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Bright Data Best Practices skill
Runs by itself, weekly rank check.

Weekly search ranks for your keywords.

Install the Bright Data Best Practices skill and make it a habit: follow https://gethabit.dev/skills/brightdata/bright-data-best-practices.md

  1. 1Copy
  2. 2Paste into Claude Code, Codex or Cursor
  3. 3It runs by itself

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Bright Data Best Practices

by brightdata · 2K installs

The skill

Bright data best practices is a reference skill for developers who build Bright Data integrations: Web Unlocker, SERP API, Web Scraper API and Browser API, with auth, parameters and the right API for each job.

Only when you ask.

The habit

Weekly search ranks for your keywords.

↻ Runs by itselfweekly rank check

How the habit works.
You don't have to.

Three questionsWhen does it start? How does it check its work? What does it remember?

01

It starts by itself

weekly rank check. Runs in Claude Code routine or cron.

  • ↻ weekly rank check
  • 0 7 * * 1

02

It checks its work

parsed results returned. If a check fails, it tries again.

  • ✓each request returns status 200
  • ✓each response has at least one organic result
  • ✓every query URL includes brd_json=1

03

It remembers

weekly rank log. The next run reads it first: last week's rank per keyword.

loops/serp-rank-watch-loop/run-log.md

One run, step by step.
Then it stops.

Stop ruleStops after 50 keywords per run, with one retry each.

  1. 01

    Check setup

    Read references/cli-setup.md and confirm BRIGHTDATA_API_KEY and BRIGHTDATA_SERP_ZONE are set.

  2. 02

    Pick the API

    Use the SERP API for search results, not Web Unlocker or Browser API.

  3. 03

    Send queries

    POST each Google search URL with brd_json=1, gl and hl to the request endpoint.

  4. 04

    Read ranks

    Find your site's rank in the organic array for each keyword.

  5. 05

    Compare and log

    Compare with last week and write changes into the run log.

What it may do.
Nothing more.

Safe by defaultIt writes only in its own folder and asks you before anything goes out.

Is it for you?
Use it when it fits.

Quick checkRead both lists. If the left one sounds like you, the Bright Data Best Practices skill helps.

Use it when

  • ✓ You scrape pages at scale
  • ✓ You need structured search results
  • ✓ You automate a browser behind bot checks

Skip it when

  • – You do not use Bright Data
  • – You need raw proxy routing only

Questions

Bright Data Best Practices skill, answered.

Should I paginate with num?

No. The skill says num is deprecated; use start.

Can I use Web Unlocker with Playwright?

No. The skill says to use the Browser API for browser automation.

How do I install the Bright Data Best Practices skill?

Copy the prompt at the top into your agent. It installs the skill from brightdata/skills and sets up the habit. Or run npx skills add brightdata/skills --skill bright-data-best-practices.

Is the Bright Data Best Practices skill free?

Yes. It is published under MIT. Habit is free too.

Bright Data Best Practices. Now as a habit.

Install the Bright Data Best Practices skill and make it a habit: follow https://gethabit.dev/skills/brightdata/bright-data-best-practices.md

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Works in

  • Claude Code
  • Codex
  • Cursor
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude app

Made by brightdata, published under MIT. Habit links to the original and never changes it. Is this your skill?

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