A side-by-side look at the Brave Search MCP and Scrivener 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 Scrivener 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.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Search & Data Extraction | Knowledge & Memory |
| Quality signal | 59/100 · Good | 61/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | No auth required |
| Pricing | BYOK (pay the provider) | Free |
| Required env vars | BRAVE_API_KEY | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 127 | 67 |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 18 views 12 installs 6 upvotes |
| Tools | 2 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Brave Search MCP | View Scrivener MCP |
query(string): The term to search for videoscount(number, optional): The number of videos to return (max 20, default 10)No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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": {
"writerslogic-scrivener-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"scrivener-setup"
]
}
}
}
