Brave Search

About Brave Search

Use Brave Search with your agent

claude mcp add --transport http brave-search https://gateway.pipeworx.io/brave-search/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brave-search": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/brave-search/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Frequently asked questions

What is Brave Search?

Brave Search is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server by pipeworx-io in the Search category. Brave Search MCP — independent web index (no Google/Bing dependency)

How do I connect Brave Search to Claude, Cursor, or another MCP client?

Brave Search is a remote MCP server — add its endpoint (https://gateway.pipeworx.io/brave-search/mcp) to your client's MCP configuration (for example with "claude mcp add", or under "mcpServers" in Cursor's mcp.json) and restart the client.

Is Brave Search open source?

Yes — the source code is public at github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-brave-search.

Can AI agents pay to use Brave Search?

Not yet through Loomal — Brave Search is listed as a free directory entry. If its maintainer verifies ownership, they can set per-call USDC pricing that agents pay over x402, with settlement on Base.