brave_web_search — Brave Search MCP Tool
brave_web_search
(brave web search) is one of 5 tools on the
Brave Search
MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.
by client
How to call brave_web_search from your client
- Claude Code Brave Search brave_web_search run in your project directory
- Claude Desktop Brave Search brave_web_search ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Cursor Brave Search brave_web_search ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- VS Code Brave Search brave_web_search .vscode/mcp.json
- Zed Brave Search brave_web_search ~/.config/zed/settings.json
- Windsurf Brave Search brave_web_search ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
Fastest route
claude mcp add brave-search -e BRAVE_API_KEY=<BRAVE_API_KEY> -- npx -y @brave/brave-search-mcp-serverOther tools on this server
Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.