MCP server intelligence profile

Brave Search MCP Server

An MCP implementation that integrates the Brave Search API, providing comprehensive search capabilities including web, local business, image, video, news searches, and AI-powered summarization

Local OnlyOfficial distributionbrave

1Distribution channel

PendingTool inventory

4Linked remote endpoints

AvailableVersion intelligence

Install and connect

Installation and connection instructions are shown only when supported by retained package, repository, or endpoint evidence.

Install @brave/brave-search-mcp-server from npm

Version 2.1.0 declares 1 executable entrypoint.

npm install --save-exact @brave/brave-search-mcp-server@2.1.0

npx -y -p @brave/brave-search-mcp-server@2.1.0 @brave/brave-search-mcp-server

MCP client configuration example

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "@brave/brave-search-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "-p",
        "@brave/brave-search-mcp-server@2.1.0",
        "@brave/brave-search-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Identity

Canonical slug	`brave-search-mcp-server-eef7ce6d`	Deployment	Local Only
Canonical package	npm:@brave/brave-search-mcp-server	Repository	brave/brave-search-mcp-server
First published	—	Latest release	—
Last security verification	—	Classification confidence	90%
Publication	Published	Official distribution	Yes

Distributions

Channel	Identifier	Current version	Versions	Source
npm	@brave/brave-search-mcp-server	`2.1.0`	92	Repository

Current release

Package	Version	Published / observed	Inventory	Security scan
npm@brave/brave-search-mcp-server	`2.1.0`Current	Sep 5, 2026	—	Not scanned

Enterprise protection

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Current version evidence

Provenance	artifact_hash_verified	Signature	—
MCP SDK	@modelcontextprotocol/sdk	Artifact SHA-256	`34487d20ff765f0ad9ae9116b05e1305bed8ef1acb5840a04cde8d43bb4a7528`
Scanner	—	Scan completed	—
Security rating	46 / 100	Methodology	version-rating-1.0

Executable entrypoints

[
  "@brave/brave-search-mcp-server"
]

Rating reasons

[
  "security_policy_not_observed"
]

Best available protocol inventory

Tool inventory is pending. This does not mean the MCP exposes zero tools. Tools, resources, templates, and prompts appear here after the current version completes independent protocol inventory.

Remote endpoints

Endpoint	Transport	Authentication	Health	Observed
https://insiders.vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install	—	not_observed	HealthyHTTP 302 · 475 ms	Aug 14, 2026
https://insiders.vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install	—	not_observed	HealthyHTTP 302 · 364 ms	Aug 14, 2026
https://insiders.vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install	—	not_observed	HealthyHTTP 302 · 343 ms	Aug 14, 2026
https://insiders.vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install	—	not_observed	HealthyHTTP 302 · 86 ms	Aug 14, 2026

Brave Search MCP Server questions

How do I install Brave Search MCP Server?

Install the selected package version with: npm install --save-exact @brave/brave-search-mcp-server@2.1.0

What tools does Brave Search MCP Server provide?

A current independently observed tool inventory is not available yet. This does not mean Brave Search MCP Server exposes zero tools.

Is Brave Search MCP Server secure?

The selected current version does not yet have completed public verification. Unknown does not mean clean or vulnerable.

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