Web Scout MCP

<p align="center"> <img src="assets/logo.png" alt="Web Scout MCP Logo" width="300"/> </p> <h1 align="center">Web Scout MCP Server</h1> <p align="center"> <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/@pinkpixel/web-scout-mcp"><img src="https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@pinkpixel/web-scout-mcp.svg" alt="npm version"></a> <a href="https://github.com/pinkpixel-dev/web-scout-mcp/blob/main/LICENSE"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg" alt="License"></a> <a href="https://nodejs.org/en/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/node-%3E%3D18.0.0-brightgreen.svg" alt="Node.js Version"></a> <a href="https://smithery.ai/servers/pinkpixel-dev/web-scout-mcp"><img alt="Smithery Badge" src="https://smithery.ai/badge/pinkpixel-dev/web-scout-mcp"></a> </p> <p align="center"> <a href="https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/pinkpixel-dev/web-scout-mcp"><img src="https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/pinkpixel-dev/web-scout-mcp/badges/score.svg" alt="web-scout-mcp MCP server" /></a> <a href="https://mseep.ai/app/pinkpixel-dev-web-scout-mcp"><img src="https://mseep.net/pr/pinkpixel-dev-web-scout-mcp-badge.png" alt="MseeP.ai Security Assessment Badge" width="200" /></a> </p> <p align="center"> An MCP server for web search using DuckDuckGo and content extraction, with support for multiple URLs and memory optimizations. </p>

✨ Features

• 🔍 DuckDuckGo Search: Fast and privacy-focused web search capability
• 📄 Content Extraction: Clean, readable text extraction from web pages
• 🚀 Parallel Processing: Support for extracting content from multiple URLs simultaneously
• 💾 Memory Optimization: Smart memory management to prevent application crashes
• ⏱️ Rate Limiting: Intelligent request throttling to avoid API blocks
• 🛡️ Error Handling: Robust error handling for reliable operation

📦 Installation

Installing via Smithery

To install Web Scout for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @pinkpixel-dev/web-scout-mcp --client claude

Global Installation

npm install -g @pinkpixel/web-scout-mcp

Local Installation

npm install @pinkpixel/web-scout-mcp

🚀 Usage

Command Line

After installing globally, run:

web-scout-mcp

With MCP Clients

Add this to your MCP client's config.json (Claude Desktop, Cursor, etc.):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web-scout": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pinkpixel/web-scout-mcp@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Environment Variables

Set the WEB_SCOUT_DISABLE_AUTOSTART=1 environment variable when embedding the package and calling createServer() yourself. By default running the published entrypoint (for example node dist/index.js or npx @pinkpixel/web-scout-mcp) automatically bootstraps the stdio transport.

🧰 Tools

The server provides the following MCP tools:

🔍 DuckDuckGoWebSearch

Initiates a web search query using the DuckDuckGo search engine and returns a well-structured list of findings.

Input:

• query (string): The search query string
• maxResults (number, optional): Maximum number of results to return (default: 10)

Example:

{
  "query": "latest advancements in AI",
  "maxResults": 5
}

Output: A formatted list of search results with titles, URLs, and snippets.

📄 UrlContentExtractor

Fetches and extracts clean, readable content from web pages by removing unnecessary elements like scripts, styles, and navigation.

Input:

• url: Either a single URL string or an array of URL strings

Example (single URL):

{
  "url": "https://example.com/article"
}

Example (multiple URLs):

{
  "url": [
    "https://example.com/article1",
    "https://example.com/article2"
  ]
}

Output: Extracted text content from the specified URL(s).

🛠️ Development

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/pinkpixel-dev/web-scout-mcp.git
cd web-scout-mcp

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build
npm run build

# Run
npm start

📚 Documentation

For more detailed information about the project, check out these resources:

• OVERVIEW.md - Technical overview and architecture
• CONTRIBUTING.md - Guidelines for contributors
• CHANGELOG.md - Version history and changes

📋 Requirements

• Node.js >= 18.0.0
• npm or yarn

📄 License

This project is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License.

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