How do I use MCP Web Utilities Server?

1. Click on "Install Server". 2. Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state. 3. In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@MCP Web Utilities Server search for the latest news on OpenAI and summarize the top result" That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed. Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.

MCP Web Utilities Server by RocwoDev

MCP Web Utilities Server

Lightweight MCP server that exposes web search and page fetching tools.

Features

search_on_web and search_on_website using ddgs.
fetch_webpage that returns simplified Markdown using crawl4ai with stealth settings.

Requirements

Python 3.13+
uv installed

Install uv on Windows (PowerShell):

powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"

Setup

uv sync

Then activate the virtual environment and run the crawler setup:

.venv\Scripts\activate crawl4ai-setup

Run the server

uv run main.py

Or on Windows:

start_mcp_server.cmd

Tools

search_on_web(query: str, results: int = 10) -> str

Returns results formatted as:

[title](url) description

search_on_website(query: str, sites: list[str], results: int = 10) -> str

Same format, restricted to the provided sites.

fetch_webpage(target_url: str) -> str

Returns simplified Markdown for the target page.

Tests

python tests.py

Notes

Avoid writing to STDOUT (e.g., print) when the server is running; it will break JSON RPC communication.
Network-dependent tests may fail if external services are blocked in the current environment.