How does the four-tier scraping strategy work?

It implements an intelligent escalation: first attempting a fast WebFetch, then Curl with browser headers, then full browser automation for JavaScript, and finally the Bright Data MCP for sites with advanced protection.

Can this skill bypass CAPTCHAs?

Yes, by escalating to the fourth tier (Bright Data MCP), the skill can navigate advanced bot protection and CAPTCHAs that typically block standard automated tools.

What format is the scraped data returned in?

The skill is designed to return all extracted web content in a structured markdown format, making it easy for Claude to process and analyze.

When is the Bright Data MCP tier activated?

The skill automatically escalates to Bright Data only if the first three tiers (WebFetch, Curl, and Browser Automation) fail to retrieve the content due to blocking or complexity.

Does it support sites that require JavaScript to load?

Absolutely. The third tier uses browser automation to fully render JavaScript-heavy sites before extracting the content.

Bright Data Advanced Scraper

Name: Bright Data Advanced Scraper
Author: Activer007

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Web Scraping & Data Collection

Executes a progressive four-tier scraping strategy to reliably extract content from websites while bypassing bot detection and CAPTCHAs.

About

The Bright Data skill provides a robust framework for URL content retrieval within Claude Code, designed to solve the common problem of access restrictions. It utilizes an intelligent escalation workflow that begins with lightweight fetching and progressively moves through customized curl commands and browser automation, ultimately leveraging the professional Bright Data MCP for the most difficult targets. This ensures high success rates for research and data extraction by automatically handling JavaScript rendering, rate limits, and sophisticated anti-bot measures, delivering all results in clean, structured markdown.

Key Features

1 GitHub stars
Progressive four-tier escalation strategy for maximum reliability
Converts raw HTML and dynamic sites into clean markdown format
Automatic fallback logic from basic fetching to advanced scraping
Bypasses sophisticated bot detection and CAPTCHA challenges
Full JavaScript rendering support via Playwright browser automation

Use Cases

Retrieving documentation from JavaScript-heavy single-page applications (SPAs)
Extracting content from websites with strict anti-scraping or bot protection
Automated web research and data collection for AI-driven analysis

About

Key Features

1 GitHub stars
Progressive four-tier escalation strategy for maximum reliability
Converts raw HTML and dynamic sites into clean markdown format
Automatic fallback logic from basic fetching to advanced scraping
Bypasses sophisticated bot detection and CAPTCHA challenges
Full JavaScript rendering support via Playwright browser automation

Use Cases

Retrieving documentation from JavaScript-heavy single-page applications (SPAs)
Extracting content from websites with strict anti-scraping or bot protection
Automated web research and data collection for AI-driven analysis