Agent skill · data analytics · jeremylongshore
brightdata-common-errors
Analyze Bright Data proxy and dataset failures using current provider codes without bypassing policy controls. Use when diagnosing 407, 403, 429, 502, snapshot, or delivery failures. Trigger with: "diagnose a Bright Data error", "what does this x-brd code mean", "triage a failed snapshot".
Why this skill is useful
Provides specific commands and troubleshooting steps for common Bright Data errors that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires curl installed locally. Requires brightdata account access. About 2k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 2,604 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Bright Data Failure Triage Overview Separate provider, target, client, and policy failures using HTTP status, Proxy-Status, and current x-brd- fields. Never treat an access or compliance denial as a cue to rotate products, regions, or identities. Prerequisites A redacted response or snapshot receipt The zone, product, operation ID, and approved target class Access to the current Bright Data error catalog and network-status page Instructions Step 1: Collect minimal evidence Read the receipt and Grep for status, Proxy-Status, x-brd-err-code, x-brd-error, x-brd-err-msg, snapshot state, and request time. Exclude credentials, full URLs, and bodies. Step 2: Identify the layer Classify authentication (407/client), policy (403/policy), throttling (429), peer/target (408/502), provider incident, or dataset lifecycle failure. Step 3: Reproduce safely Use Bash(curl:) only for one authorized provider test endpoint or a read-only status check. Do not reproduce against a sensitive target or change network type to defeat a denial. Step 4: Choose the response Fix deterministic client/auth errors; back off transient/provider errors within budget; pause policy, target-data, account, empty, or persistent errors for owner review. Tool Discipline Use Read and Grep to analyze redacted evidence. Use Bash(curl:) only for a bounded provider-controlled test. This workflow never writes raw response data, prints credentials, or authorizes product or identity switching. Output Failure layer and documented provider code Retry, repair, pause, or escalate decision Redacted evidence bundle identifier and owner Examples For 429 with a per-IP code, reduce pressure and review distribution; do not automatically rotate to more identities. For a policy 403, stop. For a provider-wide incident, preserve the receipt and wait for recovery. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills jeremylongshore/brightdata-common-errors--468b00