io.github.brightdata/brightdata-mcp vs Olostep MCP Server
io.github.brightdata/brightdata-mcp is an MCP server published by brightdata. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). Olostep MCP Server is an MCP server published by olostep. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-20. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  io.github.brightdata/brightdata-mcp |  Olostep MCP Server |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 4.0.0 Downloads/month (npm): 48 444 Downloads/week (npm): 16 203 Forks (GitHub): 333 Stars (GitHub): 2 680 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 1.0.17 Downloads/month (npm): 617 Downloads/week (npm): 237 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | io.github.brightdata/brightdata-mcp | Olostep MCP Server |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 680 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 333 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-18 | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@brightdata/mcp) | On your machine (olostep-mcp) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 7, secrets among them: 1 | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 14 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/brightdata/brightdata-mcp | github.com/olostep/olostep-claude-code-plugin |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 4 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
io.github.brightdata/brightdata-mcp
Bright Data's Web MCP server enabling AI agents to search, extract & navigate the web
Olostep MCP Server
Search, scrape, and crawl the web for AI agents. Batch scraping and answers with citations.
How to run each
io.github.brightdata/brightdata-mcp As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "API_TOKEN=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>" --transport stdio brightdata-mcp -- npx -y @brightdata/mcpRequires: API_TOKEN (secret)
Olostep MCP Server As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio olostep-mcp-server -- npx -y olostep-mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Only io.github.brightdata/brightdata-mcp asks for
API_TOKEN (secret)BASE_MAX_RETRIESBASE_TIMEOUTBROWSER_ZONEGROUPSTOOLSWEB_UNLOCKER_ZONE
Only Olostep MCP Server asks for
OLOSTEP_API_KEY (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: io.github.brightdata/brightdata-mcp · What it can do: Olostep MCP Server · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.