Brave Search Mcp Server

CommunityActiveNot tested◆Official RegistryUpdated 4/3/2026

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No CVEsActive6 toolsstdioremoteMIT

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Should you use this server?

✓

Is it safe?

No known CVEs for @smithery/cli.

No authentication — any process on your machine can connect to this server.

MIT. View license →

Last scanned 0 days ago.

✓

Is it maintained?

Last commit 1 days ago. 863 GitHub stars. 19,929 weekly downloads.

Will it work with my client?

Transport: stdio, sse, http. Works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, Claude Code, and most MCP clients.

How much context will it use?

6 tools. Estimated ~1,800 tokens of your context window (0.9% of 200K).

Quick Install

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

Setup guide

Test This Server

Run this in your terminal to verify the server starts. Then let us know if it worked — your result helps other developers.

npx -y @smithery/cli 2>&1 | head -1 && echo "✓ Server started successfully"

After testing, let us know if it worked:

Tools (6)

brave_web_search

Performs comprehensive web searches with rich result types and advanced filtering options.

brave_local_search

Searches for local businesses and places with detailed information including ratings, hours, and AI-generated descriptions.

brave_video_search

Searches for videos with comprehensive metadata and thumbnail information.

brave_image_search

Searches for images with automatic fetching and base64 encoding for direct display.

brave_news_search

Searches for current news articles with freshness controls and breaking news indicators.

brave_summarizer

Generates AI-powered summaries from web search results using Brave's summarization API.

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Security

30/30

Last scanned 2h ago

No known vulnerabilities.

✓

CVEs — No known CVEs for this packagecheck OSV.dev \u2192

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Authentication — None required — easy to connect

✓

License — MITview license \u2192

✓

Repository — Activeview repo \u2192

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