BrowseAI Dev MCP Server

Research infrastructure for AI agents with Grounded Intelligence - real-time web search, evidence extraction, verification, and structured citations. Every claim is backed by a URL. Every answer has a confidence score. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting search tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-23 · ★ 20 · #10 OF 47 MAINTAINED SEARCH · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

Apache-2.0 · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install BrowseAI Dev

before you install - you'll need

BROWSE_API_KEY

Environment variables documented in the project's README - it lists which are required and which have defaults.

Claude Code

claude mcp add browseai-hq-browseai-dev -- npx -y browseai-dev

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "browseai-hq-browseai-dev": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "browseai-dev"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository

npm package browseai-dev - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry namespace io.github.BrowseAI-HQ is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What BrowseAI Dev can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v0.3.0 · 2026-03-25

What's New · Complete Site-Wide UI Revamp · Every page rebuilt with a futuristic theme - grid backgrounds, glow effects, animated borders, hover lifts, text shimmer, and terminal-card styling. Inspired by the best of…

v0.2.0 · 2026-03-23

v0.2.0 - Clarity Answer Engine + Full Research Platform · What is BrowseAI Dev? · Reliable research infrastructure for AI agents. Real-time web search with evidence-backed citations and confidence scores - designed for…

v0.1.6 · 2026-03-09

BrowseAI Dev v0.1.6 · Evidence-backed web research infrastructure for AI agents. · What's included · MCP Server - npx browse-ai setup for Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf · REST API - search, answer, extract, compare…

04 · Who maintains BrowseAI Dev

BrowseAI Dev is maintained by browseai-hq. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Mar 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/browseai-hq/browseai-dev
website: https://browseai.dev/
category: search - ranked #10 of 47 actively-maintained search servers as of 2026-08-25.
registry: io.github.BrowseAI-HQ/browseai-dev (active, first published 2026-03-17 · 8 versions)
packages: npm:browseai-dev

06 · BrowseAI Dev FAQ

What is BrowseAI Dev?

Is BrowseAI Dev still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-23. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install BrowseAI Dev?

Run `npx -y browseai-dev`. The README documents one environment variable (BROWSE_API_KEY) to set first. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does BrowseAI Dev run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to BrowseAI Dev

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Pairs well with

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