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Brave Search MCP

brave/brave-search-mcp-server

Add web, news, image and video search to an AI assistant.

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What is Brave Search MCP?

Prepared by LessAI Tools from public project documentation

Brave's official MCP server connects an assistant to web, news, image and video search through the Brave Search API. It supports local stdio and HTTP connections. A Brave API key and suitable API plan are required; some features depend on the plan, and search usage is billed separately from your assistant.

Brave Search MCP setup documentation

Setup requirements have not been reviewed yet. Check the project’s setup guide.

Setup and usage guide ↗

Based on public documentation; not individually installed and tested here.

Brave Search MCP use cases

  • Search web pages, news and media
  • Filter results by language, region and freshness
  • Retrieve source-linked results and search summaries

Official project & documentation

View source code ↗Setup and usage guide ↗

Alternatives to Brave Search MCP for similar tasks

Matches the main use case first, then shared tasks and stars. Setup methods may differ.

  • Apify MCP Server — Let an AI assistant find and run web data tools and read their results.
  • Firecrawl MCP Server — Let AI search the web and retrieve page content for research and source gathering.
  • Exa MCP Server — Connect AI to Exa for finding sources, reading pages, and multi-step research.

Sources and ranking

This directory lists AI development plugins with public source code and a clear purpose. Browse by task, then open an introduction to learn what a project does, who it is for, and what you need to get started. It covers selected projects, not every AI plugin.

How do the three plugin types differ?

Tool connections (MCP) let AI assistants use external tools such as browsers, code repositories and databases. MCP is the protocol used for these connections.

Reusable skills give a compatible AI assistant instructions and guidance for a particular task.

Editor plugins run inside the software you use to write code, adding AI chat, completions or suggested edits.

How does “Most starred” work?

Projects are sorted by their total GitHub stars. Stars indicate interest; they are not downloads, active users or quality scores. A skill pack counts as one project. Daily star growth is not shown without historical records.

What does “Recently updated” mean?

It uses the most recent code push, which may not be a new release. The 7-day filter checks that project update time; ranking still uses all-time stars. Each introduction shows when its star count was collected. Failed updates keep the last saved data.

Introductions are based on public project documentation. These projects have not each been installed and tested here. Check the project documentation for setup, compatibility and service costs. Refreshing this list only reads saved data; it does not start collection.

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