brave/brave-search-mcp-server
None observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
81/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 86
- Longevity 31
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 0
- age_days: 447
- days_rel: 13
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 100
Adoption not part of the score
1403 stars · 199 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
An MCP server that exposes the Brave Search API to AI clients, offering web, local, image, video, and news search plus AI summarization over STDIO or HTTP transports. It lets LLM applications retrieve fresh web context through standardized MCP tools.
Use cases
- give my llm app web search via mcp
- search the web from claude or another mcp client
- add brave search tools to an ai agent
- fetch local business and news results for an assistant
- provide fresh web context for rag pipelines
When to choose
- you use an MCP-compatible client and want Brave Search results
- you need multiple search verticals (web, images, news, local) in one server
- you want both STDIO and HTTP transport options
When to avoid
- you don't have a Brave Search API subscription (some features need Pro)
- you need a search engine other than Brave
- you don't use MCP-compatible tooling
Facets
service · maturity active
search-engine mcp api-framework rag artificial-intelligence developer-tools cli cross-platform brave-search-api mcp-server web-search llm-tools typescript search ai-agents nodejs
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/brave/brave-search-mcp-server · fetched 2026-08-28 · 46804dac244a
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| brave/brave-search-mcp-server | main | 81 |
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