getmcpbeta

Brave Search

stdio

Web and local search capabilities using the Brave Search API

Author

Anthropic

Runtime

node

Package

@modelcontextprotocol/server-brave-search

Command

npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-brave-search

Categories

searchweb

Required Environment Variables

  • BRAVE_API_KEY
RepositoryHomepage

Install with the CLI:

npx @getmcp/cli add brave-search

Configuration

Config file: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

JSON
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brave-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-brave-search"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BRAVE_API_KEY": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop MCP documentation