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Brave Search MCP server for AI agents.
actionlake is an MCP gateway: one remote MCP server that connects Claude and other MCP clients to Brave Search and the rest of your systems. It gives your agent 12 Brave Search actions (12 reads and 0 writes) and holds the Brave Search credential itself, so the agent never does. It paces Brave Search's limits and records every call.
100,000 free calls a month. No card, no email, no password: press Start a free sandbox on the next screen and keep the key it shows you.
claude mcp add --transport http actionlake https://connect.actionlake.com/mcpdo { action: "brave_search.places.search", intent: "check which Brave Search account is connected"}# Place search · read · 1 upstream call- 12actionsin one signed file
- 12readlook, never change
- 0writecreate and update
- 0wait for a yesdestructive, confirmed first
Set up
Connect Brave Search in three steps.
- 01
Add actionlake to Claude.
Run the command once in Claude Code; its consent page can create a free sandbox: 100,000 calls a month, no card. In the Claude app, add a custom connector with the URL below and paste your key on the consent page. Creating a new sandbox from the Claude app is not yet tested by us.
https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp - 02
Connect Brave Search.
API key. No consent screen: your agent can connect it for you, but the key then passes through your chat. To keep it out of the model's context, paste it in the console instead. actionlake stores what you paste write-only, sealed under your tenant's key.
api_keyBrave Search API subscription token: api-dashboard.search.brave.com > API Keys
account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "brave_search" } # free: exactly what to paste, and what is found for you - 03
Make the first call. Check before a write.
Ask in plain words; Claude picks the action. Before anything changes,
checkvalidates the call and prices it, for free.do { action: "brave_search.places.search" }# place search · read · 1 upstream call
Brave Search at a glance
- Sign-in
- API key. No consent screen: your agent can connect it for you, but the key then passes through your chat. To keep it out of the model's context, paste it in the console instead.
- You provide
api_key- Limits we pace to
- 20 calls a second, per connection
- API covered
- Brave Search API (web, news, video, image, place search, LLM context, answers, suggest, spellcheck) API res/v1
api.search.brave.com/res - Built from
- Brave Search's documentation, read 23 October 2026api-dashboard.search.brave.comapi-dashboard.search.brave.comapi-dashboard.search.brave.com
- Service file
- Version 1.0.0, signed (Ed25519)
- Cached reads
- 11 of 12 reads, for up to 5 minutes; a write clears what it affects
- Shared entities
- 1, so ask can line Brave Search up with your other systems
- Data
- Processed and stored in Sydney, Australia. No US region yet
Capabilities
What an AI agent can do in Brave Search.
12 actions in 1 area. Every one carries its effect, so a key can allow the reads and hold the rest.
- 12readlook, never change
- 0writecreate and update
- 0destructivewait for a confirmation
Web
1212 read · 0 write · 0 destructive
Web search · News search · LLM grounding context · AI answer with web sources
Top actions
The Brave Search API, shaped for agents.
The ids your agent types, what each does, and the one name it shares with other systems. 1 of Brave Search's 1 action names are shared with at least one other connector, so an agent learns them once.
| Action | What it does | Effect | Same name in |
|---|---|---|---|
brave_search.web.searchWeb search | Search the web from a large independent index of web pages. | read | platform.search_result.search18 connectors |
brave_search.news.searchNews search | Search news content from a large independent index of web pages. | read | this connector |
brave_search.llm_context.getLLM grounding context | Pre-extracted web content optimized for AI agents, LLM grounding, and RAG pipelines. Use this API to get the context for your LLM or AI agent. | read | this connector |
brave_search.images.searchImage search | Find images from a large independent index of images. | read | this connector |
brave_search.places.searchPlace search | Search for points of interest in an area. If no `q` is provided, the endpoint will return general points of interest in the given area. | read | this connector |
brave_search.videos.searchVideo search | Search video content from a large independent index of web pages. | read | this connector |
brave_search.answers.createAI answer with web sources | API for AI-generated answers backed by real-time web search and verifiable sources. | read | this connector |
brave_search.suggest.searchQuery autosuggest | Intelligent search suggestions to help users find what they’re looking for. | read | this connector |
brave_search.spellcheck.searchSpell check a query | Intelligent spell checking to improve query quality and help users find what they’re looking for. | read | this connector |
brave_search.web_rich.getRich result callback | Gets the rich realtime result for the requested resource, ie. query like `weather in london`. | read | this connector |
brave_search.local_pois.getPoint of interest details | Get detailed information about points of interest. | read | this connector |
brave_search.local_descriptions.getPoint of interest descriptions | Get LLM generated descriptions about points of interest. | read | this connector |
Try it
Prompts to paste into Claude.
