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Brave Search MCP Server

Privacy-respecting web search over the Brave index.

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The Brave Search MCP server gives your AI client privacy-respecting web search through the Brave search index. An alternative to Google search MCPs (which carry tracking risk) for AI workflows where the AI needs to look up current information from the open web.

Install in your client

Copy and paste — no manual config. Replace placeholder values for BRAVE_API_KEY.

run in any terminal

BRAVE_API_KEY="<your-brave-api-key>" claude mcp add brave-search npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-brave-search

Package: @modelcontextprotocol/server-brave-search

Common use cases

Look up current documentation, library versions, or news during a coding session
Build research agents that synthesise findings from multiple search results
Add web search capability to a Claude Desktop or Cursor workflow without exposing search history to a tracked engine

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