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# Brave Search MCP Server
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An MCP server implementation that integrates the Brave Search API, providing both web and local search capabilities through the Model Context Protocol.
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An MCP server implementation that integrates the Brave Search API, providing both web and local search capabilities.
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## Features
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- **Flexible Filtering**: Control result types, safety levels, and content freshness
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- **Smart Fallbacks**: Local search automatically falls back to web when no results are found
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## Tools
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- **brave_web_search**
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- Execute web searches with pagination and filtering
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- Inputs:
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- `query` (string): Search terms
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- `count` (number, optional): Results per page (max 20)
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- `offset` (number, optional): Pagination offset (max 9)
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- **brave_local_search**
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- Search for local businesses and services
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- Inputs:
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- `query` (string): Local search terms
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- `count` (number, optional): Number of results (max 20)
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- Automatically falls back to web search if no local results found
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## Configuration
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### Client Configuration
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Add this to your MCP client config:
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### Getting an API Key
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1. Sign up for a [Brave Search API account](https://brave.com/search/api/)
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2. Choose a plan (Free tier available with 2,000 queries/month)
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3. Generate your API key [from the developer dashboard](https://api.search.brave.com/app/keys)
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### Usage with Claude Desktop
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Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json`:
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```json
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"brave-search": {
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"mcp-server-brave-search": {
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"command": "mcp-server-brave-search",
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"env": {
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"BRAVE_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
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}
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}
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```
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Alternatively, you can set the API key as an environment variable:
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```bash
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export BRAVE_API_KEY='your_actual_api_key_here'
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```
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### Getting an API Key
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1. Sign up for a Brave Search API account
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2. Choose a plan (Free tier available)
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3. Generate your API key from the developer dashboard
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## Tools
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### brave_web_search
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Performs general web searches:
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```javascript
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{
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"name": "brave_web_search",
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"arguments": {
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"query": "latest AI developments",
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"count": 10,
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"freshness": "pw", // Past week
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"safesearch": "moderate"
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}
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}
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```
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### brave_local_search
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Finds local businesses and services:
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```javascript
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{
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"name": "brave_local_search",
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"arguments": {
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"query": "pizza near Central Park",
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"count": 5,
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"units": "imperial"
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}
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}
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```
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## Key Implementation Details
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- Rate limiting to respect API quotas (1 request/second, 15000/month)
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- Parallel fetching of POI details and descriptions for local search
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- Type-safe argument validation
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- Comprehensive error handling and logging
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## Development
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```bash
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# Install dependencies
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npm install
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# Build the server
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npm run build
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# Run the server
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mcp-server-brave-search
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```
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## Contributing
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Contributions welcome! Please check the issues tab or submit a PR.
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## License
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MIT - see [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
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