Oxylabs MCP Server

<p align="center"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/oxylabs-public-assets/oxylabs_mcp.svg" alt="Oxylabs + MCP"> </p> <h1 align="center" style="border-bottom: none;"> Oxylabs MCP Server </h1> <p align="center"> <em>The missing link between AI models and the real‑world web: one API that delivers clean, structured data from any site.</em> </p> <div align="center"> [](https://smithery.ai/server/@oxylabs/oxylabs-mcp) [](https://pypi.org/project/oxylabs-mcp/) [](https://discord.gg/Pds3gBmKMH) [](LICENSE) [](https://mseep.ai/app/f6a9c0bc-83a6-4f78-89d9-f2cec4ece98d)  <br/> <a href="https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/@oxylabs/oxylabs-mcp"> <img width="380" height="200" src="https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/@oxylabs/oxylabs-mcp/badge" alt="Oxylabs Server MCP server" /> </a> </div> --- ## 📖 Overview The Oxylabs MCP server provides a bridge between AI models and the web. It enables them to scrape any URL, render JavaScript-heavy pages, extract and format content for AI use, bypass anti-scraping measures, and access geo-restricted web data from 195+ countries. ## 🛠️ MCP Tools Oxylabs MCP provides two sets of tools that can be used together or independently: ### Oxylabs Web Scraper API Tools 1. **universal_scraper**: Uses Oxylabs Web Scraper API for general website scraping; 2. **google_search_scraper**: Uses Oxylabs Web Scraper API to extract results from Google Search; 3. **amazon_search_scraper**: Uses Oxylabs Web Scraper API to scrape Amazon search result pages; 4. **amazon_product_scraper**: Uses Oxylabs Web Scraper API to extract data from individual Amazon product pages. ### Oxylabs AI Studio Tools 5. **ai_scraper**: Scrape content from any URL in JSON or Markdown format with AI-powered data extraction; 6. **ai_crawler**: Based on a prompt, crawls a website and collects data in Markdown or JSON format across multiple pages; 7. **ai_browser_agent**: Based on prompt, controls a browser and returns data in Markdown, JSON, HTML, or screenshot formats; 8. **ai_search**: Search the web for URLs and their contents with AI-powered content extraction. ## ✅ Prerequisites Before you begin, make sure you have **at least one** of the following: - **Oxylabs Web Scraper API Account**: Obtain your username and password from [Oxylabs](https://dashboard.oxylabs.io/) (1-week free trial available); - **Oxylabs AI Studio API Key**: Obtain your API key from [Oxylabs AI Studio](https://aistudio.oxylabs.io/settings/api-key). (1000 credits free). ## 📦 Configuration ### Environment variables Oxylabs MCP server supports the following environment variables: | Name | Description | Default | |----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|---------| | `OXYLABS_USERNAME` | Your Oxylabs Web Scraper API username | | | `OXYLABS_PASSWORD` | Your Oxylabs Web Scraper API password | | | `OXYLABS_AI_STUDIO_API_KEY`| Your Oxylabs AI Studio API key | | | `LOG_LEVEL` | Log level for the logs returned to the client | `INFO` | Based on provided credentials, the server will automatically expose the corresponding tools: - If only `OXYLABS_USERNAME` and `OXYLABS_PASSWORD` are provided, the server will expose the Web Scraper API tools; - If only `OXYLABS_AI_STUDIO_API_KEY` is provided, the server will expose the AI Studio tools; - If both `OXYLABS_USERNAME` and `OXYLABS_PASSWORD` and `OXYLABS_AI_STUDIO_API_KEY` are provided, the server will expose all tools. ❗❗❗ **Important note: if you don't have Web Scraper API or Oxylabs AI studio credentials, delete the corresponding environment variables placeholders. Leaving placeholder values will result in exposed tools that do not work.