# news-search

Searches news articles through Brave index with date filtering and Goggles re-ranking. Useful for tracking breaking news within the past 24 hours.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1600 installs · ★ 191
- Author: brave
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/brave/brave-search-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/news-search/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/news-search

## What it does

The skill queries the Brave news search endpoint using GET or POST requests. It returns article titles, source links, summaries, publication age, and thumbnail images. Queries are capped at 400 characters and 50 words. By default, it retrieves 20 results for the US region in English.

A valid `BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY` on the Search plan is strictly required, because requests without a token will fail. You can filter results by timeframe using `freshness` values such as `pd` for the past day, `pw` for a week, or a custom date range.

Custom ranking is handled via Goggles. You can feed inline ranking rules to discard spam sites with `$discard` or promote preferred outlets with `boost`. SafeSearch filtering is active by default under strict mode.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add brave/brave-search-skills --skill news-search -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/news-search/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/news-search/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add brave/brave-search-skills --skill news-search -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/news-search/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add brave/brave-search-skills --skill news-search -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/news-search/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install brave/brave-search-skills news-search
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/news-search/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add brave/brave-search-skills --skill news-search -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/brave/brave-search-skills --path skills/news-search
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/news-search/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add brave/brave-search-skills --skill news-search -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/brave/brave-search-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/news-search/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- find news articles published in the past 24 hours
- filter news results by a custom date range
- downrank or discard unwanted domains using Goggles
- fetch structured news summaries with publication timestamps

## Example prompts
- Search for space exploration news published in the past 24 hours using freshness pd
- Find cybersecurity news articles in the US region with count set to 20
- Look up climate summit articles between 2026-01-01 and 2026-01-31

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: news-search
description: USE FOR news search. Returns news articles with title, URL, description, age, thumbnail, profile. Supports freshness and date range filtering, SafeSearch filter and Goggles for custom ranking.
---

# News Search

> **Requires API Key**: Get one at https://api.search.brave.com
>
> **Plan**: Included in the **Search** plan. See https://api-dashboard.search.brave.com/app/subscriptions/subscribe

## Quick Start (cURL)

### Basic Search
```bash
curl -s "https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1/news/search?q=space+exploration" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "X-Subscription-Token: ${BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY}"
```

### Recent News (Past 24 Hours)
```bash
curl -s "https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1/news/search" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "X-Subscription-Token: ${BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY}" \
  -G \
  --data-urlencode "q=cybersecurity" \
  --data-urlencode "country=US" \
  --data-urlencode "freshness=pd" \
  --data-urlencode "count=20"
```

### Date Range Filter
```bash
curl -s "https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1/news/search" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "X-Subscription-Token: ${BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY}" \
  -G \
  --data-urlencode "q=climate summit" \
  --data-urlencode "freshness=2026-01-01to2026-01-31"
```

## Endpoint

```http
GET https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1/news/search
POST https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1/news/search
```

**Authentication**: `X-Subscription-Token: <API_KEY>` header

**Note**: Both GET and POST are supported. POST is useful for long queries or complex Goggles.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|--|--|--|--|--|
| `q` | string | **Yes** | - | Search query (1-400 chars, max 50 words) |
| `country` | string | No | `US` | Search country (2-letter country code or `ALL`) |
| `search_lang` | string | No | `en` | Language preference (2+ char language code) |
| `ui_lang` | string | No | `en-US` | UI language (e.g., "en-US") |
| `count` | int | No | `20` | Number of results (1-50) |
| `offset` | int | No | `0` | Page offset (0-9) |
| `safesearch` | string | No | `strict` | Adult content filter (`off`/`moderate`/`strict`) |
| `freshness` | string | No | - | Time filter (`pd`/`pw`/`pm`/`py` or date range) |
| `spellcheck` | bool | No | `true` | Auto-correct query |
| `extra_snippets` | bool | No | - | Up to 5 additional excerpts per result |
| `goggles` | string or array | No | - | Custom ranking filter (URL or inline; repeat param for multiple) |
| `operators` | bool | No | `true` | Apply search operators |
| `include_fetch_metadata` | bool | No | `false` | Include fetch timestamps in results |

### Freshness Values

| Value | Description |
|--|--|
| `pd` | Past day (24 hours) - ideal for breaking news |
| `pw` | Past week (7 days) |
| `pm` | Past month (31 days) |
| `py` | Past year (365 days) |
| `YYYY-MM-DDtoYYYY-MM-DD` | Custom date range |

## Response Format

```json
{
  "type": "news",
  "query": {
    "original": "space exploration"
  },
  "results": [
    {
      "type": "news_result",
````
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