Web Browser Mcp Server

A Minimum Control Program (MCP) server implementation for web browsing capabilities using BeautifulSoup4

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Overview

The Web Browser MCP Server is a Minimum Control Program (MCP) server designed to enhance AI applications with web browsing capabilities, allowing them to read and understand content from the web using BeautifulSoup4.

To use the server, install it using pip or uv, and configure your application to integrate with Claude Desktop by following the provided JSON configuration instructions.

Smart content extraction using CSS selectors - Asynchronous processing for optimal speed - Capture of rich metadata including titles and links - Built-in error handling and timeout management - Cross-platform compatibility with Python

Extracting headlines and content from news articles.
Scraping data from e-commerce sites for analysis.
Enabling AI chatbots to fetch real-time information from web pages.

Add to your AI client

Use these steps to connect Web Browser Mcp Server in Cursor, Claude, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible apps. The same JSON appears in the Use with menu above for one-click copy.

Cursor

Add this to your .cursor/mcp.json file in your project root, then restart Cursor.

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web-browser-mcp-server-blazickjp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-web-browser-mcp-server-blazickjp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Add this server entry to the mcpServers object in your Claude Desktop config, then restart the app.

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web-browser-mcp-server-blazickjp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-web-browser-mcp-server-blazickjp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

Add this to your project's .mcp.json file. Claude Code will detect it automatically.

.mcp.json (project root)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web-browser-mcp-server-blazickjp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-web-browser-mcp-server-blazickjp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code (Copilot)

Add this to your .vscode/mcp.json file. Requires the GitHub Copilot extension with MCP support enabled.

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "web-browser-mcp-server-blazickjp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-web-browser-mcp-server-blazickjp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Add this to your Windsurf MCP config file, then restart Windsurf.

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web-browser-mcp-server-blazickjp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-web-browser-mcp-server-blazickjp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Cline

Open Cline settings, navigate to MCP Servers, and add this server configuration.

Cline MCP Settings (via UI)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web-browser-mcp-server-blazickjp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-web-browser-mcp-server-blazickjp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

FAQ

What programming language is required?

The Web Browser MCP Server is built for Python and requires Python 3.8 or later.

Can it run on any operating system?

Yes, it is designed to work on any platform that supports Python.

Is there documentation for help?

Yes, the comprehensive documentation is provided within the project repository on GitHub.

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