# Brave Search

> Use this tool when you need to perform various web searches, such as image, video, news, or local business lookups, and require a bridge to access the Brave Search API. It solves problems of retrieving current information, finding specific media, and discovering local businesses, all while handling errors and authentication. The tool accepts search queries and parameters as inputs and returns relevant search results as outputs, making it ideal for AI assistants without direct internet access.

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

## Description

Brave Search MCP Server provides a bridge to the Brave Search API, enabling AI assistants to perform web searches, image searches, video searches, news searches, and local business lookups. Built with TypeScript and the Model Context Protocol SDK, it exposes five specialized tools that handle different search types with configurable parameters like result count and query filtering. The server supports both SSE and stdio transport methods, requires a Brave API key for authentication, and implements robust error handling with fallback mechanisms. It's particularly valuable for AI assistants that need to retrieve current information from the web, find images, discover local businesses, or stay updated on news events without direct internet access.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.50
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** media
- **Updated:** 2026-04-29

## Source

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

## 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": "mikechao-brave-search"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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