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remote-capable server

The server can be hosted and run remotely because it primarily relies on remote services or has no dependency on the local environment.

Integrations

  • Provides structured data from Google search results through the google_search tool, including organic search results, knowledge graph data, and related questions

  • Supports waiting for JavaScript-heavy websites to render before scraping content, with configurable wait times

  • Retrieves webpage content in clean markdown format for easier consumption and formatting

Olostep MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation that integrates with Olostep for web scraping, content extraction, and search capabilities. To set up Olostep MCP Server, you need to have an API key. You can get the API key by signing up on the Olostep website.

Features

  • Web page content extraction with clean markdown formatting
  • Google search results with structured data extraction
  • Website URL discovery and mapping
  • Country-specific request routing for geo-targeted content
  • Configurable wait times for JavaScript-heavy websites
  • Comprehensive error handling and reporting
  • Simple API key configuration

Installation

Running with npx

env OLOSTEP_API_KEY=your-api-key npx -y olostep-mcp

Manual Installation

npm install -g olostep-mcp

Running on Claude Desktop

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{ "mcpServers": { "mcp-server-olostep": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "olostep-mcp"], "env": { "OLOSTEP_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" } } } }

Or for a more straightforward way you can install via the Smithery CLI by running the following code in your device terminal

npx -y @smithery/cli install @olostep/olostep-mcp-server --client claude

Running on Windsurf

Add this to your ./codeium/windsurf/model_config.json:

{ "mcpServers": { "mcp-server-olostep": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "olostep-mcp"], "env": { "OLOSTEP_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" } } } }

Running on Cursor

To configure Olostep MCP in Cursor:

  1. Open Cursor Settings
  2. Go to Features > MCP Servers
  3. Click "+ Add New MCP Server"
  4. Enter the following:
    • Name: "olostep-mcp" (or your preferred name)
    • Type: "command"
    • Command: env OLOSTEP_API_KEY=your-api-key npx -y olostep-mcp

Replace your-api-key with your Olostep API key.

Configuration

Environment Variables

  • OLOSTEP_API_KEY: Your Olostep API key (required)

Available Tools

1. Get Webpage Content (get_webpage_content)

Retrieves webpage content in clean markdown format with support for JavaScript rendering.

{ "name": "get_webpage_content", "arguments": { "url_to_scrape": "https://example.com", "wait_before_scraping": 1000, "country": "US" } }

Parameters:

  • url_to_scrape: The URL of the webpage to scrape (required)
  • wait_before_scraping: Time to wait in milliseconds before starting the scrape (default: 0)
  • country: Residential country to load the request from (e.g., US, CA, GB) (optional)

Response:

{ "content": [ { "type": "text", "text": "# Example Website\n\nThis is the markdown content of the webpage..." } ] }

2. Get Website URLs (get_website_urls)

Search and retrieve relevant URLs from a website, sorted by relevance to your query.

{ "name": "get_website_urls", "arguments": { "url": "https://example.com", "search_query": "your search term" } }

Parameters:

  • url: The URL of the website to map (required)
  • search_query: The search query to sort URLs by (required)

Response:

{ "content": [ { "type": "text", "text": "Found 42 URLs matching your query:\n\nhttps://example.com/page1\nhttps://example.com/page2\n..." } ] }

Retrieve structured data from Google search results.

{ "name": "google_search", "arguments": { "query": "your search query", "country": "US" } }

Parameters:

  • query: The search query to perform (required)
  • country: Country code for localized results (e.g., US, GB) (default: "US")

Response includes:

  • Organic search results with titles, links, and snippets
  • Knowledge graph data when available
  • Related questions (People Also Ask)
  • Related searches
  • Rich snippets and other structured data

Error Handling

The server provides robust error handling:

  • Detailed error messages for API issues
  • Network error reporting
  • Authentication failure handling
  • Rate limit information

Example error response:

{ "isError": true, "content": [ { "type": "text", "text": "Olostep API Error: 401 Unauthorized. Details: {\"error\":\"Invalid API key\"}" } ] }

License

ISC License

This server cannot be installed

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Searching google, individual websites and scraping their content. Fast and cost-effective. ⚡️

  1. Features
    1. Installation
      1. Running with npx
      2. Manual Installation
      3. Running on Claude Desktop
      4. Running on Windsurf
      5. Running on Cursor
    2. Configuration
      1. Environment Variables
    3. Available Tools
      1. 1. Get Webpage Content (get_webpage_content)
      2. 2. Get Website URLs (get_website_urls)
      3. 3. Google Search (google_search)
    4. Error Handling
      1. License

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