# Brave Search MCP
> Brave's official local MCP server connects AI clients to Brave Search API capabilities including web, local business, place, image, video, news, LLM-context, and AI-answer search.
Canonical: https://www.mcpfolio.com/servers/brave-search
Last updated: 2026-10-28
## Catalog record

- Publisher: Brave
- Categories: search

## Website

https://brave.com/search/api/

## Repository

https://github.com/brave/brave-search-mcp-server

## Transports

stdio (default), Streamable HTTP (optional)

## Authentication

Brave Search API key required through BRAVE_API_KEY or BRAVE_API_KEY_FILE. API access and plan restrictions apply.

## Tools

- **brave_web_search**
- **brave_local_search**
- **brave_video_search**
- **brave_image_search**

## Sources

- [official_tool_reference](https://github.com/brave/brave-search-mcp-server/blob/main/README.md)
- [official_documentation](https://brave.com/search/api/)

## Setup

Use the interactive setup panel on [the detail page](https://www.mcpfolio.com/servers/brave-search) to view instructions for each supported client.