brave
brave is an MCP server that helps AI assistants visit https://brave.com/search/api/ for a free API key. Search the web, local businesses, images,….
Key facts
- Category
- Search & Retrieval
- GitHub stars
- 1,330
- Forks
- 189
- License
- MIT
- Last commit
- Jul 27, 2026
- Best for
- connecting AI assistants to external tools
- Supported clients
- —
- Last updated
- Jul 28, 2026
GitHub metrics
- Stars
- 1,330
- Forks
- 189
- Open issues
- 30
- Watchers
- 8
- Last commit
- Jul 27, 2026
Scores
GEO score
59/100
Weighted blend: popularity 35%, freshness 25%, growth 25%, maintenance 15%.
Needs ~7 days of metric history
Scores last calculated Jul 27, 2026.
Benchmark summary
Benchmark
25
Install
unknown
Startup
unknown
Last tested
Unknown
Capabilities discovered: 0 tools, 0 resources, and 0 prompts.
What is brave?
brave is an MCP server that helps AI assistants visit https://brave.com/search/api/ for a free API key. Search the web, local businesses, images,…. It belongs to the Search & Retrieval category. It is distributed under the MIT license.
How to install brave
See the official documentation for installation instructions.
brave use cases
A general-purpose MCP server.
Safety notes
- Requires API token
- Yes
- Writes to external systems
- Yes
- Accesses local filesystem
- Unknown
- Connects to a database
- Unknown
- Security docs
- No
Inferred by rule from each server's metadata, README, and category. "Unknown" means the signal could not be determined — always verify against the official docs before granting access.
Data sources
| Field | Value | Source | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forks | 189 | GitHub REST API | high |
| Last commit | Jul 27, 2026 | GitHub REST API | high |
| License | MIT | GitHub REST API | high |
| Stars | 1330 | GitHub REST API | high |
| Watchers | 8 | GitHub REST API | high |
| Has Authentication Docs | Yes | Repository README | medium |
| Has Security Docs | No | Repository README | medium |
| Risk level | High | Automated risk inference | medium |
| Requires Api Token | Yes | Automated risk inference | low |
| Uses Network Access | Yes | Automated risk inference | low |
| Writes External System | Yes | Automated risk inference | low |
Confidence reflects the source: high = GitHub REST API, medium = README-derived or synthesized, low = inferred from keywords. Fields that cannot be determined are shown as "Unknown" — never fabricated.
Recent changes
- Stars: 1325 → 1330
- Forks: 188 → 189
- Last commit: Jul 18, 2026 → Jul 27, 2026
- Stars: 1323 → 1325
- Last commit: Jul 18, 2026 → Jul 18, 2026
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brave vs related MCP servers
| Server | Stars | Forks | License | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| brave | 1.3K | 189 | MIT | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Agent Skills Search Server | 23.6K | 1.6K | Apache-2.0 | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Exa MCP | 4.8K | 362 | MIT | Jul 24, 2026 |
| BoostedTravel | 1.6K | 96 | — | Jul 19, 2026 |
Frequently asked questions
What is brave?
brave is an MCP server that helps AI assistants visit https://brave.com/search/api/ for a free API key. Search the web, local businesses, images,…. It is categorized under Search & Retrieval.
What are good alternatives to brave?
Popular alternatives include Agent Skills Search Server, Exa MCP, BoostedTravel, and jjlabsio-korea-stock-mcp.
How popular is brave on GitHub?
brave has about 1.3K GitHub stars and 189 forks.
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