Bright Data by brightdata - MCP Server

The Web MCP

🌐 Give your AI real-time web superpowers
Seamlessly connect LLMs to the live web without getting blocked

Quick Start • Features • Pricing • Demos • Docs • Support

🎉 Free Tier Available! 🎉

5,000 requests/month FREE
_{Perfect for prototyping and everyday AI workflows}

🌟 Overview

The Web MCP is your gateway to giving AI assistants true web capabilities. No more outdated responses, no more "I can't access real-time information" - just seamless, reliable web access that actually works.

Built by Bright Data, the world's #1 web data platform, this MCP server ensures your AI never gets blocked, rate-limited, or served CAPTCHAs.

✅ Works with Any LLM
_{Claude, GPT, Gemini, Llama}

🛡️ Never Gets Blocked
_{Enterprise-grade unblocking}

🚀 5,000 Free Requests
_Monthly

⚡ Zero Config
_{Works out of the box}

🎯 Perfect For

🔍 Real-time Research - Get current prices, news, and live data
🛍️ E-commerce Intelligence - Monitor products, prices, and availability
📊 Market Analysis - Track competitors and industry trends
🤖 AI Agents - Build agents that can actually browse the web
📝 Content Creation - Access up-to-date information for writing
🎓 Academic Research - Gather data from multiple sources efficiently

⚡ Quick Start

📡 Use our hosted server - No installation needed!

Perfect for users who want zero setup. Just add this URL to your MCP client:

https://mcp.brightdata.com/mcp?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN_HERE

Setup in Claude Desktop:

Go to: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
Name: Bright Data Web
URL: https://mcp.brightdata.com/mcp?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN
Click "Add" and you're done! ✨

Run locally on your machine

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Bright Data": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@brightdata/mcp"],
      "env": {
        "API_TOKEN": "<your-api-token-here>"
      }
    }
  }
}

🚀 Pricing & Modes

⚡ Rapid Mode (Free tier) 💎 Pro Mode

⚡ Rapid Mode (Free tier)	💎 Pro Mode
$0/month 5,000 requests ✅ Web Search ✅ Scraping with Web unlocker ❌ Browser Automation ❌ Web data tools `Default Mode`	Pay-as-you-go Every thing in rapid and 60+ Advanced Tools ✅ Browser Control ✅ Web Data APIs `PRO_MODE=true`

$0/month

5,000 requests

✅ Web Search
✅ Scraping with Web unlocker
❌ Browser Automation
❌ Web data tools

Default Mode

Pay-as-you-go

Every thing in rapid and 60+ Advanced Tools

✅ Browser Control
✅ Web Data APIs

PRO_MODE=true

💡 Note: Pro mode is not included in the free tier and incurs additional charges based on usage.

✨ Features

🔥 Core Capabilities

🔍 Smart Web Search Google-quality results optimized for AI	📄 Clean Markdown AI-ready content extraction
🌍 Global Access Bypass geo-restrictions automatically	🛡️ Anti-Bot Protection Never get blocked or rate-limited
🤖 Browser Automation Control real browsers remotely (Pro)	⚡ Lightning Fast Optimized for minimal latency

🎯 Example Queries That Just Work

✅ "What's Tesla's current stock price?"
✅ "Find the best-rated restaurants in Tokyo right now"
✅ "Get today's weather forecast for New York"
✅ "What movies are releasing this week?"
✅ "What are the trending topics on Twitter today?"

🎬 Demos

Note: These videos show earlier versions. New demos coming soon! 🎥

View Demo Videos

Basic Web Search Demo

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/59f6ebba-801a-49ab-8278-1b2120912e33

Advanced Scraping Demo

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/61ab0bee-fdfa-4d50-b0de-5fab96b4b91d

📺 More tutorials on YouTube →

🔧 Available Tools

⚡ Rapid Mode Tools (Default - Free)

Tool	Description	Use Case
🔍 `search_engine`	Web search with AI-optimized results	Research, fact-checking, current events
📄 `scrape_as_markdown`	Convert any webpage to clean markdown	Content extraction, documentation

💎 Pro Mode Tools (60+ Tools)

Click to see all Pro tools

Category	Tools	Description
Browser Control	`scraping_browser.*`	Full browser automation
Web Data APIs	`web_data_*`	Structured data extraction
E-commerce	Product scrapers	Amazon, eBay, Walmart data
Social Media	Social scrapers	Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram
Maps & Local	Location tools	Google Maps, business data

📚 View complete tool documentation →

🎮 Try It Now!

🧪 Online Playground

Try the Web MCP without any setup:

🔧 Configuration

Basic Setup

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Bright Data": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@brightdata/mcp"],
      "env": {
        "API_TOKEN": "your-token-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Advanced Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Bright Data": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@brightdata/mcp"],
      "env": {
        "API_TOKEN": "your-token-here",
        "PRO_MODE": "true",              // Enable all 60+ tools
        "RATE_LIMIT": "100/1h",          // Custom rate limiting
        "WEB_UNLOCKER_ZONE": "custom",   // Custom unlocker zone
        "BROWSER_ZONE": "custom_browser" // Custom browser zone
      }
    }
  }
}

📚 Documentation

🚨 Common Issues & Solutions

🔧 Troubleshooting Guide

❌ "spawn npx ENOENT" Error

Solution: Install Node.js or use the full path to node:

"command": "/usr/local/bin/node"  // macOS/Linux
"command": "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe"  // Windows

⏱️ Timeouts on Complex Sites

Solution: Increase timeout in your client settings to 180s

🔑 Authentication Issues

Solution: Ensure your API token is valid and has proper permissions

📡 Remote Server Connection

Solution: Check your internet connection and firewall settings

More troubleshooting →

🤝 Contributing

We love contributions! Here's how you can help:

🐛 Report bugs
💡 Suggest features
🔧 Submit PRs
⭐ Star this repo!

Please follow Bright Data's coding standards.

📞 Support

🐛 GitHub Issues
_{Report bugs & features}

📚 Documentation
_{Complete guides}

✉️ Email
_{support@brightdata.com}

📜 License

Built with ❤️ by

_{The world's #1 web data platform}

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{ "mcpServers": { "Bright Data": { "command": "npx", "args": ["@brightdata/mcp"], "env": { "API_TOKEN": "<insert-your-api-token-here>", "WEB_UNLOCKER_ZONE": "<optional if you want to override the default mcp_unlocker zone name>", "BROWSER_ZONE": "<optional browser zone name, defaults to mcp_browser>", "RATE_LIMIT": "<optional rate limit format: limit/time+unit, e.g., 100/1h, 50/30m, 10/5s>" } } } }