Brave Search MCP Server — Brave 搜索 MCP Server

Brave 搜索 MCP Server

隐私-First 搜索 for AI 代理s

Official MCP server from Brave integrating the Brave 搜索 API. Provides comprehensive 搜索 capabilities including 网页, images, videos, news, and local points of interest with AI-powered summarization.

Why Brave 搜索? 🔒 隐私-Focused

No user 追踪ing, no profiling, no 搜索 历史 surveillance. Unlike Google, Brave 搜索 doesn't build 性能分析s or 追踪 behavior.

🤖 AI-Native Features AI-powered summarization (summarizer 工具) Structured data for 代理 consumption Rich 上下文 in 搜索 结果s 🌐 Comprehensive Coverage 网页 搜索 - General internet 搜索 Image 搜索 - Visual content discovery Video 搜索 - Video content from multiple 平台s News 搜索 - Current 事件 and journalism Local POI - Businesses, restaurants, 服务s near any location 安装ation # Official Brave 搜索 MCP Server npm 安装 -g @brave/brave-搜索-mcp-server

# Or via GitHub git clone https://github.com/brave/brave-搜索-mcp-server cd brave-搜索-mcp-server npm 安装 npm 运行 build

Configuration

添加 to your MCP 命令行工具ent config:

{ "mcpServers": { "brave-搜索": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@brave/brave-搜索-mcp-server"], "env": { "BRAVE_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" } } } }

获取 API Key Visit https://brave.com/搜索/API/ 签名 up for Brave 搜索 API Free tier: 2,000 queries/month PAId plans avAIlable for higher volume AvAIlable 工具s

• 网页 搜索 (brave_网页_搜索)

General purpose internet 搜索.

代理 Usage:

"搜索 for recent developments in quantum computing" "Find tutorials on React hooks" "What are the best practices for Docker security?"

Parameters:

查询 (required) - 搜索 terms count (optional) - Number of 结果s (default 10, max 20) off设置 (optional) - Pagination off设置

• Local 搜索 (brave_local_搜索)

Find businesses, restaurants, 服务s near a location.

代理 Usage:

"Find coffee shops near San Francisco" "Pizza restaurants in Brooklyn" "Gas stations near Times Square"

Parameters:

查询 (required) - What to 搜索 for location (optional) - City, 添加ress, coordinates

• Image 搜索 (brave_image_搜索)

Visual content discovery.

代理 Usage:

"Find images of the Golden Gate Bridge" "Product photography for smartphones" "信息graphics about 命令行工具mate change"

• Video 搜索 (brave_video_搜索)

Video content from YouTube, Vimeo, and other 平台s.

代理 Usage:

"Tutorial videos on machine learning" "Keynotes from recent tech conferences" "Documentary about space exploration"

• News 搜索 (brave_news_搜索)

Current 事件 and journalism.

代理 Usage:

"Latest news about AI regulation" "Recent developments in renewable energy" "Tech industry news this week"

• Summarizer (brave_网页_搜索 with summarizer)

AI-powered summarization of 搜索 结果s.

代理 Usage:

"Summarize current 状态 of quantum computing re搜索" "Give me a summary of recent 命令行工具mate policy changes"

Use Cases for 代理s Re搜索 助手 代理: "What are the latest findings on CRISPR gene editing?" Brave 搜索: Returns recent articles, papers, news with summary

Fact 检查ing 代理: "Is it true that coffee improves cognitive function?" Brave 搜索: Provides sources, studies, verification

Local Discovery 代理: "Find highly-rated sushi restaurants in Seattle" Brave 搜索: Returns businesses with ratings, 添加resses, hours

Content Discovery 代理: "Find video tutorials on Kubernetes 部署ment" Brave 搜索: Returns relevant videos from multiple 平台s

News 监控ing 代理: "What's h应用ening with Tesla this week?" Brave 搜索: Recent news articles, announcements, coverage

Example 代理 工作流 Human: "I'm planning a trip to Tokyo. Help me prepare."

代理:

• brave_网页_搜索("Tokyo travel 图形界面de 2026")
• brave_网页_搜索("Tokyo weather forecast")
• brave_local_搜索("best ramen restaurants Tokyo")
• brave_image_搜索("Tokyo metro map")
• brave_news_搜索("Tokyo 事件 2026")

代理: "Here's your Tokyo trip prep:

• Weather: [from 搜索 结果s]
• Top ramen spots: [from local 搜索]
• Metro map: [image links]
• Current 事件: [from news 搜索]"

vs Google 搜索 Feature Brave 搜索 Google 搜索 隐私 ✅ No 追踪ing ❌ Extensive 追踪ing AI Summary ✅ Built-in ⚠️ Limited API Cost ✅ 2K free/month ❌ Expensive Speed ✅ Fast ✅ Fast Coverage ✅ Independent 索引 ✅ Comprehensive 代理-Friendly ✅ Structured data ⚠️ Limited Rate Limits

Free Tier:

2,000 queries/month 1 查询/second 网页, image, video, news, local 搜索

Pro Tier:

Higher volume avAIlable Dedicated support See https://brave.com/搜索/API/ for pricing 隐私 Guarantee

From Brave:

"Brave 搜索 does not collect personal data, build user 性能分析s, or 追踪 individual 搜索es. Your queries are anonymous."

Resources Official MCP Server: https://github.com/brave/brave-搜索-mcp-server API Documentation: https://brave.com/搜索/API/ API Key 签名up: https://brave.com/搜索/API/ Brave 搜索: https://se