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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.

465 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeQuick setup
Usable rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

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.

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

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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 → PluginsAdd 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Search the web for current API documentation without hallucinating outdated information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

Stars465Last updated2026-07-29LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-07-29 · scanner v1

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Reviewer notes

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

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 465 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license MIT.

Things to check

  • Scanned, not hands-on tested — this entry was auto-scanned from public metadata (GitHub metrics, license, security flags). No reviewer has run it, and no tool-specific limitations have been documented yet.

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Evaluation

Ease of Use
3/5
Versatility
4/5
Reliability
3/5
Security
3/5
Overall score3.25 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedJul 2026
Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 465 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license MIT.

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