# Brave Search MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to perform web and local business searches with filtering and pagination capabilities. It solves problems related to finding specific information or businesses online, providing relevant results through the Brave Search API. The tool takes search queries as input and returns a list of relevant web or local business results as output.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/yc-agents-hackathon-mcp-forensics  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/yc-agents-hackathon-mcp-forensics

## Description

Enables web and local business searches through the Brave Search API. Provides general web search with pagination and filtering, plus local business search with automatic fallback to web results.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.89
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/awx43hyoz2)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/YC-Agents-Hackathon/mcp-forensics>

## 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": "yc-agents-hackathon-mcp-forensics"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/yc-agents-hackathon-mcp-forensics` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/yc-agents-hackathon-mcp-forensics/pull`

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