Bright Data MCP Setup Guide

Prerequisites

1. Bright Data account (free tier: 5,000 requests/month)
2. API token from user settings
3. For local setup: Node.js installed

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Remote MCP (Recommended)

No installation required. Use the hosted server URL in your MCP client.

Endpoints

SSE (Server-Sent Events):

https://mcp.brightdata.com/sse?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN

Streamable HTTP:

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

With Pro Mode (All Tools)

https://mcp.brightdata.com/sse?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN&pro=1

With Tool Groups

https://mcp.brightdata.com/sse?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN&groups=ecommerce,social

With Custom Tools

https://mcp.brightdata.com/sse?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN&tools=scrape_as_markdown,web_data_linkedin_person_profile

Combined Options

https://mcp.brightdata.com/sse?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN&groups=ecommerce&tools=extract

Remote URL Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example
token	API token (required)	token=abc123
pro	Enable all Pro tools	pro=1
groups	Tool group IDs (comma-separated)	groups=ecommerce,social
tools	Individual tool names (comma-separated)	tools=scrape_as_markdown
unlocker	Custom web unlocker zone	unlocker=my_zone
browser	Custom browser zone	browser=my_browser

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Local MCP (Self-hosted)

Quick Start

npx @brightdata/mcp

Or install globally:

npm install -g @brightdata/mcp
brightdata-mcp

With Environment Variables