A step-by-step guide to configuring Claude Cowork (Anthropic's agentic AI desktop app) in Amazon Bedrock third-party mode and integrating Brave Search as a local MCP server. The setup routes all model inference through your own AWS account for enterprise data residency and compliance, while Brave Search provides real-time web results via MCP. The post covers downloading Claude Desktop, enabling developer mode, configuring AWS Bedrock credentials, subscribing to the Brave Search API on AWS Marketplace, editing the MCP server config JSON, and testing the integration. Pricing details and additional resources are included.
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Expanding AI adoption across the organizationWhat you get when you combine Brave Search with CoworkArchitecture overviewClaude Cowork 3P with Brave Search MCPAdditional resourcesPricing and availabilityConclusion177 Impressions