Brave Search MCP Server

Enables AI agents to perform web searches and local business searches through the Brave Search API via MCP. Returns structured search results including web pages, snippets, and local business information. A read-only tool with no data modification risk.

Security Assessment

Level	safe
Permissions	read:web_search
Data Exposure	none
Requires Supervisor	No
Risk Notes	Read-only web search. No data modification.

Integration

Type	`mcp-server`
Package	`@modelcontextprotocol/server-brave-search`
Install	`npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-brave-search`
Auth	api-key

Capabilities

Actions	web_search, local_search
Input Types	text
Output Types	text, json
When to Use	When the agent needs to search the web for current information, news, or local business details.
When NOT to Use	When searching internal documents or databases rather than the public web.

Category: search · Free tier: Yes · Brave Search API free tier provides 2,000 queries/month; paid plans for higher volume. · Source

Collected: 2026-03-15 from https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/tree/main/src/brave-search