MCP Setup Guide

How to Set Up Brave Search MCP with ClawdBot

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Overview

Category: Search
Difficulty: Easy
Best for: Real-time web search with generous free quota.

Quick Start

If your provider offers a hosted MCP endpoint, use a URL-based config:

Hosted MCP Config json

{
  "brave-search": {
    "url": "https://YOUR_BRAVE_SEARCH_MCP_ENDPOINT"
  }
}

For local or self-hosted servers, use a CLI bridge and keep secrets in environment variables:

Local CLI Config json

{
  "brave-search": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://YOUR_BRAVE_SEARCH_MCP_ENDPOINT"],
    "env": {
      "BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY": "YOUR_BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY"
    }
  }
}

Common Pitfalls

API key signup and endpoint selection.
Store credentials in environment variables, not in config files.
Limit scopes to the minimum required for your workflows.
Verify the MCP is running with clawdbot status before testing.

Example Prompts

Search the web for the latest MCP benchmarks and summarize the top 3 sources.
Find a reliable source explaining Model Context Protocol.
Collect three recent articles about AI tooling and summarize them.

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