modelcontextprotocol/server-brave-search

MCP server for web search using Brave's Search API, part of the official Model Context Protocol servers.

• Source: GitHub Repository

Features

• Web Search: Supports general queries, news, and articles with pagination and options to control content freshness.
• Local Search: Find businesses, restaurants, and services with detailed information.
• Flexible Filtering: Allows control over result types, safety levels, and content freshness for both web and local searches.
• Smart Fallbacks: Local search will automatically fall back to web search if no local results are found.
• brave_web_search Tool:
  • Execute web searches with pagination and filtering.
  • Inputs:
    • query (string): Search terms
    • count (number, optional): Results per page (max 20)
    • offset (number, optional): Pagination offset (max 9)
• brave_local_search Tool:
  • Search for local businesses and services.
  • Inputs:
    • query (string): Local search terms
    • count (number, optional): Number of results (max 20)
  • Automatically falls back to web search if no local results found.
• Deployment Options: Can be run via Docker or NPX, and can be configured for usage with platforms like Claude Desktop.
• Open Source: Licensed under the MIT License.

Pricing

• Free Tier: Available with 2,000 queries/month (requires Brave Search API account).
• Other plans available via Brave Search API (details on their developer dashboard).

Tags

mcp web-search brave integration