Brave Search MCP server for AI agents and assistants

Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Brave Search MCP or direct API to search the web, find current sources, get grounded answers, and check spelling through natural language.

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Brave Search is an independent web search service with search, suggestions, and spellcheck tools. It helps you access fresh search results and grounded answers without relying on a single search index.

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TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Brave Search action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Check Search Spelling

Return Brave spelling corrections for a search phrase; an empty result means no correction was suggested and requires the Spellcheck product.

Generate Grounded Answer

Generate one non-streaming web-grounded answer from a single user message using Brave Answers.

Get LLM Context (GET)

Retrieve token-budgeted web snippets and source metadata for grounding or RAG using URL-friendly parameters.

Get LLM Context (POST)

Retrieve token-budgeted web snippets and source metadata for grounding or RAG with a JSON body, suited to complex requests.

Get Local Descriptions

Fetch AI-generated Markdown descriptions for up to 20 ephemeral POI IDs returned recently by place or web search.

Get Local POIs

Fetch structured details for up to 20 ephemeral POI IDs returned recently by place or web search.

Get Rich Result

Resolve a fresh callback key from a rich-enabled web search into its real-time vertical result, such as weather, finance, sports, conversions, or definitions.

Get Search Suggestions

Return typo-tolerant autocomplete suggestions for a partial query, optionally with rich entity metadata; requires the Autosuggest product.

Search Images

Search Brave's image index and return up to 200 image matches in one non-paginated response.

Search News (GET)

Search Brave's news index with URL-friendly parameters and return one requested page of current news results.

Search News (POST)

Search Brave's news index with a JSON body, suited to long queries or complex Goggles, and return one requested result page.

Search Places

Search Brave's geographic index for POIs and named places.

Search Videos (GET)

Search Brave's video index with URL-friendly parameters and return one requested page of video results.

Search Videos (POST)

Search Brave's video index with a JSON body, suited to long requests, and return one requested result page.

Search Web (GET)

Search Brave's web index with URL-friendly parameters and return one requested result page plus any matching vertical, local, rich-callback, or legacy-summary metadata.

Search Web (POST)

Search Brave's web index with a JSON body, suited to long queries or complex Goggles, and return one requested result page plus matching vertical metadata.

SETUP GUIDE

Connect Brave Search MCP Tool with your Agent

1

Install Composio

typescript
npm install @composio/core ai @ai-sdk/mcp @ai-sdk/openai
Install the Composio SDK and your agent framework
2

Create a session with MCP enabled

typescript
import { Composio } from "@composio/core";

const composio = new Composio();
const { mcp } = await composio.create("your-user-id", {
  toolkits: ["brave_search"],
  mcp: true,
});
Create a session scoped to Brave Search and read its MCP URL and headers
3

Connect your agent to the MCP server

typescript
import { createMCPClient } from "@ai-sdk/mcp";
import { openai } from "@ai-sdk/openai";
import { generateText, stepCountIs } from "ai";

const client = await createMCPClient({
  transport: { type: "http", url: mcp.url, headers: mcp.headers },
});

const { text } = await generateText({
  model: openai("gpt-5.6-sol"),
  tools: await client.tools(),
  prompt: "Search the web for the latest United States climate policy news and cite the most relevant sources",
  stopWhen: stepCountIs(10),
});

console.log(text);
await client.close();
Pass the session's MCP URL and headers to your agent and run a Brave Search request
SETUP GUIDE

Connect Brave Search API Tool with your Agent

1

Install Composio

typescript
npm install @composio/core @composio/openai openai
Install the Composio SDK, the OpenAI provider, and the OpenAI SDK
2

Create a Composio session

typescript
import OpenAI from "openai";
import { Composio } from "@composio/core";
import { OpenAIResponsesProvider } from "@composio/openai";

const composio = new Composio({ provider: new OpenAIResponsesProvider() });
const client = new OpenAI();

const session = await composio.create("your-user-id", { toolkits: ["brave_search"] });
const tools = await session.tools();
Initialize Composio with the OpenAI Responses provider and create a session scoped to Brave Search
3