Each one names the Brave Search actions it will call, so you know what it reads and what it changes before you send it.
- Readread
Place search in Brave Search and tell me what stands out.
calls
brave_search.places.search
Governance for Brave Search
Every write can wait for a yes.
None of Brave Search's actions is destructive. A key can still be held to reads, capped, and set so a person confirms every write.
A destructive action runs only with confirm: true. Under the human policy the agent cannot confirm for itself: the run stops until a named person approves, in the console or from a signed link in an email. The cap on a key is refused before the call is sent, never after.
account { op: "keys.create", name: "brave-search-agent", allowed_actions: ["brave_search.*"], cap_calls: 2000, confirm_policy: "human_for_writes"}Cost
What Brave Search costs on actionlake.
Every Brave Search action is one upstream call, the only thing actionlake bills. Searching, check, cost, account and any call Brave Search refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.
- 1upstream call per actionall 12 Brave Search actions
- 0actions pageeach page of a long list is one call
- 11reads can be cacheda cache hit costs nothing
- 100,000calls a month, freepaid plans from US$49 a month for 250,000
Action index
Every Brave Search action.
12 actions by area: the id your agent calls, what it does, and its effect.
Web12
brave_search.answers.createAI answer with web sourcesreadbrave_search.images.searchImage searchreadbrave_search.llm_context.getLLM grounding contextreadbrave_search.local_descriptions.getPoint of interest descriptionsreadbrave_search.local_pois.getPoint of interest detailsreadbrave_search.news.searchNews searchreadbrave_search.places.searchPlace searchreadbrave_search.spellcheck.searchSpell check a queryreadbrave_search.suggest.searchQuery autosuggestreadbrave_search.videos.searchVideo searchreadbrave_search.web.searchWeb searchreadbrave_search.web_rich.getRich result callbackread
Questions
The Brave Search MCP server, answered.
Is there a Brave Search MCP server for Claude?
Yes. actionlake is an MCP gateway: a remote MCP server that gives Claude, or another MCP client, 12 Brave Search actions, through the same eight tools it uses for every other connector. actionlake is independent; it is not made or endorsed by Brave Search.
What do I need to connect Brave Search?
Brave Search API subscription token: api-dashboard.search.brave.com > API Keys. The free call account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "brave_search" } lists exactly what to paste.
Will an AI agent use up my Brave Search API limit?
actionlake paces every call to the limits in the Brave Search service file: 20 calls a second per connection. Repeated reads are answered from cache (11 Brave Search actions can be), which never reaches Brave Search.
What does a Brave Search action cost?
One upstream call, the only unit actionlake bills. Cache hits, searches, dry runs and calls Brave Search refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. The Free plan includes 100,000 calls a month with no card. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.
Which Brave Search API does it cover?
The Brave Search API (web, news, video, image, place search, LLM context, answers, suggest, spellcheck) API res/v1 at api.search.brave.com/res. It is built from Brave Search's documentation as read on 23 October 2026. 12 actions in 1 area, each one in the signed service file (version 1.0.0).
Does actionlake keep my Brave Search data, and where?
actionlake processes and stores data in Sydney, Australia; there is no US region yet. Reads may be cached for up to 5 minutes, and a write clears the reads it affects. Each run's request and response is kept, sealed, for your plan's trace window: 1 day on Free, 3 days on Starter, 7 days on Pro, 14 days on Team, 30 days on Business and 30 days on Enterprise. Your Brave Search credential is sealed under your tenant's key, never logged and never returned. Your traffic is not used to train models.
Which AI clients can use it?
Claude Code, tested by us end to end, and the Claude app as a custom connector, tested by us with an existing key. Other MCP clients that support remote servers over Streamable HTTP (MCP revisions 2025-06-18 and 2025-11-25) and OAuth dynamic client registration, or a bearer header, should connect the same way; we have not tested them. Or plain REST, under the same action names.
Give your agent Brave Search today.
Start free - 100,000 calls/month, no card. No signup. Hard caps on every key. Cached answers are free.
