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        "title": "Brave Search MCP Server",
        "body": "Privacy-First Search for AI Agents\n\nOfficial MCP server from Brave integrating the Brave Search API. Provides comprehensive search capabilities including web, images, videos, news, and local points of interest with AI-powered summarization."
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        "body": "Web Search - General internet search\nImage Search - Visual content discovery\nVideo Search - Video content from multiple platforms\nNews Search - Current events and journalism\nLocal POI - Businesses, restaurants, services near any location"
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        "body": "# Official Brave Search MCP Server\nnpm install -g @brave/brave-search-mcp-server\n\n# Or via GitHub\ngit clone https://github.com/brave/brave-search-mcp-server\ncd brave-search-mcp-server\nnpm install\nnpm run build"
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        "body": "Add to your MCP client config:\n\n{\n  \"mcpServers\": {\n    \"brave-search\": {\n      \"command\": \"npx\",\n      \"args\": [\"-y\", \"@brave/brave-search-mcp-server\"],\n      \"env\": {\n        \"BRAVE_API_KEY\": \"YOUR_API_KEY_HERE\"\n      }\n    }\n  }\n}"
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        "title": "Get API Key",
        "body": "Visit https://brave.com/search/api/\nSign up for Brave Search API\nFree tier: 2,000 queries/month\nPaid plans available for higher volume"
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        "title": "1. Web Search (brave_web_search)",
        "body": "General purpose internet search.\n\nAgent Usage:\n\n\"Search for recent developments in quantum computing\"\n\"Find tutorials on React hooks\"\n\"What are the best practices for Docker security?\"\n\nParameters:\n\nquery (required) - Search terms\ncount (optional) - Number of results (default 10, max 20)\noffset (optional) - Pagination offset"
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        "body": "Find businesses, restaurants, services near a location.\n\nAgent Usage:\n\n\"Find coffee shops near San Francisco\"\n\"Pizza restaurants in Brooklyn\"\n\"Gas stations near Times Square\"\n\nParameters:\n\nquery (required) - What to search for\nlocation (optional) - City, address, coordinates"
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        "title": "6. Summarizer (brave_web_search with summarizer)",
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        "body": "Agent: \"What are the latest findings on CRISPR gene editing?\"\nBrave Search: Returns recent articles, papers, news with summary"
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        "title": "Fact Checking",
        "body": "Agent: \"Is it true that coffee improves cognitive function?\"\nBrave Search: Provides sources, studies, verification"
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        "body": "Agent: \"Find highly-rated sushi restaurants in Seattle\"\nBrave Search: Returns businesses with ratings, addresses, hours"
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        "body": "Agent: \"What's happening with Tesla this week?\"\nBrave Search: Recent news articles, announcements, coverage"
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        "body": "FeatureBrave SearchGoogle SearchPrivacy✅ No tracking❌ Extensive trackingAI Summary✅ Built-in⚠️ LimitedAPI Cost✅ 2K free/month❌ ExpensiveSpeed✅ Fast✅ FastCoverage✅ Independent index✅ ComprehensiveAgent-Friendly✅ Structured data⚠️ Limited"
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