brave-image-mcp
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAVE_API_KEY | Yes | Your Brave Search API key |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| search_imagesB | Search for images using the Brave Image Search API. Returns image URLs, thumbnails, dimensions, source pages, and metadata. |
| search_images_batchA | Search for images using multiple queries in a single call. Runs queries sequentially and returns combined results. Useful for collecting images across several topics at once. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 2 tools
The two tools are clearly differentiated by batch vs single query, and descriptions explicitly state this. However, since both are image searches, an agent might initially be unsure which to use without reading carefully.
Both tools follow the same verb_noun pattern with a descriptive suffix ('batch' for the multi-query variant). The naming is consistent and predictable.
With only two tools, the server feels thin for a general-purpose image search API. While the scope is narrow, a single search tool with a batch flag could have sufficed, making the current count borderline.
The core search capability is well covered, including a batch mode for multiple queries. Minor gaps exist, such as missing pagination or filtering options, but for an image search server the essential operations are present.