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Assistants often cannot search the web, or lean on one provider. This adds Brave's search across several kinds at once: ordinary web results, news, images, video, and local places near you. Useful when you want current information, or somewhere to eat nearby, without leaving the conversation. It works in Claude Desktop, VS Code, and LibreChat. You need a Brave Search key, which has a free tier.

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Use This MCP server To

Search the web for current information Find news on a topic from today Look for places to eat nearby Search for images of something Find a video explaining a topic Check several sources on one question

README

Brave Search MCP Server

An MCP Server implementation that integrates the Brave Search API, providing, Web Search, Local Points of Interest Search, Video Search, Image Search and News Search capabilities

Brave Search MCP server

Features

  • Web Search: Perform a regular search on the web
  • Image Search: Search the web for images. Image search results will be available as a Resource
  • News Search: Search the web for news
  • Video Search: Search the web for videos
  • Local Points of Interest Search: Search for local physical locations, businesses, restaurants, services, etc

Tools

  • brave_web_search

    • Execute web searches using Brave's API
    • Inputs:
      • query (string): The term to search the internet for
      • count (number, optional): The number of results to return (max 20, default 10)

  • brave_image_search

    • Get images from the web relevant to the query
    • Inputs:
      • query (string): The term to search the internet for images of
      • count (number, optional): The number of images to return (max 3, default 1)

  • brave_news_search

    • Searches the web for news
    • Inputs:
      • query (string): The term to search the internet for news articles, trending topics, or recent events
      • count (number, optional): The number of results to return (max 20, default 10)

  • brave_local_search

    • Search for local businesses, services and points of interest
    • REQUIRES subscription to the Pro api plan for location results
    • Falls back to brave_web_search if no location results are found
    • Inputs:
      • query (string): Local search term
      • count (number, optional): The number of results to return (max 20, default 5)

  • brave_video_search

    • Search the web for videos
    • Inputs:
      • query: (string): The term to search for videos
      • count: (number, optional): The number of videos to return (max 20, default 10)

Configuration

Getting an API Key

  1. Sign up for a Brave Search API account
  2. Choose a plan (Free tier available with 2,000 queries/month)
  3. Generate your API key from the developer dashboard

brave-search-mcp FAQ

Can I use this to find places near me?
Yes — local search is included, so you can ask for nearby places rather than just web pages.
Do I need an account or key?
Yes, a Brave Search key, which has a free tier for modest use.
Which apps does it work with?
It is documented for Claude Desktop, VS Code, and LibreChat.
Can it search news and images too?
Yes — web, news, images, video, and local places are all covered.
How hard is it to set up?
You install it and supply your key, so a little setup is needed on the first run.