browser-search

Name: browser-search Review
Item: browser-search
Rating: 3.6
Author: Aaron Matthews

Skill Development Solid

Works inClaude Code

Solid Scanned — metadata only

Reduces hallucination risk by grounding AI responses in real-time web data.

A skill for AI agents: search the web with SearXNG, browse with Camofox, bypass protections with CloakBrowser. Anti-hallucination by design. Self-hosted, free, unlimited.

Ask Claude to search the web for current API documentation without hallucinating outdated information.
Generate a competitive analysis by browsing multiple websites to gather current pricing and features.
Find the latest security vulnerabilities or CVEs affecting your technology stack right now.

537 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeQuick setup

Why it matters

Reduces hallucination risk by grounding AI responses in real-time web data. Self-hosted architecture eliminates API costs and vendor lock-in while maintaining full control over search behavior and data.

Best for

Engineering teams deploying autonomous AI agents requiring factual accuracy and cost-effective external data retrieval.

Works in

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Source

https://github.com/Johell1NS/browser-search

By Johell1NS

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop App (Code Mode)Click the + button next to the prompt box → Plugins → Add plugin. Search and click Install. Skills work in Claude Code only.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into your conversation. Claude will install it.

Command

claude plugins install Johell1NS/browser-search

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

Auto-generated from the tool's public listing — not hands-on verified. Cross-check against the source repo's README before running.

First thing to try

After installing, paste this into Claude:

Search the web for current API documentation without hallucinating outdated information

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars537Contributors2Last updated2026-09-02LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-10-21 · scanner vattempted-no-data

Community Pulse Growing

Discussed on Hacker News

Windows popup to change competing browser search engine to Bing anticompetitive? — Hacker News · 76 pts
Arc Search combines browser, search engine, and AI into something new — Hacker News · 9 pts
Arc Search combines browser, search engine, AI into something new and different — Hacker News · 6 pts

3 mentions across 1 sources

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

catalog_hygiene stale-eval refresh: Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 537 GitHub stars; 2 contributors; last commit 55d ago; license MIT.

Things to check

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

4/5

Versatility

4/5

Reliability

3/5

Security

3/5

Overall score3.60 / 5.00 SolidEvaluatedOct 2026

catalog_hygiene stale-eval refresh: Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 537 GitHub stars; 2 contributors; last commit 55d ago; license MIT.

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