Scrapling Fetch MCP
An MCP server that helps AI assistants access text content from websites that implement bot detection, bridging the gap between what you can see in your browser and what the AI can access.
README Documentation
scrapling-fetch-mcp
Helps AI assistants fetch content from bot-protected websites. Uses Scrapling (patchright + curl-cffi) to bypass anti-automation measures, returning clean HTML or Markdown.
Optimized for low-volume retrieval of documentation and reference materials. Not designed for high-volume scraping or data harvesting.
Requirements: Python 3.10+, uv
Claude Code Skill
The easiest way to use this is as a Claude Code skill. Once installed, Claude will automatically fetch bot-protected URLs when you ask — no manual commands needed.
Install into your project (recommended — only loads in this project's context):
git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/cyberchitta/scrapling-fetch-mcp /tmp/scrapling-fetch-mcp
cp -r /tmp/scrapling-fetch-mcp/skills/s-fetch .claude/skills/
rm -rf /tmp/scrapling-fetch-mcp
Or install for all projects (loads into context everywhere):
git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/cyberchitta/scrapling-fetch-mcp /tmp/scrapling-fetch-mcp
cp -r /tmp/scrapling-fetch-mcp/skills/s-fetch ~/.claude/skills/
rm -rf /tmp/scrapling-fetch-mcp
The first time you invoke /s-fetch, Claude will read
skills/s-fetch/references/install.md and run the one-time setup
(installs the tool and downloads browser binaries). After that, just
ask naturally:
"Fetch the docs at https://example.com/api"
"Find all mentions of 'authentication' on that page"
"Get me the installation instructions from their homepage"
Claude Desktop (MCP Server)
If the /s-fetch skill has already installed the tool, skip to the config below.
Otherwise install first:
uv tool install git+https://github.com/cyberchitta/scrapling-fetch-mcp
uvx --from git+https://github.com/cyberchitta/scrapling-fetch-mcp scrapling install
Note: Browser installation downloads hundreds of MB and must complete before first use. If the server times out initially, wait a few minutes and try again.
Add this to your Claude Desktop MCP settings and restart:
MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"scrapling-fetch": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["scrapling-fetch-mcp"]
}
}
}
How It Works
Two tools, used automatically by Claude:
- Page fetching — retrieves complete pages with pagination support
- Pattern extraction — finds content matching a regex
Three protection levels, escalated automatically:
- basic — fast (1-2s), works for most sites
- stealth — moderate (3-8s), headless Chromium
- max-stealth — thorough (10s+), full browser fingerprint
Limitations
- Text content only (documentation, articles, references)
- Not for high-volume scraping or sites requiring authentication
- Performance varies by site complexity and protection level
License
Apache 2.0