and tokens securely; many providers show secrets only once
  • Use separate connections for Dev, UAT, and Prod environments where possible
  • Test with a minimal subtool call after saving credentials