Brave MCP server
{
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"smithery-brave": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://server.smithery.ai/brave/mcp"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"smithery-brave": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://server.smithery.ai/brave/mcp"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"smithery-brave": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://server.smithery.ai/brave/mcp"
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"smithery-brave": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://server.smithery.ai/brave/mcp"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"smithery-brave": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://server.smithery.ai/brave/mcp"
}
}
}file .mcp.json (in your project root)file claude_desktop_config.jsonfile ~/.cursor/mcp.jsonfile .vscode/mcp.jsonfile ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.jsonversion 2.0.58
What it does
An MCP server that integrates the Brave Search API, providing web search, local business search, image search, video search, news search, and AI-powered summarization capabilities. It is for developers who want to add search functionality to Claude or other LLM applications.
- Search the web for current information and include results in LLM responses with optional AI summaries.
- Find local businesses, restaurants, or points of interest with ratings, hours, and descriptions.
- Retrieve images, videos, or news articles related to a topic for content research or aggregation.
Tools this server exposes
| Tool | Does |
|---|---|
| brave_web_search | Performs web searches with filtering by freshness, content safety, result type, and geographic region. |
| brave_local_search | Searches for local businesses and places with ratings, hours, and AI-generated descriptions. |
| brave_image_search | Searches for images and returns metadata including URLs, dimensions, and confidence scores. |
| brave_video_search | Searches for videos with comprehensive metadata and thumbnail information. |
| brave_news_search | Searches for current news articles with time-based filtering and breaking news indicators. |
| brave_summarizer | Generates AI-powered summaries from web search results using a summary key. |
| brave_place_search | Searches for points of interest in a specified geographic area. |
Before you enable it
An MCP server runs with whatever access you give it. Start with a development account rather than production, and check which tools the server exposes before you let an agent call them unattended.