AI Plugin Indexbrave-search vs search-specialist
brave-search and search-specialist are both search and web skills. search-specialist scores higher (86 vs 18 out of 100). search-specialist has more GitHub stars (48k), and search-specialist was updated more recently (yesterday). The table compares them side by side.
| brave-search | search-specialist | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 18 / 100 | 86 / 100 |
| What it does | Fallback search: fast, lightweight web search and content extraction via Brave Search. Use for quick lookups, scoping, or lightweight docs/fact checks when Exa isn't ideal. Load the mcporter skill to execute this skill's MCP calls. | Expert web researcher using advanced search techniques and |
| Publisher | Community: David-Li0406 | Community: sickn33 |
| Grades | Maintenance C, Licence F, Quality C | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality B |
| npm downloads a week | Not on npm | Not on npm |
| Runs | Skill | Skill |
| Works with | Claude Code, Claude apps | Claude Code, Claude apps |
| GitHub stars | 2 | 48,364 |
| Last commit | 14 Jul 2026 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Licence | None found | MIT |
| Listed since | 19 Oct 2026 | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Install brave-search | Install search-specialist |
Questions
Is brave-search or search-specialist more popular?
search-specialist has more GitHub stars: 48,364.
Can I use brave-search and search-specialist together?
Yes. AI assistants can load several skills at once. Install both and the assistant picks the right one for each task.