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Brave Search

Brave Search

Section titled “Brave Search”

Web and news search using the Brave Search API via MCP.

Capabilities

Section titled “Capabilities”
  • Web search - General web search with ranking
  • News search - Recent news articles
  • Local search - Location-based results (if enabled)

Guidelines

Section titled “Guidelines”
  • Results include titles, URLs, and descriptions
  • Rate limits apply based on API plan
  • Respects Brave Search’s content policies

Setup Guide

Section titled “Setup Guide”

Configuration

Section titled “Configuration”

Required config.json:

{
  "name": "Brave Search",
  "slug": "brave-search",
  "enabled": true,
  "provider": "brave",
  "type": "mcp",
  "mcp": {
    "transport": "stdio",
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-brave-search"],
    "env": {
      "BRAVE_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY"
    }
  }
}

Getting an API Key

Section titled “Getting an API Key”
  1. Go to https://brave.com/search/api/
  2. Sign up for an API account
  3. Create an API key
  4. Use source_credential_prompt to securely store the key
Section titled “Recommended Questions”
  • Do you have a Brave Search API key?
  • What types of searches will you perform? (web, news, local)

Permissions for Explore Mode

Section titled “Permissions for Explore Mode”
{
  "allowedMcpPatterns": [
    { "pattern": "search", "comment": "All search operations are read-only" }
  ]
}