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brightdata-mcp

MCP server for web search, page scraping and remote browser control

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Stars: 2.7k
License: MIT
Last commit: Oct 2026
Last release: Oct 2026
Language: JavaScript

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Overview

Bright Data's MCP server exposes 30 tools to MCP clients: Bing/Google search, URL fetch as Markdown, text, HTML or JSON-LD, 1,200+ pre-built scrapers returning JSON, a 14-tool remote browser, and ChatGPT/Perplexity answer collection. It runs as a hosted endpoint at mcp.brightdata.com or locally via npx @brightdata/mcp with an API token. Tool groups limit what is loaded into the agent's context.

Who it is for: Developers giving MCP-based agents live web search, scraping and browsing

Strengths

Hosted URL or local npx; documented for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Zed, Warp and others
1,200+ pre-built scrapers return JSON for Amazon, LinkedIn, TikTok, npm, PyPI
GROUPS and TOOLS options cut the 30 tools down to what an agent needs
Free tier of 5,000 requests per month, no credit card

Weaknesses

Requires a Bright Data account and API token; usage beyond the free tier is paid
Backed by Bright Data's hosted scraping service, so not self-contained or offline
Scrape tools do not render JavaScript; dynamic pages need the browser tools
Batch tools capped at 5 items; pages over 40,000 characters are cut

What it needs

no GPU
Docker
Needs Bright Data account and API token, Node.js (for npx)
Models: Any MCP-compatible client

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How to choose

Check what it can write or delete, not only what it reads.
Prefer servers that scope credentials per tool or per user.
See whether it runs locally (stdio) or as a remote server you have to secure.

Health

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License in plain words

MIT Permissive

Use it at work: Yes
Change it and rebrand it: Yes
Sell it or host it for others: Yes

Your part: Keep the copyright and license notice in copies you ship.

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Set it up

Needs before it works: Bright Data account and API token, Node.js (for npx).

Bring in an engineer who knows brightdata-mcp. By the hour for upkeep and fixes, or a fixed price for a build. Our own engineering service; it never changes a rank.

Where to run it

RackNerd ↗ (opens in a new tab)Budget KVM VPS from $26.99 a year to run Docker apps yourself.
RepoCloud ↗ (opens in a new tab)One-click hosting for about 890 open-source apps, each on its own VPS.

Referral links: if you sign up through one, we get a commission. They never change a rank.

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Setup for other apps

Claude Codeclaude mcp add archestack -- npx -y @archestack/mcp

Connector URLhttps://mcp.archestack.com/mcp

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