Search & Knowledge
Brave Search MCP
Brave’s official Search MCP server provides web and local business search plus images, videos, news, and summarization. Defaults to STDIO transport; requires a Brave Search API key.
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1.3k
Installs
67.4k
License
MIT
Kind
MCP
Trust evidence
Verified
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- Stars: 1.3k · catalog
- Freshness: Updated 2026-06-01
- Used in 1 known stack
Prerequisites
- · Host app that loads MCP config (Cursor, Claude Desktop, etc.)
- · Environment: BRAVE_API_KEY
- · Node.js 18+
Reference command
{
"mcpServers": {
"brave-search": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@brave/brave-search-mcp-server"],
"env": {
"BRAVE_API_KEY": "<your-brave-api-key>"
}
}
}
}