HotStack

← Back to browse

brave-search-mcp-server

Indexed by io.github.brave
View source ↗

About

Brave Search MCP Server: web results, images, videos, rich results, AI summaries, and more.

Use this server

Add it to your MCP client. The catalogue lists this config verbatim from its source — it does not run, download, or vouch for the server. Review the command before you run it.

Transportstdio (runs a local command)
Env varsBRAVE_API_KEY
Claude Code 
claude mcp add --env BRAVE_API_KEY= brave-search-mcp-server -- npx @brave/brave-search-mcp-server
Cursor

Add to Cursor

If the button doesn't open Cursor, use the JSON below — Cursor accepts the same mcpServers config.

VS Code 
code --add-mcp '{"name":"brave-search-mcp-server","command":"npx","args":["@brave/brave-search-mcp-server"],"env":{"BRAVE_API_KEY":""}}'
JSON 
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brave-search-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "@brave/brave-search-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BRAVE_API_KEY": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment variables are listed by name only — fill in your own values. Entries never carry secrets.