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brightdata mcp for Gemini CLI

io.github.brightdata/brightdata-mcp

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

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Install brightdata mcp in Gemini CLI

~/.gemini/settings.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.gemini\settings.json

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brightdata-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@brightdata/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "API_TOKEN": "<API_TOKEN>",
        "WEB_UNLOCKER_ZONE": "<WEB_UNLOCKER_ZONE>",
        "BROWSER_ZONE": "<BROWSER_ZONE>",
        "PRO_MODE": "<PRO_MODE>",
        "GROUPS": "<GROUPS>",
        "TOOLS": "<TOOLS>",
        "POLLING_TIMEOUT": "<POLLING_TIMEOUT>",
        "BASE_TIMEOUT": "<BASE_TIMEOUT>",
        "BASE_MAX_RETRIES": "<BASE_MAX_RETRIES>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Gemini expands $VAR and ${VAR} inside env values, so a secret can live in your shell rather than this file. Gemini CLI docs

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