mcp-brave-search MCP Server

This project implements a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Brave Search, allowing integration with AI assistants like Claude.

Local serverstdio

What is the mcp-brave-search MCP Server?

mcp-brave-search source profile. From the maintainer documentation: “This project implements a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Brave Search, allowing integration with AI assistants like Claude.”

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using uv. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Configuration values

The example declares BRAVE_API_KEY. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

How to install the mcp-brave-search MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brave-search": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "path-to\\mcp-python\\mcp-brave-search\\src",
        "run",
        "server.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BRAVE_API_KEY": "YOUR_BRAVE_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
BRAVE_API_KEYDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation