Olostep MCP Server

API to search, extract and structure web data. Features web scraping, AI-powered answers with citations, batch processing (10k URLs), and autonomous

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What is the Olostep MCP server?

API to search, extract and structure web data. Features web scraping, AI-powered answers with citations, batch processing (10k URLs), and autonomous site crawling for AI agents and LLMs. That is what the olostep mcp server brings to an AI assistant: the same capability, reachable through the Model Context Protocol rather than a separate app or dashboard.

The short version

There are multiple ways to connect to the Olostep MCP Server. Choose the one that best fits your workflow.

  • Scrape website content in HTML, Markdown, JSON or Plain Text (with optional parsers)
  • Parser-based web search with structured results
  • AI Answers with citations and optional JSON-shaped outputs
  • Batch scraping of up to 10k URLs
  • Autonomous site crawling from a start URL
  • Website URL discovery and mapping (with include/exclude filters)

The tools it exposes

The server publishes 3 tools. What each one is for:

  • Cursor — The easiest way is to use the remote endpoint. Create or edit .cursor/mcp.json in your project root:
  • Windsurf — The Windsurf tool exposed by this server
  • Metorial — 1. Open Metorial dashboard 2. Navigate to MCP Servers directory 3. Search for "Olostep" 4. Click "Install" and enter your API

What it needs from you

Configuration is passed through the environment: OLOSTEP_API_KEY, ORBIT_KEY. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.

Getting it running

Because this one is hosted, setup is mostly authentication — you point your client at the endpoint and approve access. Nothing runs on your machine, so there is no runtime to keep patched.

How it compares

Plenty of search and retrieval servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Olostep's toolset — Cursor, Windsurf, Metorial — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by olostep; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.

Things to watch

  • Your data travels to the provider's service, so the usual questions apply about what you send and what they retain.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
CursorThe easiest way is to use the remote endpoint. Create or edit .cursor/mcp.json in your project root:
WindsurfThe Windsurf tool exposed by this server.
Metorial1. Open [Metorial](https://metorial.com) dashboard 2. Navigate to MCP Servers directory 3. Search for "Olostep" 4. Click "Install" and enter your API key

How to install the Olostep MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "olostep": {
      "url": "https://mcp.olostep.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
OLOSTEP_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
ORBIT_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Olostep to Cursor.
  • Use Olostep to Windsurf.
  • Use Olostep to Metorial.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Olostep to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 3 tools (Cursor, Windsurf, Metorial) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Olostep directly.