From 1c40259480df0849e15d15edff9f406a0eabc2af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Arjun <6592213+arkml@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2026 23:48:12 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] completely remove brave

---
 .../src/application/assistant/skills/index.ts |   8 +-
 .../core/src/application/lib/builtin-tools.ts | 100 +-----------------
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 106 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/x/packages/core/src/application/assistant/skills/index.ts b/apps/x/packages/core/src/application/assistant/skills/index.ts
index 742bd148..44774d6e 100644
--- a/apps/x/packages/core/src/application/assistant/skills/index.ts
+++ b/apps/x/packages/core/src/application/assistant/skills/index.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import organizeFilesSkill from "./organize-files/skill.js";
 import slackSkill from "./slack/skill.js";
 import backgroundAgentsSkill from "./background-agents/skill.js";
 import createPresentationsSkill from "./create-presentations/skill.js";
-// import webSearchSkill from "./web-search/skill.js";
+
 import appNavigationSkill from "./app-navigation/skill.js";
 
 const CURRENT_DIR = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
@@ -84,12 +84,6 @@ const definitions: SkillDefinition[] = [
     summary: "Discovering, executing, and integrating MCP tools. Use this to check what external capabilities are available and execute MCP tools on behalf of users.",
     content: mcpIntegrationSkill,
   },
-  // {
-  //   id: "web-search",
-  //   title: "Web Search",
-  //   summary: "Searching the web or researching a topic. Guidance on when to use web-search vs research-search, and how many searches to do.",
-  //   content: webSearchSkill,
-  // },
   {
     id: "deletion-guardrails",
     title: "Deletion Guardrails",
diff --git a/apps/x/packages/core/src/application/lib/builtin-tools.ts b/apps/x/packages/core/src/application/lib/builtin-tools.ts
index b13661f2..069cf7ef 100644
--- a/apps/x/packages/core/src/application/lib/builtin-tools.ts
+++ b/apps/x/packages/core/src/application/lib/builtin-tools.ts
@@ -1026,105 +1026,7 @@ export const BuiltinTools: z.infer<typeof BuiltinToolsSchema> = {
     },
 
     // ============================================================================
-    // Brave Search (disabled — replaced by Exa-based web-search below)
-    // ============================================================================
-
-    'brave-search-disabled': {
-        description: 'Search the web using Brave Search. Returns web results with titles, URLs, and descriptions.',
-        inputSchema: z.object({
-            query: z.string().describe('The search query'),
-            count: z.number().optional().describe('Number of results to return (default: 5, max: 20)'),
-            freshness: z.string().optional().describe('Filter by freshness: pd (past day), pw (past week), pm (past month), py (past year)'),
-        }),
-        isAvailable: async () => false,
-        execute: async ({ query, count, freshness }: { query: string; count?: number; freshness?: string }) => {
-            try {
-                const resultCount = Math.min(Math.max(count || 5, 1), 20);
-                const params = new URLSearchParams({
-                    q: query,
-                    count: String(resultCount),
-                });
-                if (freshness) {
-                    params.set('freshness', freshness);
-                }
-
-                let response: Response;
-
-                if (await isSignedIn()) {
-                    // Use proxy
-                    const accessToken = await getAccessToken();
-                    response = await fetch(`${API_URL}/v1/search/brave?${params.toString()}`, {
-                        headers: {
-                            'Authorization': `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
-                            'Accept': 'application/json',
-                        },
-                    });
-                } else {
-                    // Read API key from config
-                    const braveConfigPath = path.join(WorkDir, 'config', 'brave-search.json');
-
-                    let apiKey: string;
-                    try {
-                        const raw = await fs.readFile(braveConfigPath, 'utf8');
-                        const config = JSON.parse(raw);
-                        apiKey = config.apiKey;
-                    } catch {
-                        return {
-                            success: false,
-                            error: 'Brave Search API key not configured. Create ~/.rowboat/config/brave-search.json with { "apiKey": "<your-key>" }',
-                        };
-                    }
-
-                    if (!apiKey) {
-                        return {
-                            success: false,
-                            error: 'Brave Search API key is empty. Set "apiKey" in ~/.rowboat/config/brave-search.json',
-                        };
-                    }
-
-                    response = await fetch(`https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1/web/search?${params.toString()}`, {
-                        headers: {
-                            'X-Subscription-Token': apiKey,
-                            'Accept': 'application/json',
-                        },
-                    });
-                }
-
-                if (!response.ok) {
-                    const body = await response.text();
-                    return {
-                        success: false,
-                        error: `Brave Search API error (${response.status}): ${body}`,
-                    };
-                }
-
-                const data = await response.json() as {
-                    web?: { results?: Array<{ title?: string; url?: string; description?: string }> };
-                };
-
-                const results = (data.web?.results || []).map((r: { title?: string; url?: string; description?: string }) => ({
-                    title: r.title || '',
-                    url: r.url || '',
-                    description: r.description || '',
-                }));
-
-                return {
-                    success: true,
-                    query,
-                    results,
-                    count: results.length,
-                };
-            } catch (error) {
-                return {
-                    success: false,
-                    error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error',
-                };
-            }
-        },
-    },
-
-    // ============================================================================
-    // Web Search (Exa Search API) — renamed from research-search
+    // Web Search (Exa Search API)
     // ============================================================================
 
     'web-search': {