MCP MCP Server

MCP server tailored to connecting web crawler data and archives

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What is the MCP MCP server?

MCP MCP server exists for a simple reason — assistants are far more useful when they can act on MCP directly instead of describing what you should do. MCP server tailored to connecting web crawler data and archives.

What you get

Advanced search and retrieval for web crawler data. With mcp-server-webcrawl, your AI client filters and analyzes web content under your direction or autonomously. The server includes a fulltext search interface with boolean support, and resource filtering by type, HTTP status, and more.

  • Claude Desktop ready
  • Multi-crawler compatible
  • Filter by type, status, and more
  • Boolean search support
  • Support for Markdown and snippets
  • Roll your own website knowledgebase

What the assistant can call

Once MCP is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:

  • Multi — crawler compatible
  • Prompt — Download
  • privacy — fulltext single keyword match
  • boundar — fulltext wildcard matches results starting with boundar (boundary, boundaries)
  • Field — Description
  • url — resource URL
  • type — enumerated list of types (see types table)
  • size — file size in bytes
  • status — HTTP response codes
  • headers — HTTP response headers
  • content — HTTP body—HTML, CSS, JS, and more
  • created — on request

Setting it up

The server ships on PyPI as mcp-server-webcrawl, so your MCP client can launch it on demand — there is no separate build step. Add the server block to your client's configuration, restart it, and the tools register themselves.

Choosing this one

This sits in the search and retrieval group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. MCP's toolset — Multi, Prompt, privacy and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by pragmar; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

This entry was verified against MCP's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

Before you rely on it

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • With 14 tools registered it takes up a noticeable share of the context window; turn it off in projects that never touch MCP.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the mcp mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
Multicrawler compatible
PromptDownload
privacyfulltext single keyword match
boundarfulltext wildcard matches results starting with *boundar* (boundary, boundaries)
FieldDescription
urlresource URL
typeenumerated list of types (see types table)
sizefile size in bytes
statusHTTP response codes
headersHTTP response headers
contentHTTP body—HTML, CSS, JS, and more
createdon request
modifiedon request
TypeDescription

How to install the MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "server-webcrawl": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-server-webcrawl"]
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Example prompts to try

  • Use MCP to Multi.
  • Use MCP to Prompt.
  • Use MCP to privacy.

Frequently asked questions

mcp-server-webcrawl works with ArchiveBox, HTTrack, InterroBot, Katana, SiteOne, WARC, and wget. Each has a dedicated setup guide.