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Brave MCP server

by mrfentmen·io.github.mrfentmen/brave-mcp·v1.1.0
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Search with Brave Search API: web results, news results.

C65/100grade C
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C65/100

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Brave tools (10)

write = sends, deletes, buys or posts

Read from the package source without running it. The installed server may list more.

  • discussion_search

    Forum threads.

  • faq_search

    FAQ-style answers.

  • image_search

    Image results.

  • list_goggles

    Custom search goggles.

  • localized_search

    Country-scoped results.

  • news_search

    Recent news articles matching a query.

  • spellcheck

    Spelling fixes.

  • suggest_queries

    Query suggestions.

  • video_search

    Video results.

  • web_search

    Web results with titles, URLs and snippets.

Public scan report

scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-10-28 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

no findings
  • Code scan7 source files scanned25/25
  • –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
  • –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
  • Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
  • Maintenancerepository not readable: repo not found3/15
  • Maintainer identityno repository or website to verify2/10
Overall 65/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON

How Brave compares

Against every graded Web search MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.

Safety score
65/100
higher than 20% of 3,472 Web search servers
Tools
10
the typical Web search server has 5
Tools that change things
0%
typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break

What its tools let an agent do: 9 read · 1 create

Install Brave in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code

Runs npx -y @mrfentmen/brave-mcp on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.

claude mcp add brave-mcp -- npx -y @mrfentmen/brave-mcp
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Brave: common questions

Is Brave MCP server safe?
With care: it is graded C, so read the findings first (65/100). Read the Brave safety report
How do I install Brave?
It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
Does Brave need an API key?
Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
Is Brave maintained?
The latest release is v1.1.0.
What can I use instead of Brave?
Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Brave Search MCP server, Search1API MCP server and Zotero MCP server.
How does Brave compare with other Web search MCP servers?
safety score 65/100 (higher than 20% of 3,472 Web search servers); tools 10 (the typical Web search server has 5); tools that change things 0% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.

Alternatives to Brave

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    A
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    A
  • Zotero MCP
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    B
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    A
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