Integrations
Enables Google search integration to retrieve search results and extract information from the web
MCP Web Research Server
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for web research.
Bring real-time info into Claude and easily research any topic.
Features
- Google search integration --- THIS FORK FIXES THIS --- NOW NO LONGER GETTING CAPTCHA BLOCKED
- Webpage content extraction
- Research session tracking (list of visited pages, search queries, etc.)
- Screenshot capture
Prerequisites
- Node.js >= 18 (includes
npm
andnpx
) - Claude Desktop app
Installation
First, ensure you've downloaded and installed the Claude Desktop app and you have npm installed.
Next, add this entry to your claude_desktop_config.json
(on Mac, found at ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
):
This config allows Claude Desktop to automatically start the web research MCP server when needed.
Usage
Simply start a chat with Claude and send a prompt that would benefit from web research. If you'd like a prebuilt prompt customized for deeper web research, you can use the agentic-research
prompt that we provide through this package. Access that prompt in Claude Desktop by clicking the Paperclip icon in the chat input and then selecting Choose an integration
→ webresearch
→ agentic-research
.
Tools
search_google
- Performs Google searches and extracts results
- Arguments:
{ query: string }
visit_page
- Visits a webpage and extracts its content
- Arguments:
{ url: string, takeScreenshot?: boolean }
take_screenshot
- Takes a screenshot of the current page
- No arguments required
Prompts
agentic-research
A guided research prompt that helps Claude conduct thorough web research. The prompt instructs Claude to:
- Start with broad searches to understand the topic landscape
- Prioritize high-quality, authoritative sources
- Iteratively refine the research direction based on findings
- Keep you informed and let you guide the research interactively
- Always cite sources with URLs
Resources
We expose two things as MCP resources: (1) captured webpage screenshots, and (2) the research session.
Screenshots
When you take a screenshot, it's saved as an MCP resource. You can access captured screenshots in Claude Desktop via the Paperclip icon.
Research Session
The server maintains a research session that includes:
- Search queries
- Visited pages
- Extracted content
- Screenshots
- Timestamps
Suggestions
For the best results, if you choose not to use the agentic-research
prompt when doing your research, it may be helpful to suggest high-quality sources for Claude to use when researching general topics. For example, you could prompt news today from reuters or AP
instead of news today
.
Problems
This is very much pre-alpha code. And it is also AIGC, so expect bugs.
If you run into issues, it may be helpful to check Claude Desktop's MCP logs:
Development
Requirements
- Node.js >= 18
- Playwright (automatically installed as a dependency)
Verified Platforms
- macOS
- Linux
- Windows
License
MIT
Author
This server cannot be installed
local-only server
The server can only run on the client's local machine because it depends on local resources.
A Model Context Protocol server that enables Claude to perform web research by integrating Google search, extracting webpage content, and capturing screenshots in real-time.
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