What API key does the Decodo MCP Server MCP server require?

It requires a Decodo Web Scraping API basic authentication token. Local configurations provide it through `SCRAPER_API_TOKEN`; hosted configurations send it in the `Authorization` header.

Does Decodo MCP Server work with Claude Desktop?

Yes. The README documents Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Windsurf configurations.

Can Decodo MCP Server scrape JavaScript websites?

Yes. The README states that the service supports server-side JavaScript rendering and dynamic websites.

Decodo MCP Server

Q: Which websites can the Decodo MCP Server MCP server search?

Its listed tools cover Google, Bing, Amazon, Walmart, Target, TikTok Shop, Reddit, TikTok, YouTube, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Mode, along with arbitrary target URLs.

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Scrapes live websites, search engines, marketplaces, and social platforms through MCP tools.

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Target File:~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-64": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@decodo/mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCRAPER_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
        "TOOLSETS": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

💡 Paste the JSON block into your client's configuration file under mcpServers, then restart the application.

Overview

Live web scraping and search tools are exposed by the Decodo MCP Server MCP server for AI clients such as Claude, Cursor, and Windsurf. It connects to Decodo's Web Scraping API and returns Markdown, JSON-oriented structured results, or webpage screenshots, with support for JavaScript-rendered pages and geo-targeted access. Toolsets cover general web pages, search engines, ecommerce, social media, and AI search services. Reach for it when an agent needs current web data without maintaining scraping, proxy, parsing, and retry infrastructure.

Use cases

Scrape dynamic webpages for current research

Build RAG pipelines with live search results

Track marketplace products, prices, and sellers

Collect Reddit, TikTok, and YouTube data

Capture webpage screenshots for visual agent context

Key features

URL scraping with Markdown output

Webpage screenshots as PNG images

Search tools for Google, Bing, and marketplaces

Social platform and video data extraction

Optional toolset selection

JavaScript rendering and anti-bot handling

Capabilities & Tool Schemas (30)Self-reported

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scrape_as_markdown

Scrapes any target URL, expects a URL to be given via prompt. Returns results in Markdown.

screenshot

Captures a screenshot of any webpage and returns it as a PNG image.

google_search

Scrapes Google Search for a given query, and returns parsed results.

google_ads

Scrapes Google Ads search results.

google_lens

Scrapes Google Lens image search results.

google_ai_mode

Scrapes Google AI Mode (Search with AI) results.

How Decodo MCP Server works

What Decodo MCP Server MCP server does

The Decodo MCP Server MCP server gives MCP-compatible AI clients access to live web data through Decodo's Web Scraping API. It can fetch a supplied URL as Markdown, capture a webpage as a PNG image, and query supported search, marketplace, social, and AI platforms. The available targets include Google, Bing, Amazon, Walmart, Target, TikTok Shop, Reddit, TikTok, YouTube, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Mode.

The service is suited to agents that need current information rather than relying only on model training data. Example workflows include collecting search results for retrieval-augmented generation, extracting product prices or seller details, reading social posts and video metadata, and researching dynamic websites. The repository describes support for server-side JavaScript rendering, anti-bot handling, and geo-restricted sites.

How it works

An MCP client calls one of the registered tools and supplies the relevant URL or search query. The hosted configuration connects to https://mcp.decodo.com/mcp; requests authenticate with a Basic authentication token obtained from the Decodo dashboard. A local Node.js process can use the same API through the @decodo/mcp-server package and the SCRAPER_API_TOKEN environment variable.

Tools are grouped into optional toolsets:

web provides URL scraping and screenshots.
search covers Google and Bing search-related tools.
ecommerce covers Amazon, Walmart, Target, and TikTok Shop tools.
social_media covers Reddit, TikTok, and YouTube tools.
ai covers ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Mode.

If no toolset is selected, all listed tools are registered. For hosted connections, a toolsets query parameter can limit the server to selected groups, which can reduce the number of tools presented to an agent.

Setup and configuration

Create a Decodo account and obtain a Web Scraping API basic authentication token. The README states that new accounts include up to 2,000 free requests without a credit card. Configure the hosted endpoint with an Authorization header containing the Basic token, or run the package locally with Node.js 18 or later.

For a local client configuration, the package can be started with npx -y @decodo/mcp-server. Set SCRAPER_API_TOKEN to the token from the dashboard. The TOOLSETS environment variable can be set to a comma-separated selection such as web,ai; hosted configurations instead use the toolsets URL parameter. Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Windsurf are specifically documented as client options.

Tools and capabilities

The Decodo MCP Server MCP server exposes tools for:

Scraping arbitrary URLs as Markdown and taking webpage screenshots.
Searching Google, Bing, Google Ads, Google Lens, Google Travel Hotels, and Google AI Mode.
Querying Amazon, Walmart, Target, and TikTok Shop, including product, pricing, seller, and bestseller data where supported.
Reading Reddit posts, subreddits, and user profiles; TikTok posts; and YouTube metadata, channels, subtitles, and search results.
Interacting with ChatGPT and Perplexity for AI-powered search and conversations.

Outputs may be returned as Markdown, structured data, or screenshots depending on the tool.

Limitations and notes

A Decodo API token is required, so the server is not credential-free. The hosted service depends on Decodo's endpoint and API access, while local use still sends scraping requests through that service. Results and supported behavior vary by tool and target platform; the README identifies the tools and broad output formats but does not specify schemas for every response. The repository also documents a global proxy network and anti-bot handling, but users remain responsible for deciding whether their collection of a target site's content is permitted.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Decodo MCP Server

Use Node.js 18 or later and run `npx -y @decodo/mcp-server` in the MCP client's server configuration. The server also supports a hosted endpoint at `https://mcp.decodo.com/mcp`.

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