# Brave Search

> Use this tool when you need to perform comprehensive web searches, including general queries, local business lookups, and multimedia searches, and require advanced filtering options and AI-powered summarization. It solves problems related to research, content discovery, and location-based queries, providing users with current web information and breaking news. The Brave Search tool accepts user queries as input and returns relevant search results, summaries, and business details as output, making it ideal for AI assistants and conversational interfaces.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/brave-search  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/brave-search

## Description

The Brave Search MCP Server integrates Brave's Search API to provide AI assistants with comprehensive web search capabilities including general web search, local business search, image search, video search, news search, and AI-powered summarization. Built by Brave Software, it supports both HTTP and STDIO transports with HTTP as the default, offers advanced filtering options like country/language preferences and content safety controls, and includes Pro plan features like local search with business details and AI-generated summaries. The server is particularly valuable for research tasks, content discovery, and location-based queries where users need access to current web information, breaking news, or detailed business information without leaving their AI conversation interface.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.92
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** media
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/brave-search)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/brave/brave-search-mcp-server>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "brave-search"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/brave-search` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/brave-search/pull`

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