Hosted MCP server · #17 most used on Smithery

Web Scout

pinkpixel-dev/web-scout-mcp

Search the web and extract clean, readable text from webpages. Process multiple URLs at once to speed up research with reliable throttling and error handling. Quickly compile sources and summaries for briefs, reports, or competitive analysis.

Research & science

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Uses: 20k
Tools: 2
Runs: Hosted
Listed: 1.1y ago

Get started

Add it to your agent

npx -y @smithery/cli@latest install pinkpixel-dev/web-scout-mcp --client claude

Swap --client claude for cursor, vscode, windsurf or another client. The CLI asks for any required settings.

claude mcp add --transport http web-scout https://server.smithery.ai/pinkpixel-dev/web-scout-mcp/mcp

A hosted server: nothing to install. Run /mcp in Claude Code to sign in if it asks.

[mcp_servers.web-scout]
url = "https://server.smithery.ai/pinkpixel-dev/web-scout-mcp/mcp"

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web-scout": {
      "url": "https://server.smithery.ai/pinkpixel-dev/web-scout-mcp/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json.

{
  "servers": {
    "web-scout": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://server.smithery.ai/pinkpixel-dev/web-scout-mcp/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json.

gemini mcp add --transport http web-scout https://server.smithery.ai/pinkpixel-dev/web-scout-mcp/mcp

Saved to .gemini/settings.json.

What it can do

2 tools

DuckDuckGoWebSearch2 paramsInitiates a web search query using the DuckDuckGo search engine and returns a well-structured list of findings. Input the keywords, quest…

Initiates a web search query using the DuckDuckGo search engine and returns a well-structured list of findings. Input the keywords, question, or topic you want to search for using DuckDuckGo as your query. Input the maximum number of search entries you'd like to receive using maxResults - defaults to 10 if not provided.

Parameter	Type	Description
`query`	string	Search query string
`maxResults`	integer	Maximum number of results to return (default: 10)

UrlContentExtractor1 paramFetches and extracts content from a given webpage URL. Input the URL of the webpage you want to extract content from as a string using th…

Fetches and extracts content from a given webpage URL. Input the URL of the webpage you want to extract content from as a string using the url parameter. You can also input an array of URLs to fetch content from multiple pages at once.

Parameter	Type	Description
`url`		URL or list of URLs to fetch