Brave Search MCP Server

claude mcp add brave-search -- npx -y @brave/brave-search-mcp-server --transport stdio

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.brave-search]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@brave/brave-search-mcp-server", "--transport", "stdio"]

# codex mcp add brave-search -- npx -y @brave/brave-search-mcp-server --transport stdio

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brave-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@brave/brave-search-mcp-server",
        "--transport",
        "stdio"
      ]
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "brave-search": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@brave/brave-search-mcp-server",
        "--transport",
        "stdio"
      ]
    }
  }
}

~/.gemini/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brave-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@brave/brave-search-mcp-server",
        "--transport",
        "stdio"
      ]
    }
  }
}

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brave-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@brave/brave-search-mcp-server",
        "--transport",
        "stdio"
      ]
    }
  }
}

.trae/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brave-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@brave/brave-search-mcp-server",
        "--transport",
        "stdio"
      ]
    }
  }
}

claude mcp add --transport http brave-search https://server.smithery.ai/brave/mcp --header 'Authorization: Bearer <SMITHERY_API_KEY>'

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.brave-search]
url = "https://server.smithery.ai/brave/mcp"
bearer_token_env_var = "BRAVE_SEARCH_SMITHERY_API_KEY"

# codex mcp add brave-search --url https://server.smithery.ai/brave/mcp --bearer-token-env-var BRAVE_SEARCH_SMITHERY_API_KEY
# export BRAVE_SEARCH_SMITHERY_API_KEY=<SMITHERY_API_KEY>

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brave-search": {
      "url": "https://server.smithery.ai/brave/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <SMITHERY_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "brave-search": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://server.smithery.ai/brave/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <SMITHERY_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.gemini/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brave-search": {
      "httpUrl": "https://server.smithery.ai/brave/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <SMITHERY_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

claude_desktop_config.json · Customize › Connectors › Add custom connector

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brave-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://server.smithery.ai/brave/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization:${AUTH_HEADER}"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AUTH_HEADER": "Bearer <SMITHERY_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.trae/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brave-search": {
      "url": "https://server.smithery.ai/brave/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <SMITHERY_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}