Brave Search MCP Server

by Anthropic

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Web and local search powered by Brave Search API.

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web-search

local-search

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Official Anthropic MCP server integrating the Brave Search API for both web search and local business/location search. Provides privacy-focused, ad-free search results with rich snippets. Requires a Brave Search API key.

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Endpoint URL

stdio://npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-brave-search

Transport

Stdio (subprocess)

Auth Method

API Key

Protocol Version

2024-11-05

MCP Config Snippet

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

Service Details

Protocol: 2024-11-05
Pricing: freemium
Provider: Anthropic