Scrapfly MCP Server

Give your AI real-time access to any website

🌐 Landing Page • 📖 Documentation • 🎮 Live Demo • 🔑 Get API Key

What is Scrapfly MCP?

The Scrapfly MCP Server connects your AI assistants to live web data through the Model Context Protocol. Transform your AI from being limited by training data to having real-time access to any website.

✨ What Your AI Can Do

Capability	Description
🌐 Scrape Live Data	Pull current prices, listings, news, or any webpage content in real-time
🛡️ Bypass Anti-Bot Systems	Automatically handle CAPTCHAs, proxies, JavaScript rendering, and rate limits
⚡ Extract Structured Data	Parse complex websites into clean JSON using AI-powered extraction
📸 Capture Screenshots	Take visual snapshots of pages or specific elements for analysis

🏆 Why Scrapfly?

Built on battle-tested infrastructure used by thousands of developers:

99.9% Uptime — Enterprise-grade reliability
100+ Countries — Global proxy network with datacenter & residential IPs
Anti-Bot Bypass — Advanced Unblocker technology defeats modern protections
OAuth2 Security — Enterprise authentication for production deployments

📖 Learn more: Why Scrapfly MCP?

🚀 Quick Install

Click one of the buttons below to install the MCP server in your preferred IDE:

📦 Manual Installation

Standard Configuration

Works with most MCP-compatible tools:

config.json

{
  "servers": {
    "scrapfly-cloud-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.scrapfly.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cloud Configuration (NPX)

For tools that require a local process:

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scrapfly": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.scrapfly.io/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

🔧 IDE-Specific Setup

VS Code

One-Click Install

Manual Install

Follow the VS Code MCP guide or use the CLI:

bash

code --add-mcp '{"name":"scrapfly-cloud-mcp","type":"http","url":"https://mcp.scrapfly.io/mcp"}'

After installation, Scrapfly tools will be available in GitHub Copilot Chat.

📖 Full guide: VS Code Integration

VS Code Insiders

One-Click Install

Manual Install

bash

code-insiders --add-mcp '{"name":"scrapfly-cloud-mcp","type":"http","url":"https://mcp.scrapfly.io/mcp"}'

📖 Full guide: VS Code Integration

Visual Studio

One-Click Install

Manual Install

Open Visual Studio
Navigate to GitHub Copilot Chat window
Click the tools icon (🛠️) in the chat toolbar
Click + Add Server to open the configuration dialog
Configure:
- Server ID: scrapfly-cloud-mcp
- Type: http/sse
- URL: https://mcp.scrapfly.io/mcp
Click Save

📖 Full guide: Visual Studio MCP documentation

Cursor

One-Click Install

Manual Install

Go to Cursor Settings → MCP → Add new MCP Server
Use the standard configuration above
Click Edit to verify or add arguments

📖 Full guide: Cursor Integration

Claude Code

Use the Claude Code CLI:

Terminal

claude mcp add scrapfly-cloud-mcp --url https://mcp.scrapfly.io/mcp

📖 Full guide: Claude Code Integration

Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop configuration file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scrapfly": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-remote", "https://mcp.scrapfly.io/mcp"]
    }
  }
}

📖 Full guide: Claude Desktop Integration

Cline

Add to your Cline MCP settings:

config.json

{
  "scrapfly-cloud-mcp": {
    "type": "http",
    "url": "https://mcp.scrapfly.io/mcp"
  }
}

📖 Full guide: Cline Integration

Windsurf

Follow the Windsurf MCP documentation using the standard configuration.

📖 Full guide: Windsurf Integration

Zed

Add to your Zed settings:

config.json

{
  "context_servers": {
    "scrapfly-cloud-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.scrapfly.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

📖 Full guide: Zed Integration

OpenAI Codex

Create or edit ~/.codex/config.toml:

toml

[mcp_servers.scrapfly-cloud-mcp]
url = "https://mcp.scrapfly.io/mcp"

📖 More info: Codex MCP documentation

Gemini CLI

Follow the Gemini CLI MCP guide using the standard configuration.

