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Bright Data - Search

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Search the web via the Bright Data CLI - `bdata search` for Google/Bing/Yandex SERP, `bdata discover` for intent-ranked semantic results. Use when the user…

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Bright Data - Search

Find things on the web. Two commands live in this skill:

- bdata search - classic keyword SERP (Google/Bing/Yandex). Best when you want "what ranks for keyword X."

- bdata discover - AI intent-ranked discovery with optional page content. Best when you want "pages about topic Y that match intent Z."

For structured data from a known platform (Amazon, LinkedIn, TikTok, …), stop and use data-feeds instead.

Setup gate (run first)

if ! command -v bdata >/dev/null 2>&1; then
    echo "bdata CLI not installed - see bright-data-best-practices/references/cli-setup.md"
elif ! bdata zones >/dev/null 2>&1; then
    echo "bdata not authenticated - run: bdata login  (or: bdata login --device for SSH)"
fi