A side-by-side look at the Brave Search MCP and Moxie Docs MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Brave Search MCP for search & data extraction work as a local process; choose Moxie Docs MCP for knowledge & memory as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
BRAVE_API_KEY.query, count.moxie.get_ai_context, moxie.get_doc_impact, moxie.get_api_context.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Search & Data Extraction | Knowledge & Memory |
| Quality signal | 59/100 · Good | 80/100 · Excellent |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | API key required |
| Pricing | BYOK (pay the provider) | Freemium |
| Required env vars | BRAVE_API_KEY | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Verified |
| GitHub stars | 127 | 2 |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 36 views 25 installs 4 upvotes |
| Tools | 2 | 12 |
| Full listing | View Brave Search MCP | View Moxie Docs MCP |
query(string): The term to search for videoscount(number, optional): The number of videos to return (max 20, default 10)moxie.get_ai_contextCompact pre-edit briefing: repo status, verified commands, top conventions, open gaps, team notes. Read this first.moxie.get_doc_impactGiven the paths you're about to change (and any you're deleting), returns the conventions, gaps, and existing docs whose evidence overlaps them - and flags net-new/undocumented surfaces.moxie.get_api_contextGiven paths you're about to touch, returns structured context for any API endpoints they map to: method, path, schema, and known consumers/features.moxie.review_changeSelf-review a change before opening the PR; returns a severity-ranked verdict (clean / warnings / must-fix) covering convention breaches, stale docs, undocumented surface, and broken references.moxie.get_conventionsDiscovered coding conventions, grouped by category, with confidence scores, agent guidance, and source-file citations.moxie.search_docsSemantic + keyword search over generated docs, conventions, gaps, and AI context.moxie.get_doc_gapsUnresolved documentation gaps with severity and the paths they concern.moxie.get_documentation_opportunitiesRecommended doc work: missing docs, drift repairs, and PR templates.moxie.get_documentation_patternsHow the repository organizes and maintains its docs (where new docs belong).moxie.list_docsPaginated, section-grouped table of contents of every generated doc.moxie.propose_doc_updateAdd or update a doc as part of your current change; returns the target path + Markdown to write into your branch.moxie.propose_doc_removalRemove a Moxie-tracked doc your change makes obsolete; returns the path to delete in your branch.Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"mikechao-brave-search-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"brave-search-mcp"
],
"env": {
"BRAVE_API_KEY": "YOUR_BRAVE_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"moxie-docs-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"moxie-docs"
]
}
}
}
