Brave Search
Web + local-business search via the Brave Search API — privacy-first, no Google account required.
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Install
npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-brave-search Claude Desktop / Cursor config
Drop into your claude_desktop_config.json or Cursor MCP settings. Replace the ${…} placeholders with your own values.
{
"mcpServers": {
"brave-search": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-brave-search"],
"env": { "BRAVE_API_KEY": "${BRAVE_API_KEY}" }
}
}
}About
Brave Search API wrapper. Web search and local-business search as model-callable tools. Free tier covers 2,000 queries/month; usually the cheapest path to web-aware agents.
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