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Brave Search MCP Server

by Anthropic

Reference Brave Search MCP server. Privacy-focused web search and discovery.

Reference Implementation
Web Utility
GitHubWebsite
Deployment Type
☁️Remote

Connects to remote services

Authentication
🔑API Key

Requires API key

Installation
Easy

Quick setup, minimal config

Use Cases
Common ways to use this MCP server
Web search
Research
Fact checking
Content discovery
Ideal For
This server is perfect for these roles and teams
Researchers
Journalists
Content Creators
Installation
Quick start guide for setting up this MCP server

1. Install via npx

npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-brave-search

2. Add to Claude Desktop config

Edit claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brave-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-brave-search"],
      "env": {
        "API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen Claude Desktop to load the new MCP server.

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