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Brave Search MCP Server

Official MCP server from Brave Software. Web search, image search, news, video discovery, and AI-powered summarization — essential for SEO research and content ideation.

Pricing: freemium — Free API key includes 2,000 queries/month. Paid plans for higher volume.

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Features

Web search with pagination and freshness controls
Local business and place search with smart fallbacks
Video content discovery across platforms
Image search with metadata for visual research
News search for trending articles and current events
AI-powered summarization of search results

Setup Instructions

1. Get a free API key at brave.com/search/api (2,000 queries/month free) 2. Add to your Claude MCP config: ``

json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brave-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@brave/brave-search-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "BRAVE_API_KEY": "YOUR_BRAVE_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

`` 3. Restart Claude and start searching the web directly from your AI assistant

Added: 2025-02-18