# How to connect Brave Search to Claude ```json { "title": "How to connect Brave Search to Claude", "toolkit": "Brave Search", "toolkit_slug": "brave_search", "framework": "Claude Cowork", "framework_slug": "claude-cowork", "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/brave_search/framework/claude-cowork", "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/brave_search/framework/claude-cowork.md", "updated_at": "2026-10-27T05:32:53.959Z" } ``` ## Introduction Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant, available on the web, in the desktop app, and on mobile. Cowork is its agent for knowledge work, and it runs on all of those surfaces too. Connected to your apps, Claude can work with your files and services to accomplish complex tasks on your behalf. This guide walks you through the easiest and most secure way to connect your Brave Search account to Claude via Composio Connect, enabling it to search latest AI research news, find official renewable energy sources, check spelling of this product name, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security. Setup is the same on Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork, and you only need to do it once. The connector is tied to your account, so it's available in all three. ## Also integrate Brave Search with - [ChatGPT](https://composio.dev/toolkits/brave_search/framework/chatgpt) - [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/brave_search/framework/hermes-agent) - [Atomic Agent](https://composio.dev/toolkits/brave_search/framework/atomic-agent) ## Connect Brave Search to Claude Cowork ### Connecting Brave Search to Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork Two ways to add the Composio connector. Pick whichever you prefer. ### 1. Add with one click Click the button. Claude opens with the Composio connector filled in. Click Add, then go to step 2. [Add to Claude](https://claude.ai/customize/connectors?modal=add-custom-connector&connectorName=Composio&connectorUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.composio.dev%2Fmcp) ### Add manually In Claude Desktop, click Customize in the left sidebar, then select Connectors and click the + icon at the top. Click Add custom connector and paste in the Composio MCP server URL: ```bash https://connect.composio.dev/mcp ``` ## What is the Brave Search MCP server, and what's possible with it? The Brave Search MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Brave Search account. It provides structured and secure access to web search, news, images, videos, places, suggestions, spelling corrections, and grounded answers, so your agent can research topics, find current information, discover local places, and gather sources on your behalf. - Web research and grounded answers: Have your agent search the web, generate answers grounded in current online information, or collect source context for research and retrieval tasks. - News, image, and video discovery: Let the agent find current news coverage, relevant images, or videos for a topic, campaign, report, or content project. - Local place research: Direct your agent to find nearby places and retrieve details or AI-generated descriptions for restaurants, venues, businesses, and other points of interest. - Search assistance: Instruct your agent to correct spelling and suggest relevant searches while someone types or explores a new topic. - Specialized live results: Have your agent retrieve available rich results for queries such as weather, finance, sports, conversions, or definitions. ## Supported Tools | Tool slug | Name | Description | |---|---|---| | `BRAVE_SEARCH_CHECK_SPELLING` | Check Search Spelling | Return Brave spelling corrections for a search phrase; an empty result means no correction was suggested and requires the Spellcheck product. | | `BRAVE_SEARCH_GENERATE_GROUNDED_ANSWER` | Generate Grounded Answer | Generate one non-streaming web-grounded answer from a single user message using Brave Answers. The connected API key must have the separately activated Answers product. | | `BRAVE_SEARCH_GET_LLM_CONTEXT` | Get LLM Context (GET) | Retrieve token-budgeted web snippets and source metadata for grounding or RAG using URL-friendly parameters. | | `BRAVE_SEARCH_GET_LLM_CONTEXT_POST` | Get LLM Context (POST) | Retrieve token-budgeted web snippets and source metadata for grounding or RAG with a JSON body, suited to complex requests. | | `BRAVE_SEARCH_GET_LOCAL_DESCRIPTIONS` | Get Local Descriptions | Fetch AI-generated Markdown descriptions for up to 20 ephemeral POI IDs returned recently by place or web search. | | `BRAVE_SEARCH_GET_LOCAL_POIS` | Get Local POIs | Fetch structured details for up to 20 ephemeral POI IDs returned recently by place or web search. Unknown or expired IDs may return null entries in the results array. | | `BRAVE_SEARCH_GET_RICH_RESULT` | 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. | | `BRAVE_SEARCH_GET_SEARCH_SUGGESTIONS` | Get Search Suggestions | Return typo-tolerant autocomplete suggestions for a partial query, optionally with rich entity metadata; requires the Autosuggest product. | | `BRAVE_SEARCH_SEARCH_IMAGES` | Search Images | Search Brave's image index and return up to 200 image matches in one non-paginated response. | | `BRAVE_SEARCH_SEARCH_NEWS_GET` | Search News (GET) | Search Brave's news index with URL-friendly parameters and return one requested page of current news results. | | `BRAVE_SEARCH_SEARCH_NEWS_POST` | 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. | | `BRAVE_SEARCH_SEARCH_PLACES` | Search Places | Search Brave's geographic index for POIs and named places. Returns all matching result buckets and ephemeral POI IDs for prompt follow-up with local detail and description tools. | | `BRAVE_SEARCH_SEARCH_VIDEOS_GET` | Search Videos (GET) | Search Brave's video index with URL-friendly parameters and return one requested page of video results. | | `BRAVE_SEARCH_SEARCH_VIDEOS_POST` | Search Videos (POST) | Search Brave's video index with a JSON body, suited to long requests, and return one requested result page. | | `BRAVE_SEARCH_SEARCH_WEB_GET` | 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. | | `BRAVE_SEARCH_SEARCH_WEB_POST` | 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. | ## Supported Triggers None listed. ## Troubleshooting ### 1. Why does Claude not use the Composio connector for Brave Search? The connector can show as connected, but Claude must use it in each Brave Search conversation. - Click + at the lower left of the chat, or type /. - Hover Connectors. - Turn on Composio. - Ask Claude to connect to Brave Search again. ### 2. Why does Claude show an MCP server error before Brave Search connects? Claude can show Couldn't reach the MCP server or Authorization with the MCP server failed when you add the connector for Brave Search. - Check that the connector URL is https://connect.composio.dev/mcp. - Connectors run from Anthropic's cloud, so your device network is usually not the problem. - Add the connector again from Customize > Connectors, then ask Claude to connect Brave Search. - If it fails again, send the error and the ofid_ reference id to support@composio.dev. ### 3. Why does the Brave Search authorization link not work? The Composio connector is one server. Your Brave Search account connects separately when Claude asks for it. - If the browser does not open, or the link expires, ask Claude to retry the Brave Search connection. - Composio creates a fresh Brave Search authorization link. - Open that link in your browser and finish the Brave Search sign-in. ### 4. Why do Brave Search actions fail after they worked before? The Brave Search connection can expire or lose permission. - Ask Claude to inspect the Brave Search connection. - If the connection is unhealthy, disconnect it when Claude prompts you. - Reconnect the Brave Search account and retry the action. - If Claude shows a permission prompt, approve it before Claude changes data in Brave Search. - If the action still fails with a permission error, check that the connected account has that permission in Brave Search itself. ### 5. How do I switch to a different Brave Search account? Claude can manage the Brave Search connection for you. - Ask Claude to disconnect or delete the current Brave Search account. - Ask Claude to connect Brave Search again. - Open the new Composio authorization link for Brave Search. - Sign in with the other Brave Search account in the browser. - After the account connects, ask Claude to retry the Brave Search task. ### 6. Why is my Brave Search connection missing in Claude Desktop or on a Team plan? The connector belongs to your Claude account, so your Brave Search connection works in Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork. - In Claude Desktop, open Customize > Connectors. - Next to Composio, click ⋮ and click Clear cache. - If Brave Search tools still do not appear, click ⋮, disconnect, remove the connector, and add it again. - On Team or Enterprise, an Owner or Primary Owner must enable the connector before you can connect Brave Search. ## Creating MCP Server - Stand-alone vs Composio SDK The Brave Search MCP server connects Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork to your Brave Search account through Composio. Once connected, Claude can use the available Brave Search tools and triggers to complete tasks on your behalf. ## Complete Code None listed. ## How to build Brave Search MCP Agent with another framework - [ChatGPT](https://composio.dev/toolkits/brave_search/framework/chatgpt) - [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/brave_search/framework/hermes-agent) - [Atomic Agent](https://composio.dev/toolkits/brave_search/framework/atomic-agent) ## Related Toolkits - [Composio](https://composio.dev/toolkits/composio) - Composio is an integration platform that connects AI agents with hundreds of business tools. It streamlines authentication and lets you trigger actions across services—no custom code needed. - [Composio search](https://composio.dev/toolkits/composio_search) - Composio search is a unified web search toolkit spanning travel, e-commerce, news, financial markets, images, and more. 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With a standalone Brave Search MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Brave Search tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Brave Search and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint. ### Can I use Tool Router MCP with Claude Cowork? Yes, you can. Claude Cowork fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Brave Search tools. ### Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Brave Search while using Tool Router? Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Brave Search scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do. ### How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router? All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Brave Search data and credentials are handled as safely as possible. --- [See all toolkits](https://composio.dev/toolkits) · [Composio docs](https://docs.composio.dev/llms.txt)