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Scrapeless MCP Server

Scrapeless MCP Server is an MCP server that adds web browsing tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Web search, browser automation, scraping, crawling and CAPTCHA solving for AI agents. It has 169 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y scrapeless-mcp-server.

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Install Scrapeless MCP Server

Generated from the server's MCP registry entry. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scrapeless-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "scrapeless-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCRAPELESS_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env SCRAPELESS_API_KEY=your-value --transport stdio scrapeless-mcp-server -- npx -y scrapeless-mcp-server

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scrapeless-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "scrapeless-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCRAPELESS_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "scrapeless_api_key",
      "description": "SCRAPELESS_API_KEY",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "scrapeless-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "scrapeless-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCRAPELESS_API_KEY": "${input:scrapeless_api_key}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code (remote)

claude mcp add --transport http scrapeless-mcp-server "https://api.scrapeless.com/mcp"

The same server is also hosted as a remote MCP endpoint, so nothing runs on your machine.

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

Environment variables

Variables the server reads at startup.

NameRequiredDescription
SCRAPELESS_API_KEYsecretYesYour Scrapeless API key. Get one from https://app.scrapeless.com

About Scrapeless MCP Server

Welcome to the official Scrapeless Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server — a powerful integration layer that empowers LLMs, AI Agents, and AI applications to interact with the web in real time.

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How do I install the Scrapeless MCP Server MCP server?

Add the command npx -y scrapeless-mcp-server to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is Scrapeless MCP Server free?

The server is open source under the MIT license, so running it is free. It needs credentials (SCRAPELESS_API_KEY) for the service it connects to, which may require a paid account.

Is Scrapeless MCP Server actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Sep 8, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months.