Brave Search

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Independent web index — fewer SERP-poisoning surprises, AI-friendly TOS. Requires a Brave Search subscription.

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🔑Authentication

Brave Search no longer offers a free tier — every plan is paid. You must subscribe and BYO the key. Pass _apiKey on the gateway URL.

Config with credentials
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx-brave-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/brave-search/mcp?_apiKey=your_brave_key"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Get an API key →

Tools

Test with curl

The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.

List available tools
bash
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/brave-search/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'
Call a tool
bash
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/brave-search/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"web_search","arguments":{"q": "hello"}}}'

Use with the SDK

Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.

TypeScript
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("web_search", {"q":"example"});
ask_pipeworx
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("independent web index — fewer serp-poisoning surprises, ai-friendly tos");