brave-search-mcp-server

MCP server integrating Brave Search API, providing comprehensive search capabilities.

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Type: MCP
Transport: stdio
Open source: Yes
GitHub Stars: ★ 1.2k
Source: mcp-github
Repository: github.com/brave/brave-search-mcp-server

Overview

Brave Search MCP Server is an MCP server implementation that integrates the Brave Search API, offering a wide range of search functionalities including web search, local business search, location search, image search, video search, news search, LLM context, and AI-driven summary generation. It defaults to STDIO transport protocol and supports HTTP transport. This capability enables AI to access rich search results and perform advanced filtering and summarization. Ideal for AI applications requiring robust search functionality.

Capabilities

▪Web Search
▪Local Business Search
▪Location Search
▪Image Search
▪Video Search
▪News Search

Use cases

Content RetrievalInformation ExtractionNews AggregationMultimedia Search

Setup

Requires: API KeyNode 环境

Install via npm: `npm install brave-search-mcp-server`, then configure the environment variable `BRAVE_MCP_TRANSPORT` to select the transport protocol.

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FAQ

How to switch to HTTP transport?

Set the environment variable `BRAVE_MCP_TRANSPORT=http` or add the flag `--transport http` when starting.

Does it support Pro plan features?

Yes, some features such as additional excerpts and full local search require a Pro plan.

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