brave-image-mcp

brave-image-mcp

An MCP server that provides image search capabilities via the Brave Image Search API, allowing AI assistants to search images with various filters and perform batch queries.

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brave-image-mcp

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Brave Image Search API. Search images directly from AI assistants like Claude.

Author: Ilker Tosun License: MIT

Features

  • search_images — Search images with full filter support (country, language, safesearch, spellcheck)
  • search_images_batch — Run multiple image searches in a single call (up to 10 queries)
  • Returns image URLs, thumbnails, dimensions, source pages, and confidence scores
  • Proper error handling for rate limits, invalid keys, and bad parameters

Requirements

Installation

git clone https://github.com/ilker-tosun/brave-image-mcp.git
cd brave-image-mcp
npm install
npm run build

Configuration

Set your API key as an environment variable:

export BRAVE_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

Or add it to your MCP client config (see below).

Usage with Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brave-image-mcp": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/brave-image-mcp/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "BRAVE_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Usage with n8n (MCP Client Node)

  1. Build the project (npm run build)
  2. In n8n, add an MCP Client node
  3. Set transport to stdio
  4. Command: node /absolute/path/to/brave-image-mcp/dist/index.js
  5. Add environment variable: BRAVE_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

Tools

search_images

Search images for a single query.

Parameter Type Required Description
query string ✅ Search query (max 400 chars, 50 words)
count number ❌ Results to return (1–200, default: 20)
country string ❌ 2-letter country code or ALL
search_lang string ❌ Language code (e.g. en, tr)
safesearch off | strict ❌ Content filter level
spellcheck boolean ❌ Enable spell checking (default: true)

search_images_batch

Search images for multiple queries at once.

Parameter Type Required Description
queries string[] ✅ Array of queries (max 10)
count number ❌ Results per query (1–200, default: 10)
country string ❌ 2-letter country code or ALL
search_lang string ❌ Language code
safesearch off | strict ❌ Content filter level
spellcheck boolean ❌ Enable spell checking

Rate Limits

Plan Limit
Free 1 req/sec
Pro 20 req/sec

License

MIT © Ilker Tosun

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