Last updated
May 12, 2026
MCP profile
Smithery Brave
Visit https://brave.com/search/api/ for a free API key. Search the web, local businesses, images,…
Content & MediaRemoteOpen SourceExternal
Visibility
Public
ByRegistry
About This MCP Server
An MCP server implementation that integrates the Brave Search API, providing comprehensive search capabilities including web search, local business search, image search, video search, news search, and AI-powered summarization. This project supports both STDIO and HTTP transports, with STDIO as the default mode.
What Problems It Solves
- Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:
Specifications
Status
live
Industry
Content & Media
Category
General
Server type
Remote
License
Open Source
Verified
Yes
Requirements
- Node.js 22.x or higher
- Brave Search API key
Hosting
Hosting Options
- Remote
API
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1
Install
Install command
bash
npx -y @smithery/cli install brave2
Configure
Configuration
json
{
"mcpServers": {
"brave-search": {
"command": "docker",
"args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "-e", "BRAVE_API_KEY", "docker.io/mcp/brave-search"],
"env": {
"BRAVE_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}Performance
Usage
Quick Reference
- Name
- Smithery Brave
- Function
- Visit https://brave.com/search/api/ for a free API key. Search the web, local businesses, images,…
- Transport
- Remote
- Install
- npx -y @smithery/cli install brave
- Source
- External (Registry)
- License
- Open Source
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