Brave Search MCP server
Web search, images, videos, news, local results, and AI summaries via Brave Search API. Connect your AI agents to Brave Search with enterprise-grade governance, observability, and control through MintMCP Gateway.
Tools included with Brave Search MCP
brave_web_search
Performs web searches using the Brave Search API and returns comprehensive search results with rich metadata. Wh...
brave_local_search
Brave Local Search API provides enrichments for location search results. Access to this API is available only through...
brave_video_search
Searches for videos using Brave's Video Search API and returns structured video results with metadata. When to u...
brave_image_search
Performs an image search using the Brave Search API. Helpful for when you need pictures of people, places, things, gr...
brave_news_search
This tool searches for news articles using Brave's News Search API based on the user's query. Use it when you need cu...
brave_summarizer
Retrieves AI-generated summaries of web search results using Brave's Summarizer API. This tool processes search resul...
Works with every major client
Why MintMCP gateway
Centralized governance
Unified authentication, audit logging, and rate control for all Brave Search MCP connections.
One-click deployment
Instantly enable Brave Search MCP for AI teams via MintMCP's standardized gateway without manual server setup.
OAuth + SSO enforcement
Automatic enterprise authentication wrapping for Brave Search MCP endpoints.
Host stdio servers on MintMCP instead of running locally
Containerized servers become accessible to clients like ChatGPT without local installations. Better risk management and security posture without requiring users to run servers on their machines.
Observability and control
Real-time dashboards for monitoring usage, detecting anomalies, and maintaining SLA compliance.
Enterprise hardening
High availability, security, and compliance alignment transform MCP from developer utility to production-grade infrastructure.
Supports shared and per-user auth
Flexibility to configure service accounts at the admin level or enable individual OAuth flows. Secrets remain protected while users gain access, with centralized revocation capabilities.
Granular tool access control
Configure tool access by role. For example, enable read-only operations and exclude write tools like create and delete.
FAQs
Yes. MintMCP Gateway is SOC 2 compliant and uses OAuth-based authentication for all Brave Search MCP interactions.