Web search
MCPREST
Exa
Find the web content your agent needs.
Usage-based
Brave Search API
Search an independent web index.
THE OVERVIEW
What you can build with it.
Retrieve web search results and related information through Brave's API. An official MCP package is available for clients that run local tools.
Search the web
Search news and images
Retrieve result snippets
A CLEARER NEXT STEP
Your connection guide.
Documentation reviewedConnection not tested by ToolSkipperTask outcome not independently tested
Reviewed 11 October 2026. Choose the connection that fits your agent host. Provider instructions and limits may change.
Official local MCP serverMCP · stdio
Authentication · required
Provide BRAVE_API_KEY to the local process, or use BRAVE_API_KEY_FILE for a secret-file path.
Brave Search: official MCP serverChoose a Brave API plan and obtain its key from the developer dashboard.
Brave Search: official MCP serverFollow the official client configuration for the @brave/brave-search-mcp-server package; it runs locally over stdio and requires Node.js 22 or later.
Brave Search: official MCP serverSupply the key through the documented environment setting before enabling the server in your MCP client.
Brave Search: official MCP server
Web Search REST APIREST · https
Provider endpoint
https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1/web/searchAuthentication · required
Place the API key in the X-Subscription-Token request header.
Brave Search API: plans, access and request exampleActivate the Search API plan and obtain a provider key.
Brave Search API: plans, access and request exampleConfigure an HTTPS GET request to this endpoint, with the search text in the q parameter and the key in X-Subscription-Token.
Brave Search API: plans, access and request example
Allowances and costs
Search is usage billed at $5 per 1,000 requests. Answers has separate pricing.
Free access: The Search plan includes $5 in credits each month. The provider FAQ says a card is required for free-plan verification.
- The Search plan lists a capacity of 50 queries per second.
What still needs checking
- The MCP option is a local package, not a Brave-hosted remote endpoint.
- Documentation was reviewed; neither connection nor account eligibility was tested.
Catalogue snapshot.
The listing below retains its original source evidence. The connection guide above separately documents provider options and their review date.
Listed interfacesREST · MCP
Listed authenticationAPI key
Pricing modelUsage-based
Primary categoryWeb search
Use the provider’s documentation for the current endpoint and setup instructions.
Know where it comes from.
This record is based on the provider’s published documentation. Source retrieval is distinct from a successful service test.
Evidence levelProvider documented
Source checked10 October 2026
SourceView provider source
The listed MCP integration is a local package, not a hosted MCP URL. Use the provider documentation to configure it; Relay does not install it.