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Brave Search MCP Server

MCP server by Brave

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By the Klyvoo teamChecked October 3, 2026Checked on official sources

Brave Search MCP Server at a glance

Brave Search MCP Server is an official MCP server from Brave. It lets an AI assistant search the web, news, images, videos and local places with Brave Search.

Connects to
Browser and web
Hosting
Local · stdio and Streamable HTTP
Sign-in
API key
Price
Usage-based
Works with
Claude Desktop, VS Code
Best for
Agents needing independent web search results
Checked
October 3, 2026 on official sources

How to install Brave Search MCP Server

Add the command below as a new MCP server in your AI app’s settings or MCP config file. Sign-in: API key.

Install or connect
npx -y @brave/brave-search-mcp-server

What Brave Search MCP Server can do

Brave Search MCP connects agents to the Brave Search API for web, news, image, video, local and place results. It can also return LLM-ready context and AI summaries.

Tools it exposes include
brave_web_searchbrave_news_searchbrave_image_searchbrave_local_searchbrave_llm_contextbrave_summarizer

Best for: agents needing independent web search results

Pros

  • Independent search index
  • Many result types in one server
  • Docker image available

Cons

  • No hosted endpoint
  • Card needed even for free credits

Brave Search MCP Server FAQ

Is Brave Search MCP Server free?

The server is free. The Brave Search API includes $5 in free credits each month, then $5 per 1,000 requests.

How do I connect Brave Search MCP Server?

Get a Brave Search API key and run npx -y @brave/brave-search-mcp-server with BRAVE_API_KEY set.

What can Brave Search MCP Server do?

It runs web, news, image, video, local and place searches and returns LLM context and summaries.