Bright Data MCP in Search MCP Server
Bright Data's MCP server gives agents 30 tools for search, scraping, browser control and structured datasets, hosted or run locally with npx.
Best for
Agents that need scraping, browser control and structured web data
Pricing
The free tier gives 5,000 requests a month with no card, and unused requests do not roll over. Beyond that, search, scrape and extract cost $1.50 per 1,000 results, and browser navigation costs $8 per GB. You can set a spend cap.
What it covers
Search engines (Bing and Google), scraped sites, LinkedIn and other structured datasets, and AI answers from ChatGPT and Perplexity. The set varies by tool.
Citations and verification
Scraped pages and AI insight tools return source content. The docs do not describe a separate verification step.
API
A Bright Data API token, passed in the hosted URL or as API_TOKEN for local use. Docs: https://docs.brightdata.com/ai/mcp-server/overview
Strengths and limitations
- Broadest tool count, with 30 tools
- Hosted or local, with tool filtering by group
- Free monthly tier with a spend cap
- Hosted URL puts the API token in the query string
- Browser and scraper tools bill separately
- No published per-plan rate limits; the default is unlimited
Third-party ratings
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Dated facts
- Checked 2026-11-08: Bright Data lists 5,000 free requests a month.
- Checked 2026-11-08: Bright Data lists $1.50 per 1,000 results beyond the free tier.
Bright Data MCP or Hyperresearch Answers?
Choose Bright Data MCP for agents that need scraping, browser control and structured web data. When an agent needs one checked answer rather than a list of links, Hyperresearch Answers is our editorial choice: it scored 89% on BrowseComp in its own run, and every quote it returns is matched to its source page.
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https://searchmcpserver.com/resources/bright-data-mcp/