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The Web MCP

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

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🎉 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 No more outdated responses, no more "I can't access real-time information" - just seamless, reliable web access that actually works.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:

  1. Go to: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
  2. Name: Bright Data Web
  3. URL: https://mcp.brightdata.com/mcp?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN
  4. 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

$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)

ToolDescriptionUse Case
🔍 search_engineWeb search with AI-optimized resultsResearch, fact-checking, current events
📄 scrape_as_markdownConvert any webpage to clean markdownContent extraction, documentation

💎 Pro Mode Tools (60+ Tools)

Click to see all Pro tools
CategoryToolsDescription
Browser Controlscraping_browser.*Full browser automation
Web Data APIsweb_data_*Structured data extraction
E-commerceProduct scrapersAmazon, eBay, Walmart data
Social MediaSocial scrapersTwitter, LinkedIn, Instagram
Maps & LocalLocation toolsGoogle 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:

Please follow Bright Data's coding standards.


📞 Support


📜 License

MIT © Bright Data Ltd.


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