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UseScraper MCP Server

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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

  • Allows scraping web content and converting it to Markdown format.

  • The MCP server is built using TypeScript.

UseScraper MCP Server

This is a TypeScript-based MCP server that provides web scraping capabilities using the UseScraper API. It exposes a single tool 'scrape' that can extract content from web pages in various formats.

Features

Tools

  • scrape - Extract content from a webpage
    • Parameters:
      • url (required): The URL of the webpage to scrape
      • format (optional): The format to save the content (text, html, markdown). Default: markdown
      • advanced_proxy (optional): Use advanced proxy to circumvent bot detection. Default: false
      • extract_object (optional): Object specifying data to extract

Installation

Installing via Smithery

To install UseScraper for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install usescraper-server --client claude

Manual Installation

  1. Clone the repository:
    git clone https://github.com/your-repo/usescraper-server.git cd usescraper-server
  2. Install dependencies:
    npm install
  3. Build the server:
    npm run build

Configuration

To use with Claude Desktop, add the server config:

On MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json On Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{ "mcpServers": { "usescraper-server": { "command": "node", "args": ["/path/to/usescraper-server/build/index.js"], "env": { "USESCRAPER_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here" } } } }

Replace /path/to/usescraper-server with the actual path to the server and your-api-key-here with your UseScraper API key.

Usage

Once configured, you can use the 'scrape' tool through the MCP interface. Example usage:

{ "name": "scrape", "arguments": { "url": "https://example.com", "format": "markdown" } }

Development

For development with auto-rebuild:

npm run watch

Debugging

Since MCP servers communicate over stdio, debugging can be challenging. We recommend using the MCP Inspector, which is available as a package script:

npm run inspector

The Inspector will provide a URL to access debugging tools in your browser.

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A TypeScript-based MCP server utilizing the UseScraper API to provide web scraping capabilities, allowing users to extract content from webpages in various formats.

  1. Features
    1. Tools
  2. Installation
    1. Installing via Smithery
    2. Manual Installation
  3. Configuration
    1. Usage
      1. Development
        1. Debugging

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