How do I install Scrapi?

Copy the http config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Scrapi need an API key?

The publisher lists these environment variables: SCRAPI_API_KEY.

When was Scrapi last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-09. Web scraping for AI agents. Converts URLs to clean, LLM-ready Markdown with anti-bot bypass.

Scrapi MCP server

What is this?

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that lets AI agents fetch and read web pages. Simply give it a URL, and it returns clean, LLM-ready content — fast.

Before: AI can't read web pages directly
After: "Summarize this article" just works ✨

Features

🌐 URL → Markdown: Preserves headings, lists, links
📄 URL → Text: Plain text extraction
🏷️ Metadata: Title, author, date, images
🧹 Clean Output: No ads, no navigation, no scripts
⚡ JavaScript Rendering: Works with SPAs
💳 Built-in Billing: Credit tracking, subscription management, usage analytics (MCP keys)
🔄 Auto-Retry: 429 rate limit responses automatically retried with Retry-After
🌍 Dual Transport: Stdio (npx) + Streamable HTTP for flexible deployment

Transport Modes

Scrapi MCP Server supports two transport modes:

Mode	Best For	Node.js Required
Stdio	Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline, Claude Code	Yes (auto via npx)
Streamable HTTP	All clients, Node.js-free environments	No

Prerequisites

Scrapi MCP account (separate from the main Scrapi account)
Claude Desktop, Cline, or Cursor installed
Node.js 20+

Installation

Option A: npx (Recommended)

No installation needed. Just configure your MCP client to use npx.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scrapi": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@scrapi.ai/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "SCRAPI_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Tip: You can also pass the API key via CLI argument instead of env var:
"args": ["-y", "@scrapi.ai/mcp-server", "--api-key", "your-api-key"]

See Step 2 for where to put this configuration.

Option B: Install from Source

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/bamchi/scrapi-mcp-server.git
cd scrapi-mcp-server

# Install dependencies and build
npm install && npm run build

Step 1: Get Your API Key

Go to https://scrapi.ai
Sign up or log in
Visit the MCP Dashboard — your Free plan (500 credits/month) and API key are created automatically
Copy your hsmcp_ API key

Step 2: Configure MCP Server

Claude Desktop

Option A: Via Settings (Recommended)

Open Claude Desktop
Click Settings (gear icon, bottom left)
Select Developer tab
Click "Edit Config" button
Add the mcpServers configuration (see below)
Save and restart Claude Desktop (Cmd+Q, then reopen)

Option B: Edit config file directly

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Configuration (npx):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scrapi": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@scrapi.ai/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "SCRAPI_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Configuration (from source):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scrapi": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/scrapi-mcp-server/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "SCRAPI_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Note: Replace /absolute/path/to/ with the actual path where you cloned the repository.

Cline

Config file location:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Code\User\globalStorage\saoudrizwan.claude-dev\settings\cline_mcp_settings.json

Configuration (npx):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scrapi": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@scrapi.ai/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "SCRAPI_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Configuration (from source):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scrapi": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/scrapi-mcp-server/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "SCRAPI_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Create or edit .cursor/mcp.json in your project root:

Configuration (npx):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scrapi": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@scrapi.ai/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "SCRAPI_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Configuration (from source):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scrapi": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/scrapi-mcp-server/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "SCRAPI_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

Option 1: CLI command (Recommended)

claude mcp add scrapi-ai -s user -e SCRAPI_API_KEY=your-api-key -- npx -y @scrapi.ai/mcp-server

Or with --api-key:

claude mcp add scrapi-ai -s user -- npx -y @scrapi.ai/mcp-server --api-key your-api-key

Option 2: Edit config file

Edit ~/.claude.json or project .mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scrapi": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@scrapi.ai/mcp-server", "--api-key", "your-api-key"]
    }
  }
}

Streamable HTTP

Connect via Streamable HTTP — no Node.js installation needed on the client side.

Endpoint: https://scrapi.ai/mcp

Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scrapi": {
      "url": "https://scrapi.ai/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code (CLI):

claude mcp add --transport http scrapi https://scrapi.ai/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer your-api-key"

Cline (cline_mcp_settings.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scrapi": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://scrapi.ai/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scrapi": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://scrapi.ai/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization: Bearer your-api-key"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Note: Claude Desktop requires the mcp-remote proxy for HTTP connections.

