IsaacIndex/webdocs-mcp-server

Web Scraper MCP Server

A web scraping server that implements the Minecraft Control Protocol (MCP) using FastAPI. This server provides tools for extracting content and links from web pages in a structured way.

Features

• Web content extraction with intelligent content cleaning
• Link extraction with full URL resolution
• Language detection
• Headless browser automation with Playwright by default or Selenium when cookies are required
• Open URLs in your existing browser session
• Multi-step website actions with Playwright
• FastAPI-based REST API
• MCP protocol implementation

Prerequisites

• Python 3.11+
• Chrome browser installed
• If Chrome is not in your PATH, set the CHROME_BINARY environment variable to the full path of the Chrome executable
• The WebScraper can run in Playwright or Selenium mode. Playwright is the default unless cookie-based sessions are needed.
• uv package manager

Setup

1. Create a virtual environment and install dependencies using uv:

uv venv
uv pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Create a .env file (optional):

PORT=8000

Usage modes

MCP mode

Start the server:

python mcp_server.py [--log-level info|debug|warning|error|critical]

The server will start on http://localhost:8000 by default.

Agent mode

The old agents.py script is deprecated. Use agents_stream_tools.py instead. Legacy code is kept in agents_legacy.py for reference.

Run the interactive agent:

python agents_stream_tools.py "your question here"

API Endpoints

MCP Endpoints

Scrape Website

• URL: /mcp
• Method: POST
• Command: scrape_website
• Parameters:

  {
    "url": "https://example.com",
    "query": "specific topic"
  }
  

• Response: Filtered content relevant to the query

Extract Links

• URL: /mcp
• Method: POST
• Command: extract_links
• Parameters:

{
  "url": "https://example.com"
}

The server fetches the URL and returns all links found on the page.

• Relative paths are converted to absolute URLs based on the provided page.
• Response: List of all links found on the page

Download PDFs

• URL: /mcp
• Method: POST
• Command: download_pdfs
• Parameters:

  {
    "links": ["https://example.com/sample.pdf"]
  }
  

• Response: Paths to the downloaded PDF files

Ping

• URL: /mcp
• Method: POST
• Command: ping
• Response: Server status and version information

Open Browser

• URL: /mcp
• Method: POST
• Command: open_browser
• Parameters:

  {
    "url": "https://example.com"
  }
  

• Response: Confirmation that the URL was opened using your browser session

React Browser Task

• URL: /mcp
• Method: POST
• Command: react_browser_task
• Parameters:

  {
    "url": "https://example.com",
    "goal": "Click the next button and return the page text"
  }
  

• Response: Final page content after completing the goal

Health Check

• URL: /health
• Method: GET

API Documentation

Once the server is running, you can access the API documentation at:

• Swagger UI: http://localhost:8000/docs
• ReDoc: http://localhost:8000/redoc

Logging

Server logs are written to project_folder/logs/mcp.log and include:

• Server startup/shutdown events
• Web scraping operations
• Error messages and exceptions The agents_stream_tools.py script logs to project_folder/logs/agent.log. Both sets of logs are stored in the same directory and the agent output captures tool calls and the <think> sections for full traceability. You can adjust server verbosity with the --log-level flag when starting the server. By default, server logs use the warning level.

Project Structure

• mcp_server.py: Core server implementation and MCP endpoints
• agents_stream_tools.py: Interactive agent for direct tool use
• mcp.json: MCP configuration file
• requirements.txt: Python dependencies
• pyproject.toml: Project metadata and build configuration

Error Handling

The server includes comprehensive error handling for:

• Invalid URLs
• Network connectivity issues
• WebDriver initialization failures
• Content extraction errors

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Commit your changes
4. Push to the branch
5. Create a Pull Request

Updating mcp.json Path

If you move the project directory, run the helper script to update the mcp.json configuration:

python update_mcp_path.py

The updated JSON is copied to your clipboard so you can replace the content of mcp.json easily.