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Intelligent web & local search with Brave Search API and Google Gemini MCP Server

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by Jez ✓ · 2,072 views · created 2025-06-01 · Engineering, AI RAG

Unknown. This template uses community nodes we can't verify statically. Uses community nodes that can't be verified statically (unverified community packages are off by default in 3.0). Static check, last run 2026-10-19.

What this workflow does

This AI workflow has 8 nodes and runs when an MCP client calls one of its tools (plus 1 other trigger). Along the way it connects Google Gemini Chat Model and Mcp (community).

How it runs

Trigger: When an MCP client calls one of its tools (plus 1 other trigger).

  1. Brave Search AI Agent (AI Agent): runs an AI agent, with model: Google Gemini Chat Model; 2 tools (brave_web_search, brave_local_search); memory: Simple Memory

Services it uses

Google Gemini Chat ModelMcp (community)

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

We can't fully verify this one: it relies on 1 community package, and n8n 3.0 turns unverified community packages off by default (N8N_UNVERIFIED_PACKAGES_ENABLED=false).

  • Check that n8n-nodes-mcp is verified or supports 3.0 (used in brave_web_search, brave_local_search).

Nodes used (7)

From the author

Summary This n8n workflow implements an AI-powered agent that intelligently uses the Brave Search API (via an external MCP service like Smithery) to perform both web and local searches. It understands natural language queries, selects the appropriate search…

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