Run your own instance instead of using the hosted endpoint:

SCRAPI_API_KEY=your-api-key npx -y -p @scrapi.ai/mcp-server scrapi-http
# or from source:
SCRAPI_API_KEY=your-api-key node dist/http.js

The server starts at http://localhost:3000 with the MCP endpoint at /mcp. Configure with PORT and HOST environment variables. Replace the URL in the client configurations above with your self-hosted URL (e.g. http://localhost:3000/mcp).

Health check: GET http://localhost:3000/health

Step 3: Restart Your AI Client

Claude Desktop: Fully quit (Cmd+Q on macOS, Alt+F4 on Windows) and reopen
Claude Code: Restart the session
Cline: Restart VS Code
Cursor: Restart the editor

You should see the MCP server connection indicator.

Available Tools

`scrape_url`

Scrapes a webpage and returns AI-readable content.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`url`	string	✅	URL to scrape
`format`	string		`markdown` (default) or `text`

Example:

{
  "url": "https://example.com/article",
  "format": "markdown"
}

Markdown Output:

# Article Title

> Author: John Doe | Published: 2024-01-15

## Introduction

This is the main content of the article, converted to clean markdown...

## Key Points

- Point 1: Important detail
- Point 2: Another insight
- [Related Link](https://example.com/related)

Text Output:

Article Title

Author: John Doe | Published: 2024-01-15

Introduction

This is the main content of the article, converted to plain text...

Key Points

- Point 1: Important detail
- Point 2: Another insight

`scrape_urls`

Scrapes multiple webpages in parallel and returns AI-readable content.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`urls`	string[]	✅	URLs to scrape (max 10)
`format`	string		`markdown` (default) or `text`

Example:

{
  "urls": ["https://example.com/page1", "https://example.com/page2"],
  "format": "text"
}

Output:

[
  {
    "url": "https://example.com/page1",
    "content": "Page 1 Title\n\nThis is the content of page 1..."
  },
  {
    "url": "https://example.com/page2",
    "content": "Page 2 Title\n\nThis is the content of page 2..."
  }
]

`scraper_server_status`

Check the status of all ScraperServer instances. Shows server health, circuit breaker state, failure counts, and timing info.

Parameters: None

Example:

{}

Output:

## ScraperServer Status

Total: 3 | Available: 2

| Name | OS | Status | Failures | Last Success | Last Failure |
|------|----|--------|----------|--------------|--------------|
| pluto | linux | OK | 0 | 01/30 14:23:05 | - |
| mars | mac | FAIL | 2 | 01/29 10:00:00 | 01/30 13:55:12 |
| venus | linux | OPEN | 3 | 01/28 09:00:00 | 01/30 12:00:00 |

### Issues
- **mars**: Connection refused - connect(2)
- **venus**: Circuit breaker open until 01/30 12:30:00
- **venus**: Net::ReadTimeout

Status values:

Status	Description
`OK`	Server is healthy
`FAIL`	Server is unhealthy
`OPEN`	Circuit breaker open (isolated for 30 min)
`N/A`	Not yet checked

`get_usage`

Check your API usage and remaining credits.

Parameters: None

Example:

{}

Output:

## MCP Credits

| Item | Value |
|------|-------|
| Plan | starter |
| Subscription Credits | 1,500 |
| Purchased Credits | 200 |
| Total Remaining | 1,700 |
| Period End | 2026-03-01 |

`get_billing`

Retrieve detailed billing information including subscription, plans, daily usage, and spending limits.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`action`	string	Yes	`subscription`, `plans`, `daily_usage`, or `spending_limits`
`start_date`	string		Start date for `daily_usage` (YYYY-MM-DD, default: 30 days ago)
`end_date`	string		End date for `daily_usage` (YYYY-MM-DD, default: today)

Example — Current subscription:

{ "action": "subscription" }

## MCP Subscription

| Item | Value |
|------|-------|
| Plan | starter (Starter) |
| Status | active |
| Monthly Credits | 2,000 |
| Price | $19.00/mo |
| Rate Limit | 30 RPM |
| Burst Limit | 5 concurrent |
| Period End | 2026-03-01 |

Example — Available plans:

{ "action": "plans" }

## Available MCP Plans

| Plan | Credits/mo | Price | RPM | Burst |
|------|-----------|-------|-----|-------|
| Free (free) | 500 | Free | 10 | 2 |
| Starter (starter) | 2,000 | $19.00/mo | 30 | 5 |
| Pro (pro) | 10,000 | $49.00/mo | 60 | 10 |
| Business (business) | 50,000 | $149.00/mo | 120 | 20 |

Example — Daily usage history:

