Brave Search

MCP server for web search via the Brave Search API. Returns structured results with titles, URLs, snippets, and metadata. Supports web search, news search, and local search with filtering by date, region, and content type.

Useful for research tasks, fact-checking claims, finding documentation, competitive analysis, news monitoring, and any workflow that needs current information from the web.

Install

amodal install mcp brave-search

Tools exposed

• web_search — General web search. Returns up to 20 results with title, URL, description snippet, page age, and language. Supports filtering by freshness (past day, week, month, year) and safe search level.
• news_search — Search recent news articles. Returns results with title, URL, description, source name, publish date, and thumbnail. Supports filtering by freshness and topic.
• local_search — Search for local businesses and places. Returns results with name, address, phone, rating, hours, and distance. Requires a location context (city, zip, or coordinates).

Configuration

env:
  BRAVE_API_KEY: "BSA_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"

• BRAVE_API_KEY — Brave Search API key. Get one at https://brave.com/search/api/. Free tier includes 2,000 queries/month. Required.
• BRAVE_SEARCH_COUNTRY — Default country code for result localization (e.g., US, GB, DE). Optional.
• BRAVE_SEARCH_SAFE — Safe search level: off, moderate, strict. Defaults to moderate.

Example usage

• "Search for recent articles about the new SEC climate disclosure rules"
• "Find the official documentation for the Stripe Billing API"
• "What are the latest news stories about our competitor's product launch?"
• "Look up the best-rated Italian restaurants near downtown Austin"