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Brave Search MCP server

Search the web via the Brave API. A reference server that adds web and local search through Brave's independent index, with no tracking.

Category
Search & webMaintained by
OfficialProtocol
Model Context ProtocolSource
modelcontextprotocol/servers-archived
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Installing Brave Search

Runs on demand via npx. Nothing to install globally.

The upstream reference server is archived. It still installs and runs, but is no longer maintained.

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

Not sure where the config file lives, or it isn't picking the server up? Config paths for every client.

Requires BRAVE_API_KEY, get this from the maintainer. Never commit them.

What it does

A reference server that adds web and local search through Brave's independent index, with no tracking.

Like any MCP server, Brave Search plugs into MCP-compatible assistants (such as Claude and other clients) so the model can use it as a tool , no custom integration code required.

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