Websharp MCP Server

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What is the Websharp MCP server?

If you already use Websharp, the websharp mcp server is the piece that lets your assistant work with it directly. Search the web and extract article text for LLMs.

What the server does

WebSharp is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server written in C# (.NET 9) that exposes web search and readable page extraction tools over the streamable HTTP transport. It pairs a SearXNG metasearch instance with the SmartReader content extraction library and ships with Docker assets so you can run everything locally with one command.

  • Streamable HTTP MCP endpoint served by ASP.NET Core via ModelContextProtocol.AspNetCore
  • SearXNG-backed metasearch tool that returns both a readable summary and structured JSON metadata
  • SmartReader-powered page reader tools for single URLs or batches, ideal for grounding and fact checking workflows
  • Container-first development story with Docker Compose and an inspector-ready .mcp.json profile

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

  • web_search — The web_search tool exposed by this server
  • web_page_read — The web_page_read tool exposed by this server

Credentials and setup notes

Configuration is passed through the environment: MCP_PROXY_AUTH_TOKEN. 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.

Installation

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.

Where it fits

Among the cloud and infrastructure options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Websharp's toolset — web_search, web_page_read — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by jgador; 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.

Worth knowing first

  • 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
web_searchThe web_search tool exposed by this server.
web_page_readThe web_page_read tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Websharp MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "websharp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/inspector"],
      "env": {
        "MCP_PROXY_AUTH_TOKEN": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
MCP_PROXY_AUTH_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Websharp to web search.
  • Use Websharp to web page read.

Frequently asked questions

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