# WebReaper (MCP server)

> WebReaper is an MCP server that adds web browsing tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. AI-native web scraper: scrape, crawl and map any site to clean markdown over stdio. It has 149 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with dnx WebReaper.Mcp --yes.

AI-native web scraper. Single binary with a bundled Claude Code skill. Windows binaries are on the GitHub Releases page; winget and Scoop are on the v10.1 roadmap.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/alex-on-ai/WebReaper |
| GitHub stars | 149 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | C# |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | nuget: WebReaper.Mcp |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Web & browsing |
| Latest release | v11.3.2 (Jun 28, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 4, 2026 |
| MCP registry name | io.github.alex-on-ai/webreaper |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "webreaper": {
      "command": "dnx",
      "args": [
        "WebReaper.Mcp",
        "--yes"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --transport stdio webreaper -- dnx WebReaper.Mcp --yes
```

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "webreaper": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "dnx",
      "args": [
        "WebReaper.Mcp",
        "--yes"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "webreaper": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "dnx",
      "args": [
        "WebReaper.Mcp",
        "--yes"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

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