# Brave Search (verified)

Visit https://brave.com/search/api/ for a free API key. Search the web, local businesses, images, videos, and news with rich, structured results. Refine results by country, language, freshness, and S…

## Quick Start

```bash
# Connect this server (installs CLI if needed)
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest mcp add brave

# Browse available tools
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest tool list brave

# Get full schema for a tool
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest tool get brave brave_web_search

# Call a tool
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest tool call brave brave_web_search '{}'
```

## Direct MCP Connection

Endpoint: `https://brave.run.tools`

**Required config:**
- `braveApiKey` (query) — Your API key

**Optional config:**
- `loggingLevel` (query) — Desired logging level

## Tools (6)

- `brave_web_search`
- `brave_local_search`
- `brave_video_search`
- `brave_image_search`
- `brave_news_search`
- `brave_summarizer`

```bash
# Get full input/output schema for a tool
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest tool get brave <tool-name>
```

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