---
title: "Brave Search MCP Server for AI Web Search"
description: "The official Brave Search MCP server integrates the Brave Search API with AI assistants, providing comprehensive web search, local business search, image search, video search, news search, and AI-powered summarization capabilities through the Model Context Protocol."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/brave/brave-search-mcp-server"
category:
  - "Research & Scraping"
framework:
  - "MCP"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "brave/brave-search-mcp-server"
  github_stars: 854
---

# Brave Search MCP Server for AI Web Search

The official Brave Search MCP server integrates the Brave Search API with AI assistants, providing comprehensive web search, local business search, image search, video search, news search, and AI-powered summarization capabilities through the Model Context Protocol.

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/brave-search-mcp-server-ai-web-search/)