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Brave Search MCP server

Web search via the Brave Search API.

What it does

Cheapest official search server. You need a Brave Search API key; results are the live web, not the model's training data.

Install

Typical Claude Desktop / Cursor command:

npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-brave-search

Secrets it wants: BRAVE_API_KEY

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Works with

Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf — any host that can launch a local MCP stdio server.