mcp server

Brave Search

Web, news, image, video and local search through the Brave Search API.

brave/brave-search-mcp-serverofficiallistedunreviewednot running here yet

Use tool

Set up

Runs on your computer. Pick your agent and operating system.

Before you start

Node.js 20 or newer
Docker Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

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

same format Cursor, GitHub Copilot CLI, Junie, JetBrains AI Assistant, Augment (Auggie CLI), Factory Droid, Kiro, Devin CLI +12

Values in angle brackets are placeholders. Restart Claude Desktop after editing its config.Claude Desktop docs

Tools provided

As listed by the project. Your agent asks before calling them, depending on its settings.

brave_web_searchWeb search
brave_news_searchNews search
brave_image_searchImage search
brave_video_searchVideo search
brave_local_searchLocal search
brave_llm_contextSearch results formatted as LLM context

README

synced Oct 13, 2026

Brave Search

Web, news, image, video and local search through the Brave Search API.

Install

npx -y @brave/brave-search-mcp-server

docker run -i --rm docker.io/mcp/brave-search

Configuration

Variable	Required	Description
`BRAVE_API_KEY`	Yes	Brave Search API key (or BRAVE_API_KEY_FILE)
`BRAVE_MCP_TRANSPORT`	No	stdio (default) or http

Tools

brave_web_search — Web search
brave_news_search — News search
brave_image_search — Image search
brave_video_search — Video search
brave_local_search — Local search
brave_llm_context — Search results formatted as LLM context

About this listing

Details 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.

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