SERVER

Brave Search

Rank #11,653

smithery/brave

Search the web with Brave's independent index — web, news, images, and videos. Bring your own subscription token from the [Brave Search API dashboard](https://api-dashboard.search.brave.com).

Versions unknown

1,511 GitHub stars

by brave (7 servers)View repository ↗

First listed

Sep 5, 2025

Last publish date

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PURPOSE

What you can do with Brave Search

Brave Search is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server published by brave. It ranks #11,653 of 150,963 active servers on MCP Toplist, and its repository has 1,511 GitHub stars. Brave Search is listed on Smithery; no version information is available from the registries that list it or from its repository. It was first listed on Sep 5, 2025.

Not verifiedMCP Toplist has not yet written a checked profile for this server, so the paragraph above is assembled from registry data only. The repository README is the authority on what it does.

CAPABILITIES AND LIMITATIONS

What Brave Search can and cannot do

Not verifiedMCP Toplist has not catalogued this server's tools or limitations. The repository README lists them.

REQUIREMENTS

What you need before using Brave Search

DeclaredRemote authHosted remote, sign-in declared

The hosted endpoint is declared as gated by authentication — connect via its URL and authenticate with the provider (OAuth flow or an API key/header, per its docs).

Declared by Smithery, last synced Oct 22, 2026. Not independently verified by MCP Toplist.

Declared in the registry install config

Hosted endpoint declared as requiring authentication.

INSTALLATION AND FIRST TASK

Connect Brave Search and confirm it works

Remote · HTTP

claude mcp add --transport http brave https://server.smithery.ai/brave/mcp

This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.

Remote · HTTP

[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.

Remote · HTTP

https://server.smithery.ai/brave/mcp

Settings → Connectors → “Add custom connector”, then paste this URL. This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.

Remote · HTTP

{
  "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.

Remote · HTTP

{
  "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.

Remote · HTTP

{
  "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.

Remote · HTTP

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brave": {
      "url": "https://server.smithery.ai/brave/mcp"
    }
  }
}

This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.

First successful task

After adding the config, ask your client to list this server's tools. A tool list confirms the connection; an empty list or an error means the server did not start or needs credentials.

MAINTENANCE AND EVIDENCE

What changed, and when this was checked

First listed: Sep 5, 2025
Version history: Unavailable — no registry exposes versions and no release tags were found
Requirements evidence: Declared by Smithery, last synced Oct 22, 2026. Not independently verified by MCP Toplist.
Profile checked: Not yet — purpose, capabilities and requirements above come from registry data only
Ranking data as of: Oct 22, 2026

Registry sightings

Smithery ↗listed since Apr 27, 2026 · still listed

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VERSIONS

Version information unavailable

The registry that lists this server does not expose version metadata, and no release tags were found on the linked repository. MCP Toplist cannot say how, or whether, this server is versioned.

STANDING

#11,653of 150,963 active serversTop 10%

Ranks ahead of 139,310 of 150,963 servers on MCP Toplist.

Recent momentum

+546GitHub stars since Apr 27 (+57%)

BADGE

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FAQ

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?: Version information is unavailable for Brave Search: no registry that lists it exposes version metadata, and no release tags were found on its repository.
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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