Run Brave Search tools with your agent

typescript
let response = await client.responses.create({
  model: "gpt-5.6-sol",
  tools,
  input: [{ role: "user", content: "Search the web for the latest United States climate policy news and cite the most relevant sources" }],
});

while (response.output.some((o) => o.type === "function_call")) {
  const outputs = await composio.provider.handleToolCalls(session, response.output);
  response = await client.responses.create({
    model: "gpt-5.6-sol",
    tools,
    previous_response_id: response.id,
    input: outputs,
  });
}

console.log(response.output_text);
Send a request, execute the Brave Search tool calls through the session, and print the final answer

Why Use Composio?

AI Native Brave Search Integration

  • Supports both Brave Search MCP and direct API integrations
  • Structured, LLM-friendly schemas for web search, suggestions, spellcheck, and related queries
  • Gives agents a reliable way to find fresh, independent search results

Managed Auth

  • Securely store and manage your Brave Search API key through Composio
  • Keep credentials out of prompts, source code, and agent configuration
  • Use separate credentials for each user, environment, or deployment

Agent Optimized Design

  • Tools are tuned using real error and success rates to improve reliability over time
  • Clear schemas help agents choose the right Brave Search operation for each request
  • Comprehensive execution logs show what ran, when, and on whose behalf

Enterprise Grade Security

  • Fine-grained RBAC lets you control which agents and users can access Brave Search
  • Scoped access helps apply least-privilege controls to search workflows
  • A full audit trail supports review, troubleshooting, and compliance

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Yes, Brave Search requires you to configure your own API key credentials. Once set up, Composio handles secure credential storage and API request handling for you.

Yes! Composio's Tool Router enables agents to use multiple toolkits. Learn more.

Yes. Composio is SOC 2 Type II compliant and is built to keep your Brave Search connection and credentials secure. OAuth tokens and API keys are encrypted, and sensitive customer data is protected at rest and in transit.

Composio also undergoes independent security testing and continuously monitors its systems for security threats. You can review the latest reports and policies in the Composio Trust Center.

Composio maintains and updates all toolkit integrations automatically, so your agents always work with the latest API versions.

Create the key in your Brave Search account settings, then paste it once on Composio's connection page. Composio stores it encrypted and uses it only for the Brave Search actions your agent runs. Nobody else in your workspace can read it, and you can revoke it inside Brave Search at any time.

When you connect a Brave Search account through Composio, every action runs under that account, so anything the agent creates, sends, or changes shows up in Brave Search as done by you. Keep an approval step in your prompt for actions with side effects, such as sending or deleting, and have the agent draft first.

Whatever the credentials you connect allow inside Brave Search. If Brave Search lets you scope a key to specific permissions, create a scoped one so the agent can only do what you intend. You can revoke the key inside Brave Search at any time.

Yes. Composio supports multiple connected accounts for the same app, and that works in Claude, ChatGPT, or any other assistant you connect through Composio. Give each Brave Search connection a name such as work or personal, and the assistant uses the one you mention in the request. Each account keeps its own credentials and nothing is merged.

The connection stops working the moment Brave Search rejects the old key. Create a new key in Brave Search and reconnect the account from the Composio dashboard or by asking your agent to reconnect Brave Search. Nothing else changes.

Composio's free Hobby plan includes 100,000 tool calls per month with no credit card, which covers most personal Brave Search use. Paid plans add higher limits and team features. Your Brave Search plan and its API limits still apply as usual.

Built-in connectors usually give one AI access to a limited set of apps. Many people use Composio because it lets their AI connect to more apps than it normally supports, or connect to multiple accounts for the same app (e.g. connect Claude to multiple Brave Search accounts).

With Composio, you connect Brave Search once and then use it across different AI assistants without setting it up separately in each one. Connect your apps to Composio once, then connect Composio to whichever AI you use, whether that's Claude, ChatGPT, Hermes, or your own custom assistant.

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