Summary
Brave's index, with a separate lane for places.
Two tools, cleanly divided: one for the general web, one for businesses and locations. The split matters because a query like 'coffee near Shoreditch' and a query about a library's release notes want different backends.
What it is
A Python MCP server that puts the Brave Search API in front of an MCP client, with a web search tool and a local-places search tool.
What you get
- Web search performed through the Brave Search API and returned to the session
- Local search for businesses and places, separate from the general web index
- A published Smithery package, so it can be installed into Claude Desktop with one command
Requirements
A Brave Search API key in BRAVE_API_KEY, and Python 3.11+ with uv for the manual install. The Smithery route installs it without cloning.
Setup effort
One command plus a key — npx -y @smithery/cli install @thomasvan/mcp-brave-search --client claude, then supply credentials