brave-image-mcp

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Brave Image Search API. Search images directly from AI assistants like Claude.

Author: Ilker Tosun License: MIT

Features

• search_images — Search images with full filter support (country, language, safesearch, spellcheck)

• search_images_batch — Run multiple image searches in a single call (up to 10 queries)

• Returns image URLs, thumbnails, dimensions, source pages, and confidence scores

• Proper error handling for rate limits, invalid keys, and bad parameters

Related MCP server: MCP2Brave

Requirements

• Node.js >= 18

• A Brave Search API key → Get one here

Installation

git clone https://github.com/ilker-tosun/brave-image-mcp.git
cd brave-image-mcp
npm install
npm run build

Configuration

Set your API key as an environment variable:

export BRAVE_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

Or add it to your MCP client config (see below).

Usage with Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brave-image-mcp": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/brave-image-mcp/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "BRAVE_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Usage with n8n (MCP Client Node)

1. Build the project (npm run build)

2. In n8n, add an MCP Client node

3. Set transport to stdio

4. Command: node /absolute/path/to/brave-image-mcp/dist/index.js

5. Add environment variable: BRAVE_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

Tools

search_images

Search images for a single query.

search_images_batch

Search images for multiple queries at once.

Rate Limits

License

MIT © Ilker Tosun