MCP Registry

Brave Search

com.brave/brave-search · v2.0.0

stdio

Web, local, news, image and video search through the Brave Search API. Needs an API key from the Brave developer portal.

search web news

Claude Code

claude mcp add brave-search -e BRAVE_API_KEY=<BRAVE_API_KEY> -- npx -y @brave/brave-search-mcp-server

mcpServers JSON (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brave-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@brave/brave-search-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BRAVE_API_KEY": "<BRAVE_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Tools (5)

brave_web_searchbrave_local_searchbrave_news_searchbrave_image_searchbrave_video_search
server.json manifest 
{
  "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-09-29/server.schema.json",
  "_meta": {
    "io.mcpregistry/license": "MIT",
    "io.mcpregistry/tags": [
      "search",
      "web",
      "news"
    ],
    "io.mcpregistry/tools": [
      "brave_web_search",
      "brave_local_search",
      "brave_news_search",
      "brave_image_search",
      "brave_video_search"
    ],
    "io.mcpregistry/transport": "stdio"
  },
  "description": "Web, local, news, image and video search through the Brave Search API. Needs an API key from the Brave developer portal.",
  "name": "com.brave/brave-search",
  "packages": [
    {
      "environmentVariables": [
        {
          "isRequired": true,
          "isSecret": true,
          "name": "BRAVE_API_KEY"
        }
      ],
      "identifier": "@brave/brave-search-mcp-server",
      "registryType": "npm",
      "transport": {
        "type": "stdio"
      },
      "version": "2.0.0"
    }
  ],
  "repository": {
    "source": "github",
    "url": "https://github.com/brave/brave-search-mcp-server"
  },
  "title": "Brave Search",
  "version": "2.0.0",
  "websiteUrl": "https://brave.com/search/api/"
}