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How to install brightdata-mcp in Windsurf

Bright Data's Web MCP server enabling AI agents to search, extract & navigate the web

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Steps

  1. 1Install Node.js 18 or newer (for npx)
  2. 2Open ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
  3. 3Add the entry below. If the file already has "mcpServers", add just the inner entry
  4. 4Refresh the MCP servers list in Windsurf's Cascade panel

Configuration

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brightdata": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@brightdata/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "API_TOKEN": "<your-api-token>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace the values in angle brackets. Optional settings are listed below.

Environment variableRequiredWhat it is
API_TOKENsecretYesYour API key for Bright Data
WEB_UNLOCKER_ZONENoYour unlocker zone name
BROWSER_ZONENoYour browser zone name
GROUPSNoComma-separated tool group IDs (e.g., 'ecommerce,browser')
TOOLSNoComma-separated tool names to enable
BASE_TIMEOUTNoRequest timeout in seconds for base tools (search & scrape). No limit if unset
BASE_MAX_RETRIESNoMax retries for base tools on transient errors (0-3, default: 0)

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