# Brave Search

The Brave Search plugin allows BoltAI to search for relevant information from the Internet using Brave Search API.

It works similarly to the [Web Search plugin](https://docs.boltai.com/docs/plugins/web-search). Instead of using the Google Programmable Search Engine, it uses Brave Search API instead.

### How to set up the Brave Search plugin?

1. Make sure you have generated a Brave Search API key. Go to [Brave Search API official page](https://brave.com/search/api/) to get started.
2. Go to Settings > Plugins > Brave Search. Select tab `Settings` then enter your API key. 

### How to use the Brave Search plugin?

It's similar to the Web Search Plugin.

1. Start a new chat. Choose an LLM that supports Function Calling (for example GPT-4o)
2. Enable the Brave Search plugin. Optionally, enable the Web Browsing plugin.
3. Enter your prompt. BoltAI should smartly decide if it needs to perform a web search.