Brave Search MCP Server
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An MCP server implementation that integrates the Brave Search API, providing both web and local search capabilities.
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
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No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
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No resources | |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
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| brave_web_search | Performs a web search using the Brave Search API, ideal for general queries, news, articles, and online content. Use this for broad information gathering, recent events, or when you need diverse web sources. Supports pagination, content filtering, and freshness controls. Maximum 20 results per request, with offset for pagination. |
| brave_local_search | Searches for local businesses and places using Brave's Local Search API. Best for queries related to physical locations, businesses, restaurants, services, etc. Returns detailed information including: - Business names and addresses - Ratings and review counts - Phone numbers and opening hours Use this when the query implies 'near me' or mentions specific locations. Automatically falls back to web search if no local results are found. |
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAVE_API_KEY | Yes | Your API key for accessing the Brave Search API |
Brave Search MCP Server
An MCP server implementation that integrates the Brave Search API, providing both web and local search capabilities.
Features
- Web Search: General queries, news, articles, with pagination and freshness controls
- Local Search: Find businesses, restaurants, and services with detailed information
- Flexible Filtering: Control result types, safety levels, and content freshness
- Smart Fallbacks: Local search automatically falls back to web when no results are found
Tools
- brave_web_search
- Execute web searches with pagination and filtering
- Inputs:
query(string): Search termscount(number, optional): Results per page (max 20)offset(number, optional): Pagination offset (max 9)
- brave_local_search
- Search for local businesses and services
- Inputs:
query(string): Local search termscount(number, optional): Number of results (max 20)
- Automatically falls back to web search if no local results found
Configuration
Getting an API Key
- Sign up for a Brave Search API account
- Choose a plan (Free tier available with 2,000 queries/month)
- Generate your API key from the developer dashboard
Usage with Claude Desktop
Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:
License
This MCP server is licensed under the MIT License. This means you are free to use, modify, and distribute the software, subject to the terms and conditions of the MIT License. For more details, please see the LICENSE file in the project repository.
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