Brave Search MCP

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Web search capabilities using Brave Search API. Get real-time information from the web.

12/8/2025

Installation

npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-brave-search

Get your API key from https://brave.com/search/api/

Add to your MCP settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brave-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-brave-search"],
      "env": {
        "BRAVE_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Tags

search
web
api
brave