Install arjunkmrm-brave-search-mcp-server for Claude Desktop

Claude Desktop reads mcpServers from claude_desktop_config.json. Restart the app after saving.

Open ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS, %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows, or ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on Linux.
Paste the JSON config below.
Replace placeholder secrets, then restart the client if it does not reload on its own.

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "arjunkmrm-brave-search-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://server.smithery.ai/@arjunkmrm/brave-search-mcp-server/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Official Claude Desktop docs

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