Brave Search
Rank #6,009smithery/brave
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Brave Search is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server published by brave. It ranks #6,009 of 121,933 servers tracked on MCP Toplist, and its repository has 1,427 GitHub stars. Brave Search is listed on Smithery, and ships as a single rolling release with no explicit version metadata. It was first listed on Sep 5, 2025.
Ranks ahead of 115,924 of 121,933 servers on MCP Toplist.
Use Brave Search
Hosted remote endpoint gated by authentication — connect via its URL and authenticate with the provider (OAuth flow or an API key/header, per its docs).
claude mcp add --transport http brave https://server.smithery.ai/brave/mcpThis endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.
[mcp_servers.brave]
url = "https://server.smithery.ai/brave/mcp"Add to ~/.codex/config.toml. This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.
https://server.smithery.ai/brave/mcpSettings → Connectors → “Add custom connector”, then paste this URL. This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.
{
"mcpServers": {
"brave": {
"url": "https://server.smithery.ai/brave/mcp"
}
}
}Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (per project). This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.
{
"servers": {
"brave": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://server.smithery.ai/brave/mcp"
}
}
}Save as .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace. This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.
{
"mcpServers": {
"brave": {
"serverUrl": "https://server.smithery.ai/brave/mcp"
}
}
}Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json. This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.
{
"mcpServers": {
"brave": {
"url": "https://server.smithery.ai/brave/mcp"
}
}
}This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.
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Listed on 1 registry
brave
Not versioned
This server is published through a registry that does not expose explicit version metadata, and no GitHub release tags were found on the linked repository. The listing tracks a single rolling release.
Frequently asked questions
- Who maintains Brave Search?
- Brave Search is maintained by brave, which publishes 7 MCP servers (86 total versions) tracked on MCP Toplist.
- Is Brave Search listed on the Official MCP Registry?
- Brave Search is not on the Official MCP Registry. It is listed on Smithery.
- How many versions does Brave Search have?
- Brave Search ships as a single rolling release with no explicit version metadata.
- Where can I find the source code for Brave Search?
- The source code for Brave Search is hosted at github.com/brave/brave-search-mcp-server.
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