Brave Search
Search the web using Brave’s search APIs.
Brave Search MCP vs SerpApi MCP
Both are official MCP servers in search & web, maintained by their publishers. Brave Search is listed as Local (stdio); SerpApi offers a remote endpoint at https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp.
SerpApi
Retrieve search engine results through SerpApi.
Servers at a glance
From the curated official collection and the MCP Registry. Missing data is not evidence of missing support.
| Detail | Brave Search | SerpApi |
|---|---|---|
| Publisher & trust | ||
| Official source | View source for Brave SearchPublisher repository | View source for SerpApiPublisher repository |
| Reviewed | ||
| Verified registry profile | View MCP profile → for Brave Searchio.github.brave/brave-search-mcp-server | View MCP profile → for SerpApiio.github.serpapi/serpapi-mcp |
| Connection | ||
| Remote endpoint | None listed | https://mcp.serpapi.com/mcp |
| Transports | Local (stdio) | Remote (Streamable HTTP) |
| Repository | View repository for Brave Search | View repository for SerpApi |
| Registry version | 2.1.3 | 2.1.0 |