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Brave Search MCP

by Anthropic

Search the web using Brave Search API. Returns structured results with snippets, no tracking.

★ 1.3K stars98 forks8.9K npm/wkActiveTypeScript
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⚡ Get Started

Install

npx @anthropic/mcp-brave-search

Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brave-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@anthropic/mcp-brave-search"],
      "env": {
        "BRAVE_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

📊 Score Breakdown

🛡️Security30%
4.5/5

Only sends search queries to Brave API. No data leakage.

⚡Utility30%
4.0/5
🔄Maintenance25%
4.0/5
💎Uniqueness15%
3.0/5

Overall = Security (30%) + Utility (30%) + Maintenance (25%) + Uniqueness (15%). Full methodology →

ℹ️ Details

Category

🔍 Search & Data Extraction

Ecosystem

MCP Server

Language

TypeScript

Pricing

Free (needs API key)

License

MIT

Status

Active

Platforms

Claude Desktop, Cursor

OS Support

macOS, Windows, Linux

Agent Types

Data Retrieval

Setup Time

~5 min

Install Difficulty

2/5

npm Version

1.1.0

📈 GitHub Signals

1.3K

Stars

98

Forks

6

Commits (30d)

7

Open Issues

Last commit: 9 months ago

🔒 Security Assessment

✓ Security Audited(9 months ago)

Permissions Required

search:web

Only sends search queries to Brave API. No data leakage.

About

Let your AI agent search the web via Brave Search. Privacy-first, no tracking, structured results.

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