Query Bright Data docs from your agent

What is the Docs MCP?

The Docs MCP server at https://docs.brightdata.com/mcp exposes all Bright Data documentation as searchable MCP resources. Any MCP-compatible coding agent can connect and query the docs in real-time, directly inside its reasoning loop.

Two Bright MCP servers - two different jobs:

MCP Server	URL	Purpose
Docs MCP	`https://docs.brightdata.com/mcp`	Search and retrieve Bright Data documentation
Web MCP	`https://mcp.brightdata.com/mcp?token=<token>`	Access live web data - scraping, search, unlocker

This page covers the Docs MCP. To access live web data from your agent, see the MCP Server docs →

Connect your agent

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VS Code (Copilot)
Claude Desktop
Windsurf / Any MCP client

claude mcp add --transport http brightdata-docs https://docs.brightdata.com/mcp

Verify the connection:

claude mcp list
# brightdata-docs: https://docs.brightdata.com/mcp (HTTP) - ✓ Connected

Open Settings → Tools & Integrations → Add Custom MCP and paste:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brightdata-docs": {
      "url": "https://docs.brightdata.com/mcp",
      "transport": "http"
    }
  }
}

Add to your .vscode/mcp.json or user MCP settings:

{
  "servers": {
    "brightdata-docs": {
      "url": "https://docs.brightdata.com/mcp",
      "type": "http"
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json (usually at ~/.config/claude/):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brightdata-docs": {
      "url": "https://docs.brightdata.com/mcp",
      "transport": "http"
    }
  }
}

The Docs MCP uses standard HTTP transport - connect any MCP-compatible client to:

https://docs.brightdata.com/mcp

No authentication required. No API key needed.

What can your agent do with it?

Once connected, your agent gains a search tool over the full Bright Data documentation index. It can:

Find the right API - “What’s the parameter for setting a custom geo-location in the SERP API?”
Retrieve product pages - Pull the full reference for Web Unlocker, Scraping Browser, or any product
Look up code examples - “Show me a Python example for paginating SERP results”
Explore integrations - “How do I connect LangChain to Bright Data?”
Check pricing and limits - “What are the rate limits for the Web MCP free tier?”

The agent queries docs during its reasoning loop - so it always has accurate, up-to-date information rather than relying on stale training data.

Use both MCP servers together

For maximum capability, connect both MCP servers in a single session:

# Docs: know how to use Bright Data
claude mcp add --transport http brightdata-docs https://docs.brightdata.com/mcp

# Data: actually use Bright Data
claude mcp add --transport sse brightdata https://mcp.brightdata.com/sse?token=<your-api-token>

Now your agent can look up documentation and execute real web data requests in the same session - no context switching required.

The best setup for a coding agent is all three layers working together:

A Skill for embedded baseline knowledge
The Docs MCP for on-demand documentation lookup
The Web MCP for live web access

Install the skill once, connect both MCP servers, and your agent is fully equipped.

Rate limits

Limit	Value
Requests per user per hour	200
Requests per domain per hour	1,000

These limits apply to the Mintlify-hosted Docs MCP. For higher throughput, use llms-full.txt to load the full docs locally.

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Query Bright Data docs from your agent

What is the Docs MCP?

Connect your agent

What can your agent do with it?

Use both MCP servers together

Rate limits

Next steps

Web MCP Server

LLM References

​What is the Docs MCP?

​Connect your agent

​What can your agent do with it?

​Use both MCP servers together

​Rate limits

​Next steps

Web MCP Server

LLM References

What is the Docs MCP?

Connect your agent

What can your agent do with it?

Use both MCP servers together

Rate limits

Next steps