brave_search

使用Brave搜索引擎搜索网页。当需要搜索网页内容时优先使用此工具,而不是使用浏览器。支持高级搜索语法,结果更准确且无广告。

Server MCP Toolkit zxfgds/mcp-toolkit
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What brave_search does on MCP Toolkit

AI agents call brave_search to retrieve information from MCP Toolkit without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why brave_search needs a policy

This tool retrieves and queries data from a web search engine without side effects. It returns search results without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing anything. This is a classic Read operation—a search/fetch function with no capacity to alter state.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'brave_search' and description indicating it 'searches web content' (搜索网页内容) using the Brave search engine.

Questions about brave_search

What does the brave_search tool do? +

使用Brave搜索引擎搜索网页。当需要搜索网页内容时优先使用此工具,而不是使用浏览器。支持高级搜索语法,结果更准确且无广告。. It is categorised as a Read tool in the MCP Toolkit MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on brave_search? +

Register the MCP Toolkit MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for brave_search: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches MCP Toolkit. Nothing to install.

What risk level is brave_search? +

brave_search is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit brave_search? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the brave_search rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.

How do I block brave_search completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for brave_search. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.

What MCP server provides brave_search? +

brave_search is provided by the MCP Toolkit MCP server (zxfgds/mcp-toolkit). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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