brave-search-mcp
Author: mikechao
Description: MCP server that exposes Brave Search (web, images, news, video, POI) through the Model-Context Protocol.
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Forks: 13
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
Category: Open Source
Overview
Installation
1. Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/mikechao/brave-search-mcp.git
cd brave-search-mcp2. Install dependencies (Node ≥18 is recommended)
npm install # or: yarn install3. Configure environment variables
# .env (create in project root)
BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY=<your-brave-search-api-key>
PORT=8080 # optional – defaults to 80804. Build TypeScript → JavaScript
npm run build # ts-node users can skip if repo supports ts-node5. Start the MCP server
npm start # or: node dist/index.js6. Verify
curl "http://localhost:8080/.well-known/ai-plugin.json" # should return MCP manifest
Docker (optional)
docker build -t brave-search-mcp .
docker run -e BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY=xxxx -p 8080:8080 brave-search-mcp01
brave_web_search
Execute web searches using Brave's API
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brave_image_search
Get images from the web relevant to the query
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brave_news_search
Search the web for news articles and trending topics
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brave_local_search
Search for local businesses, services and points of interest
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brave_video_search
Search the web for videos
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
Updated 7/30/2025