brave_web_searchLABSCO SUMMARY
Web results from an index that is not Google's, on a key you control.
Two tools, both thin over Brave's own API: one for general queries, one for places and businesses. Rate limits and cost sit with your BRAVE_API_KEY, so what the server can do is exactly what your Brave plan allows.
What it is
A Python server exposing two Brave Search calls: a general web search and a local business and places search.
What you get
- Web search results from the Brave Search API (brave_web_search)
- Local business and place lookups (brave_local_search)
- A run-from-source path with uv
Requirements
Python 3.11 or newer, uv, and a Brave Search API key supplied as BRAVE_API_KEY.
Setup effort
Build from source — git clone https://github.com/arben-adm/brave-mcp-search.git
USE CASES
01
Answering a question that needs today's web rather than training data
Run the search and work from the results in the same conversation.
02
Finding a business near a place
Use the local search, which returns businesses and places rather than pages about them.
03
Checking what is being said about a name or a product
Search the term and read what comes back before drawing a conclusion.
04
Gathering sources for a piece of research
Run several related searches and keep the results worth citing.
2 tools
Listed in project docs. Your client may show a different list.
brave_local_searchBEFORE YOU INSTALL
What to know first
Tools you get
2 tools named in the project's documentation.
Requires
- uv on PATH
- Python 3.11+
- BRAVE_API_KEY in your environment
Where it runs
The documented client runs the server on your machine.
INSTALLATION
Connect your client
This one is built from source rather than installed with a single command.
Server setup
TERMINAL
git clone https://github.com/arben-adm/brave-mcp-search.git
cd brave-mcp-searchMCP Clients
Claude Desktop
CLAUDE DESKTOP · JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"brave-search": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"<YOUR_PATH_TO_MCP_PYTHON_BRAVE_MCP>",
"run",
"server.py"
],
"env": {
"BRAVE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_BRAVE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}<YOUR_PATH_TO_MCP_PYTHON_BRAVE_MCP> is the full path of the src folder inside your brave-mcp-search clone (for example /Users/you/brave-mcp-search/src, or C:\\Users\\you\\brave-mcp-search\\src on Windows).
