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Windsurf

Brave Search for Windsurf

com.brave/brave-search

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

client:Windsurf transport:stdio runtime:npm tools:5

Install Brave Search in Windsurf

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.codeium\windsurf\mcp_config.json

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

Global only — Windsurf has no per-project MCP config. Refresh Cascade after saving. Windsurf docs

What Windsurf can do once it is connected

Brave Search in other clients

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