AI Plugin Indexgemini-researcher vs brave
gemini-researcher and brave are both search and web MCP servers. brave scores higher (95 vs 57 out of 100). brave has more GitHub stars (1.5k), and brave was updated more recently (6 days ago). The table compares them side by side.
| gemini-researcher | brave | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 57 / 100 | 95 / 100 |
| What it does | Stateless MCP server that proxies research queries to Gemini CLI, reducing agent context/model usage | Visit https://brave.com/search/api/ for a free API key. Search the web, local businesses, images,… |
| Publisher | Community: capyBearista | Verified: smithery.ai |
| Grades | Maintenance C, Licence A, Quality C | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality A |
| npm downloads a week | 79 | Not on npm |
| Runs | Local | Remote |
| Works with | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf, ChatGPT |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 1,510 |
| Last commit | 1 Jun 2026 | 17 Oct 2026 |
| Licence | MPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Listed since | 19 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Install gemini-researcher | Install brave |
Questions
Is gemini-researcher or brave more popular?
brave has more GitHub stars: 1,510.
Can I use gemini-researcher and brave together?
Yes. AI assistants can load several MCP servers at once. Install both and the assistant picks the right one for each task.