{"slug":"brave-search","kind":"mcp","name":"Brave Search","summary":"Web, news, image, video and local search through the Brave Search API.","owner":"brave","repoUrl":"https://github.com/brave/brave-search-mcp-server","license":"MIT","licenseTier":"permissive","trust":"official","stars":0,"logoUrl":"https://github.com/brave.png?size=96","linkOnly":false,"categories":["search"],"tags":["search","web-search","news","brave","api"],"runtime":"node","local":true,"cloudCapable":true,"cloudCapability":"yes","cloudReadyOnPlatform":false,"needsApiKey":true,"reviewed":false,"syncedAt":"2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z","sample":false,"url":"https://conduits.dev/tools/brave-search","language":"TypeScript","transports":["stdio","http"],"install":{"npm":"@brave/brave-search-mcp-server","docker":"docker.io/mcp/brave-search"},"requirements":{"env":[{"name":"BRAVE_API_KEY","secret":true,"required":true,"description":"Brave Search API key (or BRAVE_API_KEY_FILE)"},{"name":"BRAVE_MCP_TRANSPORT","secret":false,"required":false,"description":"stdio (default) or http"}],"service":"Brave Search API","upstreamMayCharge":true},"tools":[{"name":"brave_web_search","description":"Web search"},{"name":"brave_news_search","description":"News search"},{"name":"brave_image_search","description":"Image search"},{"name":"brave_video_search","description":"Video search"},{"name":"brave_local_search","description":"Local search"},{"name":"brave_llm_context","description":"Search results formatted as LLM context"}],"readme":"# Brave Search\n\nWeb, news, image, video and local search through the Brave Search API.\n\n## Install\n\n```bash\nnpx -y @brave/brave-search-mcp-server\n```\n\n```bash\ndocker run -i --rm docker.io/mcp/brave-search\n```\n\n## Configuration\n\n| Variable | Required | Description |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| `BRAVE_API_KEY` | Yes | Brave Search API key (or BRAVE_API_KEY_FILE) |\n| `BRAVE_MCP_TRANSPORT` | No | stdio (default) or http |\n\n## Tools\n\n- `brave_web_search` — Web search\n- `brave_news_search` — News search\n- `brave_image_search` — Image search\n- `brave_video_search` — Video search\n- `brave_local_search` — Local search\n- `brave_llm_context` — Search results formatted as LLM context\n\n## About this listing\n\nDetails were gathered from the project's public pages on 2026-10-13 and have not been reviewed by a person yet. Read the project's own documentation before giving it access to anything sensitive.\n\nSources:\n\n- <https://github.com/brave/brave-search-mcp-server>\n- <https://registry.npmjs.org/@brave%2Fbrave-search-mcp-server>"}