MCP servers

Brave Search MCP Server

Brave’s MCP server provides web, news, image, video and local search through the Brave Search API.

What it does

Brave’s MCP server provides web, news, image, video and local search through the Brave Search API.

Get started

Follow the server README for its supported transport, installation, credentials and client configuration. Compatibility depends on the client and server transport; no individual client has been runtime-tested by this directory.

Setup takes place on the publisher’s site. Some tools require accounts, API keys, a compatible host or paid services. Review permissions before connecting.

Connect with Claude Desktop

Requirements

Claude Desktop, a working Docker installation, and a Brave Search API key for the documented Docker setup. Service costs and quotas are not verified by this directory.

Open Usage with Claude Desktop and choose its Docker example. Add the documented brave-search entry to claude_desktop_config.json, supply BRAVE_API_KEY privately, and save. Fully quit and reopen Claude Desktop, then inspect the available server tools.

Publisher-documented local Docker integration with Claude Desktop. This selected path uses the Docker example; the separate NPX Desktop example is outside this binding.

Source checked 2026-10-14. Primary publisher client instructions, setup-page HTTP availability and exact HTML section anchor checked; installation, authentication and runtime behavior not tested. Service pricing and client account entitlements were not verified.

Connect with VS Code

Requirements

VS Code with MCP support, Node.js with npx, and a Brave Search API key. Client access, service costs and quotas are not verified by this directory.

Open Usage with VS Code and use its NPX installation button, or add the NPX example to .vscode/mcp.json. Keep the documented stdio transport and password-style brave-api-key input, enter your key privately, then review and start the configured server in VS Code.

Publisher-documented native VS Code MCP integration using an NPX command with stdio transport. This is separate from third-party agent extensions inside VS Code.

Source checked 2026-10-14. Primary publisher client instructions, setup-page HTTP availability and exact HTML section anchor checked; installation, authentication and runtime behavior not tested. Service pricing and client account entitlements were not verified.

Sources & verification

Primary-source metadata retrieved; installation and runtime behavior not tested.

Source checked 2026-10-14. This is not a security certification or a guarantee that installation will work in your environment.

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