
The Brightdata MCP server connects AI agents to live web data by providing tools for web scraping, real-time data retrieval, and access to package information from npm and PyPI without getting blocked. It offers tool groups including web browsing capabilities, code package metadata access for coding agents, and AI brand visibility tools that query ChatGPT, Grok, and Perplexity to monitor how LLMs discuss brands and products. The server solves the problem of integrating current web information into LLM workflows while handling anti-scraping protections, with a free tier providing 5,000 requests per month.
Public tool metadata for what this MCP can expose to an agent.
search_engineScrape search results from Google, Bing or Yandex. Returns SERP results in JSON or Markdown (URL, title, description), Ideal for gathering current information, news, and detailed search results.3 paramsScrape search results from Google, Bing or Yandex. Returns SERP results in JSON or Markdown (URL, title, description), Ideal for gathering current information, news, and detailed search results.
cursorstringenginestringgoogle · bing · yandexdefault: googlequerystringscrape_as_markdownScrape a single webpage URL with advanced options for content extraction and get back the results in MarkDown language. This tool can unlock any webpage even if it uses bot detection or CAPTCHA.1 paramsScrape a single webpage URL with advanced options for content extraction and get back the results in MarkDown language. This tool can unlock any webpage even if it uses bot detection or CAPTCHA.
urlstringsearch_engine_batchRun multiple search queries simultaneously. Returns JSON for Google, Markdown for Bing/Yandex.1 paramsRun multiple search queries simultaneously. Returns JSON for Google, Markdown for Bing/Yandex.
queriesarrayscrape_batchScrape multiple webpages URLs with advanced options for content extraction and get back the results in MarkDown language. This tool can unlock any webpage even if it uses bot detection or CAPTCHA.1 paramsScrape multiple webpages URLs with advanced options for content extraction and get back the results in MarkDown language. This tool can unlock any webpage even if it uses bot detection or CAPTCHA.
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API_TOKEN*secretYour API key for Bright Data
BROWSER_ZONEYour browser zone name
GROUPSComma-separated tool group IDs (e.g., 'ecommerce,browser')
TOOLSComma-separated tool names to enable
BASE_TIMEOUTRequest timeout in seconds for base tools (search & scrape). No limit if unset
BASE_MAX_RETRIESMax retries for base tools on transient errors (0-3, default: 0)
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