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Brave Search MCP Server

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Web and local search using the Brave Search API for AI agents.

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A Model Context Protocol server that provides web and local search capabilities using the Brave Search API. Enables AI agents to search the web for current information, news, and local business data.

Supports web search with pagination and local search for businesses and places. Requires a Brave Search API key.

Install

npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-brave-search

MCP Client Config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brave-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-brave-search"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BRAVE_API_KEY": "<your-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Required Environment Variables

  • BRAVE_API_KEY

Capabilities

Tools

brave_web_searchbrave_local_search

Compatible With

Claude Desktop Claude Code Cursor Windsurf Continue

Pricing

Server is free. Brave Search API has free tier (2000 queries/month).

Metrics

18,500

GitHub Stars

28,000

Installs

2,100

Weekly

3

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