Bright Data — Live Research

Turn one research question into a cited, synthesized brief by fanning out intent-ranked Discover queries, reading the best sources, and writing up findings with inline citations. This is a workflow on top of the discover-api skill — read that for the API mechanics, modes, and parameters.

Use this when the deliverable is understanding (a report/briefing), not a link list (that's search/discover-api) and not a standing system (that's rag-pipeline).

Setup gate

Discover must be reachable. Quick check (CLI path):

command -v bdata >/dev/null 2>&1 || echo "CLI missing — see bright-data-best-practices/references/cli-setup.md"
bdata zones >/dev/null 2>&1 || echo "not authenticated — run: bdata login"

(SDK/REST paths just need BRIGHTDATA_API_TOKEN.)