● MaintainedWeb & Search

Brave Search MCP Server

An MCP server that integrates the Brave Search API: web, local business, image, video and news search, plus AI summarization. Supports STDIO and HTTP transports.

Install

npx -y @brave/brave-search-mcp-server --transport http

Example config (Cursor / Claude Desktop)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brave-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@brave/brave-search-mcp-server",
        "--transport",
        "http"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BRAVE_API_KEY": "<your-value>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code uses "servers" instead of "mcpServers" (why). On Windows, wrap npx with cmd /c (fix).

At a glance

Repository	brave/brave-search-mcp-server
GitHub stars	1,501
Last commit	2026-10-05 (10 days ago)
Status	maintained
Clients mentioned in README	Claude Desktop, VS Code
Auth	API key/token · `BRAVE_API_KEY`
Language / License	TypeScript / MIT
Official MCP registry	Listed ✓

Common problems

MCP server can't see my API key (env vars not passed)