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io.github.brave/brave-search-mcp-server

io.github.brave/brave-search-mcp-server·v2.0.80·Image, Video & Audio
Quality Score
85
/100

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§01  Install
Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brave-search-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@brave/brave-search-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BRAVE_API_KEY": "<your-brave_api_key>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brave-search-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@brave/brave-search-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BRAVE_API_KEY": "<your-brave_api_key>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Cline (cline_mcp_settings.json)
npx -y @brave/brave-search-mcp-server
§02  Environment variables
BRAVE_API_KEY
requiredsecret

Your API key for the service

§03  MCP Quality Score  ·  methodology
freshness
25
completeness
10
installability
25
documentation
15
stability
10
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