** ### Configure with uvx - Install the uvx package manager: ```bash # macOS and Linux curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh ``` OR: ```bash # Windows powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex" ``` - Use the following config: ```json { "mcpServers": { "oxylabs": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["oxylabs-mcp"], "env": { "OXYLABS_USERNAME": "OXYLABS_USERNAME", "OXYLABS_PASSWORD": "OXYLABS_PASSWORD", "OXYLABS_AI_STUDIO_API_KEY": "OXYLABS_AI_STUDIO_API_KEY" } } } } ``` ### Configure with uv - Install the uv package manager: ```bash # macOS and Linux curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh ``` OR: ```bash # Windows powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex" ``` - Use the following config: ```json { "mcpServers": { "oxylabs": { "command": "uv", "args": [ "--directory", "/<Absolute-path-to-folder>/oxylabs-mcp", "run", "oxylabs-mcp" ], "env": { "OXYLABS_USERNAME": "OXYLABS_USERNAME", "OXYLABS_PASSWORD": "OXYLABS_PASSWORD", "OXYLABS_AI_STUDIO_API_KEY": "OXYLABS_AI_STUDIO_API_KEY" } } } } ``` ### Configure with Smithery - Go to https://smithery.ai/server/@oxylabs/oxylabs-mcp; - Login with GitHub or Google; - Find the _Connect_ section; - Follow the instructions to generate the config or auto install command. ### Manual Setup with Claude Desktop Navigate to **Claude → Settings → Developer → Edit Config** and add one of the configurations above to the `claude_desktop_config.json` file. ### Manual Setup with Cursor AI Navigate to **Cursor → Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP**. Click **Add new global MCP server** and add one of the configurations above. ## 📝 Logging Server provides additional information about the tool calls in `notification/message` events ```json { "method": "notifications/message", "params": { "level": "info", "data": "Create job with params: {\"url\": \"https://ip.oxylabs.io\"}" } } ``` ```json { "method": "notifications/message", "params": { "level": "info", "data": "Job info: job_id=7333113830223918081 job_status=done" } } ``` ```json { "method": "notifications/message", "params": { "level": "error", "data": "Error: request to Oxylabs API failed" } } ``` --- ## 🛡️ License Distributed under the MIT License – see [LICENSE](LICENSE) for details. --- ## About Oxylabs Established in 2015, Oxylabs is a market-leading web intelligence collection platform, driven by the highest business, ethics, and compliance standards, enabling companies worldwide to unlock data-driven insights. [](https://oxylabs.io/) <div align="center"> _{Made with ☕ by <a href="https://oxylabs.io">Oxylabs</a>. Feel free to give us a ⭐ if MCP saved you a weekend.} </div> ## ✨ Key Features <details> <summary><strong> Scrape content from any site</strong></summary> <br> - Extract data from any URL, including complex single-page applications - Fully render dynamic websites using headless browser support - Choose full JavaScript rendering, HTML-only, or none - Emulate Mobile and Desktop viewports for realistic rendering </details> <details> <summary><strong> Automatically get AI-ready data</strong></summary> <br> - Automatically clean and convert HTML to Markdown for improved readability - Use automated parsers for popular targets like Google, Amazon, and more </details> <details> <summary><strong> Bypass blocks & geo-restrictions</strong></summary> <br> - Bypass sophisticated bot protection systems with high success rate - Reliably scrape even the most complex websites - Get automatically rotating IPs from a proxy pool covering 195+ countries </details> <details> <summary><strong> Flexible setup & cross-platform support</strong></summary> <br> - Set rendering and parsing options if needed - Feed data directly into AI models or analytics tools - Works on macOS, Windows, and Linux </details> <details> <summary><strong> Built-in error handling and request management</strong></summary> <br> - Comprehensive error handling and reporting - Smart rate limiting and request management </details> --- ## Why Oxylabs MCP? &nbsp;🕸️ ➜ 📦 ➜ 🤖 Imagine telling your LLM *"Summarise the latest Hacker News discussion about GPT‑5"* – and it simply answers. MCP (Multi‑Client Proxy) makes that happen by doing the boring parts for you: | What Oxylabs MCP does | Why it matters to you | |-------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| | **Bypasses anti‑bot walls** with the Oxylabs global proxy network | Keeps you unblocked and anonymous | | **Renders JavaScript** in headless Chrome | Single‑page apps, sorted | | **Cleans HTML → JSON** | Drop straight into vector DBs or prompts | | **Optional structured parsers** (Google, Amazon, etc.) | One‑line access to popular targets |