MCP server

Brave Search

Web, local, news, image and video search via the Brave Search API

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Brave's official MCP server connects the Brave Search API to AI assistants with web, local, image, video, news and place search, AI summarization and LLM-ready context retrieval. It runs locally via npx or Docker and requires a Brave Search API key.

Connect

  1. 1Add the server to Codex
    codex mcp add brave-search --env BRAVE_API_KEY=YOUR_BRAVE_API_KEY -- npx -y @brave/brave-search-mcp-server --transport stdio

Configs are generated from the publisher's documented endpoint. Check their docs for plan requirements and scopes. New to this? Read the step-by-step tutorial.

Tools 8

brave_web_searchbrave_local_searchbrave_place_searchbrave_news_searchbrave_image_searchbrave_video_searchbrave_summarizerbrave_llm_context

Things to ask

  • “Search the web for the best open-source vector databases”
  • “Find coffee shops near Union Square open now”
  • “Get the latest news about SpaceX launches”
  • “Summarize search results on Rust async runtimes”

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