Brave Search
live SearchIndependent web index — fewer SERP-poisoning surprises, AI-friendly TOS. Requires a Brave Search subscription.
2 tools
0ms auth
free tier 50 calls/day
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@latest",
"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/brave-search/mcp?_apiKey=your_brave_key"
]
}
}
}Tools
web_search
required: q General web search.
Parameters
Name Type Description
q req string Query count opt number 1-20 (default 10) offset opt number 0-9 page offset country opt string 2-letter country code search_lang opt string 2-letter language safesearch opt string strict | moderate | off freshness opt string pd | pw | pm | py | YYYY-MM-DDtoYYYY-MM-DD Try it
Response
news_search
required: q News-specific search with publication metadata.
Parameters
Name Type Description
q req string Query count opt number 1-20 offset opt number 0-9 country opt string 2-letter country code search_lang opt string 2-letter language freshness opt string pd | pw | pm | py Try it
Response
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");