@anakin-io/mcp

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Model Context Protocol server for Anakin.

Gives AI agents in Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, and any other MCP-compatible client native access to web scraping, search, crawling, mapping, agentic research, and Wire actions — without writing any glue code.

Status: alpha (v0.1.x). Tool surface and arguments may change between minor versions until v1.0.

Quick install (recommended)

One command configures every detected agent client:

npx -y @anakin-io/mcp@latest init --all

You'll be prompted for your API key (or set ANAKIN_API_KEY first to skip the prompt). Get one free at anakin.io/dashboard — 500 credits, no card required.

After it finishes, restart your agent client(s). The anakin MCP server will appear in the tool list, exposing the tools below.

Related MCP server: webpeel

Manual install

If you prefer to edit config files yourself, see Manual setup per client.

What's exposed

Tool	Purpose
`scrape`	Fetch one URL → markdown (or AI-extracted JSON with `generateJson: true`).
`search`	AI web search with citations. Synchronous.
`map`	Discover all URLs on a domain.
`crawl`	Bulk-fetch markdown across a site.
`agentic_search`	Multi-source deep research (1–5 min).
`wire_discover`	Find a Wire action for a task by natural-language intent.
`wire_catalog`	Browse supported sites and a site's actions + param schemas.
`wire_read_action`	Run a Wire read action (extracts data, no state change).
`wire_write_action`	Run a Wire write action (state-changing; never payments).
`wire_identities`	List saved accounts/credentials for auth-required actions.
`wire_login`	Sign in to a credentials-mode site → `credential_id`.
`wire_build`	Request a brand-new action for a site not yet in the catalog.
`monitor_create`	Watch a page/site/Wire action on a schedule; alert on change.
`monitor_list`	List your monitors (or fetch one by id).
`monitor_changes`	Detected changes for a monitor.
`monitor_control`	Pause / resume / run-now / delete a monitor.
`ai_visibility_search`	Ask ChatGPT/Gemini/Google AI Overview the same question, compare answers.
`ai_visibility_sources`	List available AI answer engines.
`session_list`	List saved browser login sessions (ids for `sessionId` params).
`session_delete`	Permanently delete a saved session.
`browser_task`	Natural-language task in an AI-driven cloud browser (up to ~5 min).

Wire runs pre-built automation actions across hundreds of sites. Actions are read (extract listings, category products, prices, reviews, profiles, dashboard metrics) or write (log in, submit a form) — many read actions need no auth. The loop is: wire_discover (or wire_catalog) to find an action_id and its type, then wire_read_action or wire_write_action (matching the type) to run it; add a credential_id only when the action's auth mode is required. Payment execution and fund transfers are refused by policy.

Each tool is a thin wrapper around the Anakin REST API — there is no scraping logic in this package, just MCP-protocol glue. The HTTP client is self-contained (src/client.ts); no runtime dependency on the @anakin-io/sdk Node SDK.

Updating

Configs created by this package pin @anakin-io/mcp@latest, so updates are automatic — every time your client launches the server, npx runs the newest published version. Just restart your client to pick up a release.

Already set up before v0.1.4? Your config likely uses an unpinned @anakin-io/mcp, which npx keeps serving from cache. Run this once to switch it to auto-updating — it keeps your API key and never prompts:

npx -y @anakin-io/mcp@latest update

Then restart your client. Confirm the version with:

npx -y @anakin-io/mcp@latest --version

Manual setup per client

Claude Desktop

Edit ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anakin": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@anakin-io/mcp@latest"],
      "env": {
        "ANAKIN_API_KEY": "ak-..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop.

Claude Code (Anthropic CLI)

Edit ~/.claude/settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anakin": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@anakin-io/mcp@latest"],
      "env": {
        "ANAKIN_API_KEY": "ak-..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Or use Claude Code's built-in command:

claude mcp add anakin npx -y @anakin-io/mcp@latest -e ANAKIN_API_KEY=ak-...

Cursor

Edit ~/.cursor/mcp.json (user-scoped) or ./.cursor/mcp.json (project-scoped):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anakin": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@anakin-io/mcp@latest"],
      "env": {
        "ANAKIN_API_KEY": "ak-..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Cursor.

Cline (VS Code extension — "Claude Dev")

Edit Cline's settings file inside VS Code's globalStorage:

Platform	Path
macOS	`~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json`
Linux	`~/.config/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json`
Windows	`%APPDATA%/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json`

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anakin": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@anakin-io/mcp@latest"],
      "env": {
        "ANAKIN_API_KEY": "ak-..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Reload the Cline VS Code extension (or restart VS Code).

Continue (IDE extension)

Edit ~/.continue/config.json:

{
  "experimental": {
    "modelContextProtocolServers": [
      {
        "name": "anakin",
        "command": "npx",
        "args": ["-y", "@anakin-io/mcp@latest"],
        "env": {
          "ANAKIN_API_KEY": "ak-..."
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

If you have other entries under experimental.modelContextProtocolServers, append the anakin object to the existing array — don't overwrite. Reload the Continue extension.

Zed

Edit ~/.config/zed/settings.json (macOS / Linux) or %APPDATA%/Zed/settings.json (Windows):

{
  "context_servers": {
    "anakin": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@anakin-io/mcp@latest"],
      "env": {
        "ANAKIN_API_KEY": "ak-..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Reload Zed.

Windsurf

Edit ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anakin": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@anakin-io/mcp@latest"],
      "env": {
        "ANAKIN_API_KEY": "ak-..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Windsurf.

VS Code (with the MCP extension)

Edit .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace:

{
  "servers": {
    "anakin": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@anakin-io/mcp@latest"],
      "env": {
        "ANAKIN_API_KEY": "ak-..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Reload VS Code.

Verify it's working

In Claude Desktop / Cursor / etc., ask the agent something like:

Scrape https://example.com using anakin and return the markdown.

The agent should call the scrape tool, return the page contents, and cite the call in its trace.

CLI reference

anakin-mcp                       Run the MCP server (default — clients spawn this).
anakin-mcp init                  Interactive client config.
anakin-mcp init --all            Configure every detected client, no prompts.
anakin-mcp init --client=cursor  Only configure one client.
anakin-mcp --version             Print version.
anakin-mcp --help                Print usage.

How agents discover Anakin

Two complementary paths:

MCP (this package) — for clients that support it. Tools are typed and called natively. This is the high-quality path.
SKILL.md — for any agent that can fetch a URL. The markdown describes the API end-to-end so an agent can use it via plain HTTP calls.

Most users on Claude Desktop / Cursor / Windsurf / VS Code will want option 1.

Development

git clone https://github.com/Anakin-Inc/anakin-mcp.git
cd anakin-mcp
npm install
npm run build
ANAKIN_API_KEY=ak-... node dist/cli.js  # smoke-test the server

For local end-to-end testing with an actual MCP client, point the client at the absolute path of dist/cli.js:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anakin-dev": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/anakin-mcp/dist/cli.js"],
      "env": { "ANAKIN_API_KEY": "ak-..." }
    }
  }
}

@anakin-io/sdk — Node.js / TypeScript SDK
anakin — Python SDK
anakin-cli — Python CLI for human terminal use
SKILL.md — agent-onboarding doc for non-MCP agents

License

Apache 2.0

Anakin