Brave Search (local)
BetaSearches the web, images, news and video through the Brave Search API. Every query goes to Brave.
- Developer Tools
- Local
- Runs
- On the developer's Mac
- Launched with
- Docker
- Platform
- macOS
- Publisher
- Docker
How it works
Every agent request passes through Ferentin policy before it reaches Brave Search (local).
It runs on the developer's Mac and talks to the AI client over stdio, so no network gateway sees it. Developers launch it with docker run -i --rm mcp/brave-search.
Ferentin's endpoint agent finds Brave Search (local) in the MCP configuration of AI clients on managed Macs. An administrator adds it once from the local MCP catalog for every managed Mac that launches it this way. Each of its tools starts unvetted until it is approved. Ferentin records every tool call.
- AI agentAsks for something
- Ferentin policies
- Brave Search (local) MCP serverRuns on the developer's Mac
- Governed resultChecked, logged, returned
About Brave Search (local)
Searches the web, images, news and video through the Brave Search API. Every query goes to Brave.
Frequently asked about Brave Search (local)
- How do I connect Brave Search (local) to Ferentin?
- Enroll your Macs with the Ferentin endpoint agent, then add Brave Search (local) from the local MCP catalog in the Ferentin admin console. Every managed Mac that launches it the way the catalog names it is covered, and each of its tools starts unvetted until you approve it.
- Is the Brave Search (local) integration generally available?
- The Brave Search (local) integration is currently beta on Ferentin.
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