OpenCode

Add to ~/.config/opencode/opencode.json:

config.json

{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "scrapfly-cloud-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.scrapfly.io/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}

📖 More info: OpenCode MCP documentation

🛠️ Available Tools

The Scrapfly MCP Server provides 5 powerful tools covering 99% of web scraping use cases:

Tool	Description	Use Case
`scraping_instruction_enhanced`	Cheat-sheet of the scraping options	Optional — when the right options are unclear
`web_get_page`	Quick page fetch with smart defaults	Simple scraping tasks
`web_scrape`	Full control with browser automation	Complex scraping, login flows
`screenshot`	Capture page screenshots	Visual analysis, monitoring
`info_account`	Check usage & quota	Account management

📖 Full reference: Tools & API Specification

Example: Scrape a Page

Code

User: "What are the top posts on Hacker News right now?"

AI: Uses web_get_page to fetch https://news.ycombinator.com and returns current top stories

Example: Extract Structured Data

Code

User: "Get all product prices from this Amazon page"

AI: Uses web_scrape with extraction_model="product_listing" to return structured JSON

📖 More examples: Real-World Examples

🔐 Authentication

Scrapfly MCP supports multiple authentication methods:

Method	Best For	Documentation
OAuth2	Production, multi-user apps	OAuth2 Setup
API Key	Personal use, development	API Key Setup
Header Auth	Custom integrations	Header Auth

🔑 Get your API key: Scrapfly Dashboard

📊 Configuration Reference

Setting	Value
Server Name	`scrapfly-cloud-mcp`
Type	Remote HTTP Server
URL	`https://mcp.scrapfly.io/mcp`
Protocol	MCP over HTTP/SSE

🖥️ Self-Hosted / Local Deployment

You can run the Scrapfly MCP server locally or self-host it.

CLI Arguments

Flag	Description
`-http <address>`	Start HTTP server at the specified address (e.g., `:8080`). Takes precedence over `PORT` env var.
`-apikey <key>`	Use this API key instead of the `SCRAPFLY_API_KEY` environment variable.

Environment Variables

Variable	Description
`PORT`	HTTP port to listen on. Used if `-http` flag is not set.
`SCRAPFLY_API_KEY`	Default Scrapfly API key. Can also be passed via query parameter `?apiKey=xxx` at runtime.

Examples

bash

# Start HTTP server on port 8080
./scrapfly-mcp -http :8080

# Start HTTP server using PORT env var
PORT=8080 ./scrapfly-mcp

# Start with an API key. Prefer the environment variable: a key passed as a
# flag lands in your shell history and in the process list.
SCRAPFLY_API_KEY=... ./scrapfly-mcp -http :8080

# Start in stdio mode (for local MCP clients)
./scrapfly-mcp

Docker

bash

# Build
docker build -t scrapfly-mcp .

# Run (Smithery compatible - uses PORT env var)
docker run -p 8080:8080 scrapfly-mcp

# Run with custom port
docker run -e PORT=9000 -p 9000:9000 scrapfly-mcp

🤝 Framework Integrations

Scrapfly MCP also works with AI frameworks and automation tools:

Framework	Documentation
LangChain	LangChain Integration
LlamaIndex	LlamaIndex Integration
CrewAI	CrewAI Integration
OpenAI	OpenAI Integration
n8n	n8n Integration
Make	Make Integration
Zapier	Zapier Integration

📖 All integrations: Integration Index

📚 Resources

🌐 MCP Cloud Landing Page — Product overview & features
🎮 Live n8n Demo — Try it in your browser
📖 Full Documentation
🛠️ Tools Reference
💡 Examples & Use Cases
❓ FAQ
🔐 Authentication Guide

💬 Need Help?

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