Apify
Web scraping and automationCloud platform of ready-made scrapers ("Actors") and automation. Its hosted MCP server at mcp.apify.com lets AI assistants run Actors and get structured web data back.
MCPAPI/CLIBulk import
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Bright Data
Web data and proxies Research MCPAPI/CLIBulk import
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Web data platform: proxies, scraping APIs, datasets and browser tools. Its official MCP server has 32 tools, including web search and page-to-Markdown scraping, with 5,000 free requests a month.
Best for
- Agents researching live search results and public pages
Not for
- Scraping sites whose terms forbid it
Top use cases
- Give an AI agent search and page-fetch tools (search_engine, scrape_as_markdown) through the MCP server source ↗
- Deliver datasets to cloud storage as JSON, CSV or Parquet source ↗
In depth
MCP pricing
Bright Data's MCP pricing page lists a free tier of 5,000 requests a month, pay as you go per 1,000 requests, a Scale plan set with a slider, and custom-priced Enterprise. The pay-as-you-go rate did not render in our check, so see the vendor for current rates. Checked 2026-10-17. source ↗
Tools
The MCP server has 32 tools, all enabled by default: web search, scraping, pre-built Scraper API scrapers and browser automation. source ↗
How to use it with AI
How Bright Data connects to each AI platform: native connector or MCP, API through code the agent writes, browser control, or file upload.
| Platform | MCP / connector | API (agent-written code) | Browser | Upload / export |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude (incl. Claude Code) | Not documented Bright Data has an official MCP server and Claude (incl. Claude Code) supports MCP, but Bright Data's docs don't name this pairing. Auth setup may differ. Bright Data MCP docs ↗Claude (incl. Claude Code) MCP docs ↗ | Confirmed Claude (incl. Claude Code) can run code; Bright Data publishes an API. Bright Data API ↗Claude (incl. Claude Code) docs ↗ | Confirmed Claude Code with the Claude in Chrome extension (Chrome, Edge and other Chromium browsers) Claude (incl. Claude Code) browser docs ↗ | Confirmed Export from Bright Data, then works on the files in your project; chat accepts attachments Claude (incl. Claude Code) docs ↗ |
| OpenAI Codex | Not documented Bright Data has an official MCP server and OpenAI Codex supports MCP, but Bright Data's docs don't name this pairing. Auth setup may differ. Bright Data MCP docs ↗OpenAI Codex MCP docs ↗ | Confirmed OpenAI Codex can run code; Bright Data publishes an API. Bright Data API ↗OpenAI Codex docs ↗ | Confirmed Only in the ChatGPT desktop app; not in the Codex CLI or IDE extension OpenAI Codex browser docs ↗ | Confirmed Export from Bright Data, then works on local repositories OpenAI Codex docs ↗ |
| Google Antigravity | Not documented Bright Data has an official MCP server and Google Antigravity supports MCP, but Bright Data's docs don't name this pairing. Auth setup may differ. Bright Data MCP docs ↗Google Antigravity MCP docs ↗ | Confirmed Google Antigravity can run code; Bright Data publishes an API. Bright Data API ↗Google Antigravity docs ↗ | Confirmed Browser subagent via /browser, documented as an Antigravity App feature; the IDE has separate browser docs Google Antigravity browser docs ↗ | Confirmed Export from Bright Data, then works on local projects and worktrees Google Antigravity docs ↗ |
Confirmed means both the tool's and the platform's official docs describe that route (links in the cell); IonBin has not tested every pairing. Not documented means it may work, but no official docs describe that route end to end. Checked Oct 17, 2026.
Agent compatibility
MCPAPI/CLIBulk import
| Level | Status | Detail / source |
|---|---|---|
| Native connector / MCP | Yes | Official docs ↗ |
| API / CLI | Yes | Official docs ↗ |
| Browser-only | No | Web app; also reachable programmatically |
| Bulk upload / import | Yes | Marketplace datasets delivered as JSON, NDJSON, CSV, XLSX or Parquet to S3, GCS, Snowflake and more (https://docs.brightdata.com/products/marketplace/data-delivery-and-export) |
Recorded Oct 17, 2026. Setup and plan limits vary; check the vendor's docs. How levels are assigned.
Works well with
Connects to agent platforms
Via its official MCP server, from MCP-capable platforms such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini (Google), Google Antigravity, OpenAI Codex.
Via its API, through automation hubs: Gumloop, Make, n8n, Zapier.
Workflows using this tool
- Prepare a pre-call account brief Reviewed
- Give your AI agent live web data Reviewed
- Monitor competitor and vendor pages for changes Reviewed
- Check who ranks for your key searches Reviewed
Review
No long-form review yet. Verdict is based on research, not hands-on testing.