brave_place_search

MCP tool from Brave Search MCP Server by brave

Searches for points of interest (POIs) in a specified geographic area using Brave's Place Search API. Returns rich, structured place data including name, address, opening hours, contact info, ratings, photos, categories, and timezone.

How to use it

brave_place_search is exposed by the Brave Search MCP Server MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the brave_place_search tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.

Install Brave Search MCP Server

$npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector node dist/index.js

FULL BRAVE SEARCH MCP SERVER LISTING

Other tools in Brave Search MCP Server (7)

brave_image_search

Searches for images with metadata including URLs, dimensions, and confidence scores.

brave_llm_context

Retrieves pre-extracted web content optimized for AI agents, LLM grounding, and RAG pipelines.

brave_local_search

Searches for local businesses and places with detailed information including ratings, hours, and AI-generated descriptions.

brave_news_search

Searches for current news articles with freshness controls and breaking news indicators.

brave_summarizer

Generates AI-powered summaries from web search results using Brave's summarization API.

brave_video_search

Searches for videos with comprehensive metadata and thumbnail information.

brave_web_search

Performs comprehensive web searches with rich result types and advanced filtering options.