brave-search-mcp-server
local MCP serverInstallation
Terminal
claude mcp add brave-search-mcp-server -e BRAVE_API_KEY=... -- npx -y @brave/brave-search-mcp-server
Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.
Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients
Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.
{
"mcpServers": {
"brave-search-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@brave/brave-search-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"BRAVE_API_KEY": "..."
}
}
}
}Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.
Summary
Brave Search MCP Server: web results, images, videos, rich results, AI summaries, and more.
Questions
brave-search-mcp-server is a local MCP server distributed as the npm package @brave/brave-search-mcp-server.
Run: claude mcp add brave-search-mcp-server -e BRAVE_API_KEY=... -- npx -y @brave/brave-search-mcp-server
Run: codex mcp add brave-search-mcp-server --env BRAVE_API_KEY=... -- npx -y @brave/brave-search-mcp-server
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