Brave Search

Provides web and local Brave Search capabilities via MCP with API key-based access.

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Documentation & install

Readme and setup notes from the catalogue, plus a client-ready config you can copy for your MCP host.

Installation

Add the following to your MCP client configuration file.

Configuration

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "phamquangvinh22022648-brave-search": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "BRAVE_API_KEY",
        "mcp/brave-search"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BRAVE_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

The Brave Search MCP Server lets you query the Brave Search API to perform both web and local searches from your MCP client. It supports flexible filtering, pagination, and a smart local search fallback to web results, making it easy to add Brave-powered search capabilities to your workflows.

How to use

Use this MCP server from your MCP client to perform web searches and local business searches through Brave Search. You can specify search terms, control how many results you receive per page, and adjust offset for pagination. If a local search yields no results, the server automatically falls back to a web search to return useful results.

How to install

Prerequisites: ensure you have Node.js and npm installed if you plan to use NPX, or Docker installed if you plan to run the server via Docker.

Configuration and usage notes

Prepare a Brave Search API key from your Brave account dashboard. You will need to supply this key to the MCP server via environment variables when running the server.

Available tools

brave_web_search

Execute web searches with pagination and filtering using Brave Search web results.

brave_local_search

Query local businesses and services with automatic fallback to web results when nothing is found locally.