MCP2Brave
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAVE_API_KEY | Yes | Your Brave 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
Server capabilities have not been inspected yet.
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| search_brave_with_summaryC | Search the web using Brave Search API |
| brave_search_summaryC | 使用Brave搜索引擎搜索网络信息 |
| get_url_content_directC | Get webpage content directly using HTTP request |
| url_contentC | 直接获取网页内容 |
| search_newsC | Search news using Brave News API |
| search_news_infoC | 使用Brave新闻API搜索新闻 |
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 6 tools
Multiple tools have unclear boundaries and overlapping purposes. 'brave_search_summary' and 'search_brave_with_summary' appear to serve the same function with only minor wording differences. Similarly, 'get_url_content_direct' and 'url_content' are essentially duplicates with one in English and one in Chinese. This creates significant ambiguity for agent selection.
The naming conventions are inconsistent and chaotic. There's a mix of snake_case ('brave_search_summary') and lowercase with underscores ('search_brave_with_summary'), plus inconsistent verb usage ('get_' vs just the noun 'url_content'). The bilingual naming (English and Chinese) further compounds the inconsistency with no discernible pattern.
With 6 tools, the count is reasonable for a search/content retrieval server. However, since 4 of these tools are essentially duplicates (2 search pairs and 2 URL content pairs), the effective tool count is much lower, making the server feel thin despite the nominal count being appropriate.
The server covers basic search and content retrieval operations, but there are notable gaps. While it provides search (general and news) and URL fetching, there's no way to filter search results, handle pagination, or access more advanced Brave Search features. The duplication of tools doesn't add functional coverage, leaving the surface incomplete for robust web interaction.