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Brave Search

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Web and local search via Brave's privacy-focused Search API.

stdioTypeScriptAPI Key Required
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7,160 stars

Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brave-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-brave-search"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json file.

Quick Stats

Trust LevelOfficial
Stars7,160
Transportstdio
API KeyRequired
LanguageTypeScript
CategoryWeb Search & Browsing
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