Bright Data's Web MCP server enabling AI agents to search, extract & navigate the web
Connect Runs on your machine
claude mcp add brightdata-mcp -e API_TOKEN=<API_TOKEN> -e BROWSER_ZONE=<BROWSER_ZONE> -e GROUPS=<GROUPS> -e TOOLS=<TOOLS> -e BASE_TIMEOUT=<BASE_TIMEOUT> -e BASE_MAX_RETRIES=<BASE_MAX_RETRIES> -- npx -y @brightdata/[email protected]{
"mcpServers": {
"brightdata-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@brightdata/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"API_TOKEN": "<API_TOKEN>",
"BROWSER_ZONE": "<BROWSER_ZONE>",
"GROUPS": "<GROUPS>",
"TOOLS": "<TOOLS>",
"BASE_TIMEOUT": "<BASE_TIMEOUT>",
"BASE_MAX_RETRIES": "<BASE_MAX_RETRIES>"
}
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"brightdata-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@brightdata/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"API_TOKEN": "<API_TOKEN>",
"BROWSER_ZONE": "<BROWSER_ZONE>",
"GROUPS": "<GROUPS>",
"TOOLS": "<TOOLS>",
"BASE_TIMEOUT": "<BASE_TIMEOUT>",
"BASE_MAX_RETRIES": "<BASE_MAX_RETRIES>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"brightdata-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@brightdata/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"API_TOKEN": "<API_TOKEN>",
"BROWSER_ZONE": "<BROWSER_ZONE>",
"GROUPS": "<GROUPS>",
"TOOLS": "<TOOLS>",
"BASE_TIMEOUT": "<BASE_TIMEOUT>",
"BASE_MAX_RETRIES": "<BASE_MAX_RETRIES>"
}
}
}
}Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.
Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
API_TOKENRequired, secret | Your API key for Bright Data |
BROWSER_ZONEOptional | Your browser zone name |
GROUPSOptional | Comma-separated tool group IDs (e.g., 'ecommerce,browser') |
TOOLSOptional | Comma-separated tool names to enable |
BASE_TIMEOUTOptional | Request timeout in seconds for base tools (search & scrape). No limit if unset |
BASE_MAX_RETRIESOptional | Max retries for base tools on transient errors (0-3, default: 0) |
Details
| Package | @brightdata/[email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| First published | 10 Nov 2026 |
| Last updated | 10 Nov 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.brightdata/brightdata-mcp |
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