Brave Search
Search the web using Brave’s search APIs.
Brave Search MCP vs Exa MCP
Both are official MCP servers in search & web, maintained by their publishers. Brave Search is listed as Local (stdio); Exa offers a remote endpoint at https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp.
Exa
Search the web and retrieve content with Exa.
Servers at a glance
From the curated official collection and the MCP Registry. Missing data is not evidence of missing support.
| Detail | Brave Search | Exa |
|---|---|---|
| Publisher & trust | ||
| Official source | View source for Brave SearchPublisher repository | View source for ExaPublisher repository |
| Reviewed | ||
| Verified registry profile | View MCP profile → for Brave Searchio.github.brave/brave-search-mcp-server | View MCP profile → for Exaai.exa/exa |
| Connection | ||
| Remote endpoint | None listed | https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp |
| Transports | Local (stdio) | Remote (Streamable HTTP) |
| Repository | View repository for Brave Search | View repository for Exa |
| Registry version | 2.1.3 | 3.4.1 |