website-downloader
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The Website Downloader MCP Server is designed to download entire websites using wget, preserving the website structure and converting links for local use.
Website Downloader MCP Server
This MCP server provides a tool to download entire websites using wget. It preserves the website structure and converts links to work locally.
Prerequisites
The server requires wget
to be installed on your system.
Installing wget
macOS
Using Homebrew:
brew install wget
Linux (Debian/Ubuntu)
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install wget
Linux (Red Hat/Fedora)
sudo dnf install wget
Windows
- Using Chocolatey:
choco install wget
- Or download the binary from: https://eternallybored.org/misc/wget/
- Download the latest wget.exe
- Place it in a directory that's in your PATH (e.g., C:\Windows\System32)
Usage
The server provides a tool called download_website
with the following parameters:
url
(required): The URL of the website to downloadoutputPath
(optional): The directory where the website should be downloaded. Defaults to the current directory.depth
(optional): Maximum depth level for recursive downloading. Defaults to infinite. Set to 0 for just the specified page, 1 for direct links, etc.
Example
{
"url": "https://example.com",
"outputPath": "/path/to/output",
"depth": 2 // Optional: Download up to 2 levels deep
}
Features
The website downloader:
- Downloads recursively with infinite depth
- Includes all page requisites (CSS, images, etc.)
- Converts links to work locally
- Adds appropriate extensions to files
- Restricts downloads to the same domain
- Preserves the website structure
Installation
- Build the server:
npm install
npm run build
- Add to MCP settings:
{
"mcpServers": {
"website-downloader": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/path/to/website-downloader/build/index.js"]
}
}
}