Installation

Using Claude Desktop

Add this configuration to your Claude Desktop config file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brave-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-brave-search"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BRAVE_API_KEY": "your_brave_api_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Using Cursor

Configure in your Cursor settings (Settings > MCP):

{
  "brave-search": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": [
      "-y",
      "@modelcontextprotocol/server-brave-search"
    ],
    "env": {
      "BRAVE_API_KEY": "your_brave_api_key"
    }
  }
}