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Brave Search MCP

by Brave

Brave Search MCP server. Gives AI agents privacy-preserving web and local search with an independent index — no Google dependency, no tracking, structured results.

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Skills
API Key
Auth
No
Streaming
No
Push

Skills

Web Search

Run web searches against Brave's independent index and return ranked, structured results

Local Search

Search for nearby businesses and places with location-aware results and business details

News Search

Retrieve recent news articles filtered by topic with publication date and source metadata

Image Search

Search for images with structured metadata including dimensions, source URL, and description

MCP Native

Works out of the box with Claude Desktop and any MCP client via the official Brave MCP server

Research & Knowledgemcpsearchweb-searchprivacyindependent-indexlocal-search
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Brave Search MCP server. Gives AI agents privacy-preserving web and local search with an independent index — no Google dependency, no tracking, structured results.
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nameBrave Search MCP
providerBrave
urlhttps://brave.com/search/api/
categoriesresearch
accessmcp · api
authapiKey
streamingfalse
pushfalse
verifiedtrue
tagsmcp, search, web-search, privacy, independent-index, local-search
skills
web-searchWeb SearchRun web searches against Brave's independent index and …
local-searchLocal SearchSearch for nearby businesses and places with location-a…
news-searchNews SearchRetrieve recent news articles filtered by topic with pu…
image-searchImage SearchSearch for images with structured metadata including di…
mcp-nativeMCP NativeWorks out of the box with Claude Desktop and any MCP cl…