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Brave Search MCP

This MCP server integrates the Brave Search API to enable agents to perform various types of searches. It supports web search with rich result types and filtering, local business search for places and ratings, video search with metadata, and image search. It also offers AI-powered summarization and LLM context generation, supporting both STDIO and HTTP transports.

Package and access

Local package with source-attributed installation metadata. Koskamo does not execute packages during review.

Brave Search MCP logo, by BraveCommunity listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by Brave
You need:Requires Pro plan for full local search capabilitiesextra_snippets (boolean, optional): Get additional excerpts (Pro plans only)
Vendor documentation

What its tools do

8 tools, grouped by the hints the source reports. Hints are self-declared, not verified behavior.

Not annotated (8)

0 of 8 have a description · 0 of 8 declare behavior hints

Checks and signals

Each line is separate evidence, not a trust score.

  • Popularity 1,553 GitHub stars

What you can do with it

  • Perform comprehensive web searches with advanced filtering options
  • Search for local businesses and places with detailed information
  • Search for videos with comprehensive metadata and thumbnail information
  • Generate AI-powered summaries for search results

Source and maintenance

Community listingMIT
docker-mcp: braveSource repositoryProject website
Last repository push
Latest release
v2.1.4
Maintenance checked

Packages and installation

Source-provided package data. Koskamo has not executed or live-probed this package.

mcp/brave-search@sha256:f58a5c22c1196ec7bd1ca586ce216f2334fc298550ddcf652c0e8adb6d256d78

oci
mcp/brave-search@sha256:f58a5c22c1196ec7bd1ca586ce216f2334fc298550ddcf652c0e8adb6d256d78 package definition
{
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "mcp/brave-search@sha256:f58a5c22c1196ec7bd1ca586ce216f2334fc298550ddcf652c0e8adb6d256d78",
  "registryType": "oci",
  "registryBaseUrl": "https://registry-1.docker.io"
}

Tools

Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.

brave_image_search
Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.
brave_image_search input schema
{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}
brave_llm_context
Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.
brave_llm_context input schema
{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}
brave_local_search
Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.
brave_local_search input schema
{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}
brave_news_search
Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.
brave_news_search input schema
{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}
brave_place_search
Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.
brave_place_search input schema
{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}
brave_summarizer
Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.
brave_summarizer input schema
{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}
brave_video_search
Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.
brave_video_search input schema
{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}
brave_web_search
Reported by the attributed source; not independently observed by Koskamo.
brave_web_search input schema
{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

Maintenance history

Public check and source-refresh events. Editorial and ownership records remain private.

  • · repository · passed · metadata changed · updated
  • · backfill · recorded · Pre-expansion baseline; unobserved rich metadata remains unknown

Connect from your client

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Cursor

Merge this local stdio configuration, replace every placeholder environment value, and restart Cursor. Koskamo has not executed this package.
Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brave-search-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "mcp/brave-search@sha256:f58a5c22c1196ec7bd1ca586ce216f2334fc298550ddcf652c0e8adb6d256d78"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this local stdio configuration, replace every placeholder environment value, and restart Cline. Koskamo has not executed this package.
Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brave-search-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "mcp/brave-search@sha256:f58a5c22c1196ec7bd1ca586ce216f2334fc298550ddcf652c0e8adb6d256d78"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this local stdio configuration, replace every placeholder environment value, and restart VS Code. Koskamo has not executed this package.
VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "brave-search-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "mcp/brave-search@sha256:f58a5c22c1196ec7bd1ca586ce216f2334fc298550ddcf652c0e8adb6d256d78"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Merge this local stdio configuration, replace every placeholder environment value, and restart Claude Desktop. Koskamo has not executed this package.
Claude Desktop configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brave-search-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "mcp/brave-search@sha256:f58a5c22c1196ec7bd1ca586ce216f2334fc298550ddcf652c0e8adb6d256d78"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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