Capabilities
What Brave Search declares it can do
A server's blast radius is the most powerful thing each of its tools can do. This grades the tools it declares, read-only, not whether it is secure.
- Execute0
- Delete0
- Write0
- Read8
- mediumTool input schema asks for a credential
Tools
Every tool Brave Search exposes
8 tools
Control
Govern Brave Search with AxioRank
Installed as-is, all 8 of Brave Search's tools are callable by your agent without restriction, including any that write, delete, or execute.
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Advisories
Informational content flags
Keyword matches in tool descriptions and schemas. These are shown for transparency and are not part of the grade.
- highSystem-prompt override×4
- highShell/command injection×3
- highSQL injection
Install
Add Brave Search to your client
Drop this into your MCP client config (Claude Desktop, Cursor, and others).
{
"mcpServers": {
"brave-search": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@brave/brave-search-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}Embed
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About this grade
The grade reflects the blast radius of what Brave Search declares it can do, read-only, not whether it is secure or trustworthy, and not a judgment of the vendor. Maintain this server? Claim this listing or request a re-scan. See the methodology.
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