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Brave Search MCP Server

Web, news, and image search via the Brave Search API.

Web & Search MIT license Added Jul 13, 2026 Self-hosted

Brave Search is a Web & Search MCP (Model Context Protocol) server: Web, news, and image search via the Brave Search API. It is MIT-licensed and self-hosted from its source repository. Listed on MCP Collection since July 2026.

About Brave Search

Brave's search MCP server — independent index, generous free tier, privacy-respecting. Requires a Brave API key.

How to connect Brave Search to Claude, Cursor or VS Code

Brave Search is self-hosted. Install it from the source repository, then register its start command in your MCP client's config (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brave-search": {
      "command": "<start command from the README>",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

The exact command (often npx, uvx or docker) is in the project README at github.com/brave/brave-search-mcp-server.

Brave Search FAQ

What is Brave Search?

Brave Search is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server in the Web & Search category. Web, news, and image search via the Brave Search API. MCP servers expose tools that AI assistants like Claude can call during a conversation.

How do I use Brave Search with Claude or Cursor?

Brave Search is self-hosted. Install it from the source repository, then register its start command in your MCP client's config (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code).

Is Brave Search free to use?

Brave Search is published under the MIT license, so the software itself is free to run. Hosted or API-backed servers may have their own usage tiers; check the project homepage.

Where is the source code for Brave Search?

The source is at github.com/brave/brave-search-mcp-server.

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