Brave Search MCP Server (mikechao/brave-search-mcp) is an MCP server listed on the M8ven Trust Index. M8ven has not graded it yet. No publisher has claimed this listing.

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Brave Search MCP Server

An MCP Server implementation that integrates the Brave Search API, providing, Web Search, Local Points of Interest Search, Image Search, Video Search and News Search capabilities

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Maintenance & responsiveness
as of 2026-08-15
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Issues closed (90d): 0 · 1 open
Releases (90d): none — last 2026-03-02
Contributor retention: 1/1 stayed · 3 active
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// key findings
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Known vulnerabilities in dependencies: 1 critical, 4 high
Affects packages this MCP installs at runtime. Upgrade or remove the affected dependency.
🔐
You'll be asked for 1 credential: BRAVE_API_KEY
These are read from process.env at runtime. Make sure you trust where they’ll be sent.
// known CVEs in dependencies1 critical4 high2 medium14 low

Disclosed vulnerabilities in this server's declared npm dependencies (via OSV). Whether each is reachable depends on the installed versions.

criticalvitest@4.0.18GHSA-5xrq-8626-4rwp

When Vitest UI server is listening, arbitrary file can be read and executed

highhono@4.12.23GHSA-88fw-hqm2-52qc

hono: CORS Middleware reflects any Origin with credentials when `origin` defaults to the wildcard

highpostcss@8.5.10GHSA-6g55-p6wh-862q

PostCSS: Arbitrary file read and information disclosure via attacker-controlled sourceMappingURL in CSS comments

highpostcss@8.5.10GHSA-r28c-9q8g-f849

PostCSS: Path Traversal in Previous Source Map Auto-Loading (sourceMappingURL) leads to Arbitrary .map File Disclosure

highvite@8.0.14GHSA-fx2h-pf6j-xcff

vite: `server.fs.deny` bypass on Windows alternate paths

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// environment variables
To run this server yourself, you supply these values. They go in your own MCP client configuration and stay on your machine. The secret label means the value is sensitive, not that the server mishandles it.
🔐 secretBRAVE_API_KEY(required): Brave Search API key.
configHOST(optional): Interface to bind to (default: 0.0.0.0).
configINPUT
Deployment configuration, supplied by whoever hosts the server. Users are not asked for these.
deployPORT
// quality suggestions

Production dependencies are patched

0 critical, 1 high severity in production deps — hono@4.12.23 (high), @hono/node-server@2.0.4 (low)

Run npm audit fix, or upgrade the affected packages to a non-vulnerable version.

Dev dependencies

4 critical/high in dev-only deps (does not ship to users)

Upgrade dev dependencies when convenient.

Dependency freshness

1/12 production deps stale: snarkdown@2022-06-26 (4.2y)

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