Builtwith MCP Server

Model Context Protocol server for BuiltWith API integration

Local serverstdioTypeScript

What is the Builtwith MCP server?

Builtwith mcp server connects Builtwith to AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol. Model Context Protocol server for BuiltWith API integration.

What Builtwith does

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides tools for querying the BuiltWith API to get information about website technology stacks. This server can be used with any AI assistant that supports the Model Context Protocol.

Key capabilities

  • Domain Lookup — Get detailed information about the technologies used by a specific domain
  • Technology Categorization — View technologies grouped by categories (Analytics, CMS, Frameworks, etc.)
  • Detailed Information — Access descriptions, detection dates, and links for each technology

Tools it exposes

Once connected, the assistant can call these 2 tools directly:

  • Troubleshooting — 2. If not available, the package.json is configured to use the GitHub repository. If this fails, you may need to:
  • domain_lookup — The domain_lookup tool exposed by this server

Installing the builtwith mcp server

The server is distributed via npm as npm, so most clients can run it without a manual build step. Add it to your MCP client's configuration and restart the client to pick it up — the copy-paste configs for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are on this page.

Configuration

Before the server will start you need to supply one environment variable: BUILTWITH_API_KEY. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than committing them.

Requirements

  • Node.js 18 or higher - A BuiltWith API key (get one at BuiltWith API)

Where it fits

Developer-tool servers are usually the first ones people connect, because they turn "help me with this code" into an assistant that can actually read the repo and act on it. Builtwith sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — Troubleshooting, domain_lookup — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other developer tools servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.

Practical notes

  • This server runs locally, so it operates with whatever access your machine and its credentials already have. Scope that deliberately rather than by default.
  • It will not start until its required credentials are present, so set those before wondering why the tools never appear.
  • Maintained by Cyreslab-AI, written in TypeScript.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the builtwith mcp server actually does with your data.
  • Every entry in this directory is reviewed by hand before it goes live, and details are checked against the project's own documentation.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
Troubleshooting2. If not available, the package.json is configured to use the GitHub repository. If this fails, you may need to:
domain_lookupThe domain_lookup tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Builtwith MCP server

For Claude Developer Tools:

```json
// ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json (macOS)
// %APPDATA%\Code\User\globalStorage\saoudrizwan.claude-dev\settings\cline_mcp_settings.json (Windows)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "builtwith": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/builtwith-mcp-server/build/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "BUILTWITH_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      },
      "disabled": false,
      "autoApprove": []
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

  • Node.js 18 or higher - A BuiltWith API key (get one at BuiltWith API)
VariableDescriptionRequired
BUILTWITH_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Builtwith to Troubleshooting.
  • Use Builtwith to domain lookup.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Builtwith to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 2 tools (Troubleshooting, domain_lookup) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Builtwith directly.