{ "action": "daily_usage", "start_date": "2026-02-01", "end_date": "2026-02-07" }

## Daily Usage (2026-02-01 ~ 2026-02-07)

| Date | Requests | Credits | Top Tool |
|------|----------|---------|----------|
| 2026-02-07 | 45 | 45 | scrape#scrape (45) |
| 2026-02-06 | 120 | 120 | scrape#scrape (100) |

**Total**: 165 requests, 165 credits

Example — Spending limits:

{ "action": "spending_limits" }

## Spending Limits

| Item | Value |
|------|-------|
| Daily Limit | 500 credits |
| Today's Usage | 120 credits |
| Usage % | 24.0% |

Usage Examples

Example 1: Summarize a News Article

User: Summarize this article: https://news.example.com/article/12345

Claude: [calls scrape_url]

Here's a summary of the article:

## Key Points
- Point 1: ...
- Point 2: ...
- Point 3: ...

Example 2: Fetch Page Content

User: Get the content from https://example.com/data

Claude: [calls scrape_url]

# Page Title
> Source: https://example.com/data

The page content is returned in clean Markdown format...

Example 3: Research Competitor Pricing

User: What's the pricing on https://competitor.com/product/abc

Claude: [calls scrape_url]

Here's the pricing information:
- **Product**: ABC Premium
- **Regular Price**: $99.00
- **Sale Price**: $79.00 (20% off)

Example 4: Read API Documentation

User: Read https://docs.example.com/api/v2 and write integration code

Claude: [calls scrape_url]

I've analyzed the API documentation. Here's the integration code:

// api-client.ts
export class ExampleApiClient {
  private baseUrl = 'https://api.example.com/v2';
  
  async getData(): Promise<Response> {
    // ...
  }
}

How It Works

┌─────────────────┐
│     User        │
│ "Summarize this │
│   URL for me"   │
└────────┬────────┘
         │
         ▼
┌─────────────────┐
│  Claude Desktop │
│    / Cursor     │
└────────┬────────┘
         │
         ▼
┌─────────────────┐     ┌─────────────────┐
│   MCP Server    │────►│   Scrapi API    │
│  (scrape_url)   │     │ (format param)  │
└────────┬────────┘     └────────┬────────┘
         │                       │
         │◄──────────────────────┘
         │   Markdown/Text Response
         ▼
┌─────────────────┐
│   AI Response   │
│ (Summary, etc.) │
└─────────────────┘

Why Scrapi?

Built by the team behind Scrapi, with 8+ years of web scraping experience:

✅ 1,900+ production crawlers
✅ JavaScript rendering support
✅ Anti-bot handling
✅ 99.9% uptime

Troubleshooting

"API key is required"

Make sure your API key is provided via one of these methods:

Environment variable: Set SCRAPI_API_KEY in your configuration
CLI argument: Pass --api-key your-key in the args

"Invalid API key"

Verify that your API key is correct and active in your Scrapi dashboard.

npx using an old cached version

If you upgraded but still see old behavior, clear the npx cache:

npx clear-npx-cache

MCP Server not connecting

Ensure Node.js 20+ is installed
Try running node /absolute/path/to/scrapi-mcp-server/dist/index.js manually to check for errors
Fully quit Claude Desktop (Cmd+Q on macOS, Alt+F4 on Windows) and restart
Check Settings > Developer to verify the server is listed

Developer tab not visible

Update Claude Desktop to the latest version: Claude menu → "Check for Updates..."

Support

Email: [email protected]
Issues: GitHub Issues

Add this server

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Server facts

Tools

Questions

How do I install Scrapi?

Does Scrapi need an API key?

What transport does Scrapi use?

When was Scrapi last checked?

Documentation

What is this?

Features

Transport Modes

Prerequisites

Installation

Option A: npx (Recommended)

Option B: Install from Source

Step 1: Get Your API Key

Step 2: Configure MCP Server

Claude Desktop

Cline

Cursor

Claude Code

Streamable HTTP

Step 3: Restart Your AI Client

Available Tools

scrape_url

scrape_urls

scraper_server_status

get_usage

get_billing

Usage Examples

Example 1: Summarize a News Article

Example 2: Fetch Page Content

Example 3: Research Competitor Pricing

Example 4: Read API Documentation

How It Works

Why Scrapi?

Troubleshooting

"API key is required"

"Invalid API key"

npx using an old cached version

MCP Server not connecting

Developer tab not visible

Support

License

`scrape_url`

`scrape_urls`

`scraper_server_status`

`get_usage`

`get_billing`